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Student Information System

Overview

The passage of the “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001” increased accountability and reporting requirements regarding student academic achievement. In order to better respond to these and other federal and state reporting requirements, ISBE and the IBM Corporation are in the process of developing and implementing a state-level student information system. Through the project students will be assigned a unique identification number. All data to and from the state will use that unique identifier. The use of individual student records will:

  • increase the state’s capacity to follow a student’s progress over time;
  • provide better quality data to drive more enlightened policy decisions resulting in enhanced educational opportunities for all children;
  • reduce data collection burden on schools and districts; and
  • enhance the use and relevance of state data by districts and schools.

    • For questions regarding the Early Childhood Pilot or to contact us about sending an Early Childhood test file please email sispilot@isbe.net.

    Announcements



    ISBE Student Information Systems Training

    The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will be conducting summer training sessions for users who are new or who would like a refresher course. School Districts and Early Childhood entities are limited to two (2) participants.

    Each training session is designed to demonstrate the current and new system features of the online and batch functionalities including the creation of Comma Separated Value (CSV) files.

    Emphasis on the Early Childhood data collections will take place during the afternoon sessions, so the new Early Childhood entities are encouraged to attend those sessions.

    Online registration begins today and will end on July 30, 2008. Participants may attend either a 9 AM to12 PM morning training session or a 1 PM to 4 PM afternoon training session at one of six locations on the following dates:

    The online registration form and the logistical information for each session, including directions, are available through the links below. The necessary training materials will be distributed to participants at the beginning of each session.

    Update: If you are unable to attend the training, you may download the August 2008 Statewide SIS Training presentation by selecting the text and you may locate the other updated, downloadable SIS materials by selecting the appropriate link inside the Resources box.

    If you have questions please call the ISBE Help Desk at (217) 558-3600 or send an email to help@isbe.net.

    Attendee Signup Web Page:
    http://webprod.isbe.net/sisregistration/SisRegistration.aspx