This process is completely online and paid for up-front by Scoot - you'll receive an email with a unique code to use for payment. It should take you no longer than 15 minutes to complete, start to finish.
1. Use this link to access the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Portal and get started: https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
2. Click on “Create Individual Account.” Please note: If you already have an existing account, skip to step 6!
3. Click ‘Next’.
4. Create a user account by filling in this page. The Keystone ID is a username that you make up. Click “Finish.”
5. You will be emailed a temporary password. You will use this to set your own password and then revisit the original website. Retrieve the password from your email and revisit compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home.
6. Click on “Individual Log In.”
7. Click on “Access my Clearances.”
8. Scroll down and click “Continue.”
9. Enter your Keystone ID and temporary password.
10. Verify your account and select your device for authorization purposes.
11. Change your password and click “Submit.”
13. Scroll down and accept the terms and conditions by selecting “I have read, fully understand and agree to the My Child Welfare Account Terms and Conditions” and click “Next.”
14. Scroll down and click “Continue.”
15. Click “Create Clearance Application.”
16. Scroll down and click “Begin.”
17. For Application Purpose, select the fifth option for “School Employee Governed by Public School Code.” Scroll down and click “Next.”
18. Complete the Applicant Information section and click “Next.”
19. Complete the Current Address section and click “Next.” You do not need to have a paper copy delivered to you.
20. Complete the Previous Address section and click “Next.”
21. Complete the Household Members section and click “Next.”
22. Review the Application Summary section and click “Next.”
23. Check the box, type your full name and click “Next.”
24. We will provide employees with a unique payment code. You will have received this in a separate email from Scoot with the subject line ‘Your unique code: Child Abuse History Clearance’. Enter your unique code and click “Submit.”
25. Your screen should look like the example below:
26. At this point, we will wait for your results. They can take anywhere from one minute to several days. Scoot will be notified of results, and you will also receive an email from [email protected] that your results are available. To view them yourself, you will need to go back to the Child Welfare Portal.