1.
Attend
PAS-3 Reliability Training and achieve 85% or higher reliability on an assessment of learning outcomes.
PAS-3 Reliability Training Agenda.
2.
Complete the online Certified PAS-3 Assessor Application and pay the $300 application fee.
3.
Conduct One Assessments: Within three months of your participation in the PAS-3 Reliability Training, conduct a PAS-3 assessment of one. Be sure to follow
these certification requirements when selecting the center.
- At the conclusion of each visit, provide the director with a Assessment Feedback Form—Administrator along with a stamped envelope addressed to the McCormick Center (provided in your reliability training binder).
4.
Prepared Material for submission.
- Review each PAS-3 item carefully to assure:
- All indicators are rated
- All items are scored
- All indicators under the 1 column that are rated a Y have rationale provided in the rationale box
and all indicators under the 3, 5, & 7 columns that are rated a No have rationale provided in the rationale box (failure to provide rationale can result in deferral or delayed certification)
- Make a photo copy of the completed PAS-3 books with all of your ratings and rationale included.
- You must keep the copy for your own records.
- Mail your original PAS-3 books of the completed assessment (including Items 23, 24, and 25 for all applicable staff), and other required items outlined
here to:
The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, National Louis University
Attention: Professional Learning Team
850 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle, IL 60532
- Individuals who have reached this step may find the following
resources useful as they conduct PAS-3 assessments.
5.
Use this
coversheet document
to ensure you have all required materials for your submission. Links to forms you will need to complete can be found below.
6.
Once all required materials are received, the assessment will be reviewed and a feedback will be generated. Review may take 8-10 weeks. Upon satisfactory review of the completed PAS-3 assessment, PAS-3 Certification will be awarded. In addition to your certification, you will receive a computer-generated PAS-3 Report for the center. Assessors who are deferred will have an opportunity to conduct another assessment for review within two months.
