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Announcement ELRC 22-03 UPDATED:
Streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System within the
Pennsylvania Professional Development Registry
The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development has released the Announcement ELRC 22-03 UPDATED: Streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System within the Pennsylvania Professional Development Registry. The Announcement provides information on the launch of the streamlined Keystone STARS Designation sub-system within the Pennsylvania (PA) Professional Development (PD) Registry on July 1, 2022. Updated language is highlighted in red text within the document.

On July 1, 2022, the new streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System will go live in the PA PD Registry. The new designation system will feature the updated 2022 Keystone STARS Performance Standards. As such, all designations initiated after July 1, 2022, will use the 2022 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and the new Streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System.

Programs who have not begun to and do not intend to begin a designation prior to July 1, 2022, will be required to use the 2022 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and the new Keystone STARS Designation System when they begin designation work on or after July 1, 2022.
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