Louisiana Department of Education launches integrated educator portal; TeachLA Live submissions end Aug. 11

The Louisiana Department of Education on a vendor webinar demonstrated a newly launched Louisiana Educator Portal certification module and said fully completed applications must be submitted to TeachLA Live by Aug. 11; beginning Aug. 12, applicants must use the new portal.

The portal centralizes certification and evaluation tools into a single interface. Lana Hutchinson, deputy director, said the portal integrates certification features directly into the Louisiana Educator Portal so HR and educators can begin and track applications from one site. "We are here to discuss the Louisiana educator portal. We're excited to share how it's working, how you will interact with it as HR personnel," Hutchinson said.

The portal replaces TeachLA Live for certification submissions after Aug. 11 and introduces several workflow changes intended to reduce manual steps for HR offices and applicants. Rachel Norman, director of the certification office, told attendees that during a two‑week transition agencies may submit PDFs but warned that after Aug. 11 "any completed fully completed application" submitted to TeachLA Live will be returned unprocessed and the applicant "will be required to go through"…