What is My Data Dashboard?

ISBE has launched a new tool called My Data Dashboard, accessible via MyIRC, that replaces Ed360. ISBE conducted a survey and focus groups to gather feedback about Ed360. My Data Dashboard provides the same features with faster loading times and a better user experience. Stay tuned for more changes to make your academic, educator, and financial data more useful for continuous improvement.

My Data Dashboard is an optional service provided by ISBE. My Data Dashboard replaces Ed360, which has been available since 2018.

The goal of My Data Dashboard is to provide administrators and teachers -- detailed data related to critical performance metrics to allow for data driven decision making and a deeper understanding of how data can be used within the State, districts, schools and classrooms.

Upcoming Webinar

My Data Dashboard Summative Designation Tool

My Data Dashboard will soon include additional data and tools to allow users to better understand their SY2023 Summative Designation and identify opportunities for improvement. As with previous metrics included within My Data Dashboard, the goal is to build on and augment the data publicly available within the Report Card. These Summative Designations are based on the school’s overall SY2023 data and the SY2023 data for each student group for all of the accountability indicators during the prior summative cycle. The tool will include detailed visualizations, such as a comprehensive data table and a dynamic distribution chart that shows a graph of a school’s SY2023 performance plotted against the distribution of scores statewide. In addition, since My Data Dashboard is a secure platform, it allows for greater detail, including specific student performance on summative indicators. This webinar will walk users through the new screens for Summative Designation and discuss how they may be used within a district. Please note: My Data Dashboard will not display data related to the summative designation issued in October 2024 until after that designation has been published on the report card. Data related to the coming summative designation can be found in the summative designation reports in SIS. Register now!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Resources

My Data Dashboard Access and User Roles

Access to MyIRC

My Data Dashboard (previously Ed360) is now housed within the MyIRC platform.

There are two ways to access My Data Dashboard. Simply go to this link https://iirc.niu.edu/MyIRC.App (and make sure to bookmark it for easy access in the future).

Or access MyIRC and My Data Dashboard through the Illinois Report Card website.

Go to the Illinois Report Card website at www.illinoisreportcard.com.
In the upper right corner of the screen click “Log In."
The next screen gives you 3 options for accessing the system: Sign in with Microsoft, Sign in with Google, or Sign in with your email.
Then navigate to the My Data Dashboard application.

Opt-In to My Data Dashboard

If you have already opt-ed in your district and schools, there is no additional steps needed. If you have not opted in, and would like access to My Data Dashboard, please follow the steps below.

Once you have navigated and logged into to MyIRC and selected My Data Dashboard, navigate to the Profile icon in the upper right corner.
Click the “Settings” button in the Profile icon popup.
Note: Only District Administrators have access to the “Settings" button under the Profile Icon.
From the settings page, change the dropdown box to “Opted In” to enable My Data Dashboard for your district.

Note: Regional Office of Education (ROE) Administrator have access to My Data Dashboard without opting in. The region’s District Superintendents have access but need to opt in to provide access to other staff.

Managing My Data Dashboard User Accounts

After enabling the Opt-In, most staff will have access to My Data Dashboard based on the Employment Information System (EIS) position data (see the chart below).However, some staff may not have the level of access they need or they will not have access at all. In many cases, access levels for My Data Dashboard are defaulted based on employee positions reported to EIS. For example, District Superintendent positions in EIS are automatically assigned a default My Data Dashboard role of District Administrator.

Examples of My Data Dashboard Default Role Assignments:

EIS Position	Default My Data Dashboard Level
Assistant/Associate District Superintendent	District Administrator (districtwide access)
Principal	School Administrator (schoolwide access)
Assistant Principal	School Administrator (schoolwide access)
Teacher	Teacher (teacher classroom access)
Special Education Teacher	Teacher (teacher classroom access)
School Counselor	General Access (no student data access)

To manage users through MyIRC, please refer to the complete User Guide to MyIRC. For inquiries about My Data Dashboard, please email mydashboard@isbe.net. For inquires about MyIRC, please email myiirc@niu.edu or call 815-753-0978.

My Data Dashboard Data Flow & Security

Throughout the year, Illinois school districts submit data to many ISBE data collections. The collections relevant to My Data Dashboard are EIS, ELIS, SIS, EPS, I-Star, 5 Essentials, AFR, EBF, eGMS, FRIS, and District Budgets. The ISBE data warehouse is updated nightly with any new data submissions. The My Data Dashboard is built from the information available in the ISBE data warehouse. Role based secure access to My Data Dashboard protects privacy while ensuring access to operational data for administrators and educators.

Other opt-in services like NWEA Map and Renaissance Star require district permission before they can be viewed on the My Data Dashboard.

Important things to know about My Data Dashboard security:

My Data Dashboard data is encrypted "at-rest" (while sitting in the ISBE data warehouse) and while "in-transit" (when sent over the internet).
Penetration testing is performed by the Illinois Department of Information Technology (DoIT). ISBE reviews the findings and applies security measures to mitigate security risks.
MyIRC and My Data Dashboard uses your district managed G-Suite or Office 365 credentials to sign-in.
Educators are responsible for safeguarding their G-Suite or Office 365 credentials.
The ISBE Legal Team has reviewed My Data Dashboard for FERPA compliance. Educators must have an academic need to see student data in My Data Dashboard.

My Data Dashboard History & Resources

In early 2021, ISBE conducted a series of focus groups with a diverse group of stakeholders to evaluate the use of Ed360. These efforts, and ongoing consultation with the field, will help the new My Data Dashboard develop into a tool that is of maximum usefulness for administrators and teachers. Ed360 started in 2016 with the desire to create a tool that allowed users more real-time, user-friendly access to the data collected by the State. The history of Ed360 informs the future of My Data Dashboard.

Timeline

Date	Step
October 2015	SLDS grant awarded
April 2016	Data needs survey
May 2016	Focus groups
November 2016	Ed360 pilot begins
April 2017	Pilot goal met
May 2017	Classroom assessment pilot begins
January 2018	Pilot district assessments collected
February 2018	Statewide launch
September 2018	Authentication options expanded
February 2019	Finance menu project started
March 2019	Finance meetings with districts from each region
April 2019	Finance data needs survey
October 2019	Finance pilot begins
December 2019	Finance pilot assessments collected
January 2020	Finance menu statewide launch
January – February 2021	Focus Groups on Redesign of Ed360 Conducted
May 2022	My Data Dashboard replaces Ed360 and moves to MyIRC

Interim Assessments:

NWEA MAP & documents: A district must complete and submit the NWEA MAP Permission to Release Data before MAP data flows into My Data Dashboard. The Post Opt In Instructions document outlines the current auto upload process to display MAP data in My Data Dashboard.

NWEA Permission to Release Data

Renaissance Star Instructions: After a District Administrator opts in to both My Data Dashboard and the Renaissance Star opt in service, these Post Opt In Instructions offer further guidance to ensure Star data flows into My Data Dashboard.