Find My Category
Describe the work in plain language. The assistant recommends the strongest match, explains why, and shows close alternatives.
An open-source FamilyPD educator project
Make PGS easier.
Enter once. Organize everything.
A guided workspace designed to help CCSD licensed educators identify a likely activity category, understand documentation expectations, organize evidence, estimate Contact Units, and prepare for ELMS.
✓ Guided category matching
✓ One master activity record
✓ Evidence and ELMS preparation
ONE-ENTRY WORKFLOW
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DescribeYour professional activity
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MatchCompare likely PGS activities
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DocumentPrepare the right evidence
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SubmitUse the ELMS-ready record
Designed around teachers—not spreadsheets
One activity record powers the full process
Teachers should not have to enter the same activity into a dashboard, spreadsheet, evidence checklist, and document generator separately.
Estimate Carefully
Use activity-specific calculations, maximums, fixed values, payment rules, exceptions, and manual-review warnings.
Prepare Evidence
See the required documentation, form timing, signatures, limitations, and final single-file submission expectations.
Track One Record
The private workspace will use one teacher-owned Activity Log to support totals, Drive links, evidence status, and ELMS preparation.
Annual advancement timeline
Three deadlines teachers cannot afford to miss
Always confirm the current dates on the official CCSD PGS page.
JUN1
Request Column Advancement
Submit the request for advancement for the next contract year.
AUG31
Complete Requirements
Finish all hours and coursework being used for the current advancement cycle.
OCT1
Submit Documentation
Submit required activity documentation through ELMS by the annual deadline.
Original-document warning:
CCSD requires original, unaltered documentation from the issuing
organization. The assistant will help organize evidence; it must never
be used to alter an official certificate, transcript, award notice, or
other issuing-organization document.
Complete current activity library
More than a short dropdown
The private matcher maps 43 current activity options across the major PGS families below, while keeping removed historical activities out of the current-choice list.
College Coursework
Approved and non-approved universities, education and non-education courses, and multicultural coursework.
District & School PD
District courses, RPDP, CCEA, Vegas PBS, school/site PD, teaching, course development, and PLCs.
Student-Based Activities
IEP/MDT work, extracurricular advising, coaching, academic trips, tutoring, and summer school.
School & Community
Parent/community engagement, SOT service, schoolwide planning, and university-student assignments.
Mentoring
Qualifying mentor and mentee relationships with role-specific documentation and limits.
Awards & Grants
Community, state, and national awards plus grants that directly benefit students, school, or community.
External Professional Learning
Conferences, webinars, presentations, micro-credentials, and National Board activities.
Licensure & Specialty CEUs
Additional endorsements and qualifying continuing education for specialty licensed professionals.
Private teacher workspace
The assistant is being connected
The public site is live. The next deployment connects the private Google Workspace assistant, which creates a teacher-owned Sheet and Drive workspace without placing private teacher records in GitHub.
FamilyPD video library
Short lessons for each major decision
Videos will follow the same workflow as the assistant so teachers can watch only the step they need.
PGS
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FOUNDATIONS
PGS, CUs, and Column Advancement
What the system is and where the assistant fits.
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CATEGORIES
How to Classify an Activity
Learn why similar-looking work may fall under different activity options.
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EVIDENCE
Build the Submission Packet
Forms, signatures, supporting evidence, sharing, and single-file preparation.
Video links will be added as each FamilyPD tutorial is published.
Use official guidance as the authority