 |
Adjusting Enrollment Records – Recommendations on how to make certain types of updates
Adjusting Enrollment Records – Additional Information
Version 7.0.20160928_sync and later of iPass now provides a warning when trying...
|
|
31 Oct, 2016
|
|
|
DESE's SIF SIMS Overview and Troubleshooting Webex & Presentation (October 2016)
DESE's Webex & Presentation to iPass Users: SIF SIMS Overview and Troubleshooting October 2016
Agenda
Introduction
...
|
|
17 Oct, 2016
|
|
|
Do I graduate my seniors before the State Reports?
Yes. You can wait until the school year ends and back date the withdrawal if there are reports
that you need to produce for the end of the year...
|
|
03 Jun, 2015
|
|
|
Enrollment Reconciliation Report
Enrollment Reconciliation Report
Massachusetts clients using SIF can reconcile their SIMS enrollment report from the Department of Education...
|
|
20 Sep, 2017
|
|
|
Getting an Early Start on End of Year State Reporting – General Items
The iPASS Support Team has put together a list of items and helpful hints that can be used to prepare for End-of-Year Massachusetts state...
|
|
13 May, 2016
|
|
|
Helpful Hints Guide - June/EOY SIMS 2019
The Support Team has created a Helpful Hints Guide for June/EOY SIMS State Reporting.
This Guide includes recommendations for data review,...
|
|
27 Mar, 2019
|
|
|
Helpful Hints Guide - March SIMS 2020
Please refer to the attached guide with helpful hints to prepare your March SIMS submission
Note: Due to March 1, 2020 falling on a Sunday,...
|
|
14 Jan, 2020
|
|
|
Helpful Hints Guide - SIMS October 2019
The Support Team has created a Helpful Hints Guide for October 2019 SIMS State Reporting.
This Guide includes recommendations for data...
|
|
10 Oct, 2019
|
|
|
How can I tell which students are being reported to the DOE for my SIF SIMS transmission and see what the 52 element codes the DOE has on record for them?
Log into the DOE Security Portal to view the SIMS Transmission file.
Log into the MassEDU Gateway Security Portal
Click on...
|
|
18 Feb, 2016
|
|
|
How do I check to see how many student records are being reported to the DOE for SIMS through SIF transmission?
Log into the DOE Security Portal to view the SIMS Record Counts reports.
Log into the MassEDU Gateway Security Portal
Click on...
|
|
18 Feb, 2016
|
|
|
How do I code my summer withdrawals to be reported as “summer transfers†in the
October SIMS report?
Summer Withdrawals should be set up as follows:
Remove the student’s schedule for the new school year, if needed.
Create a...
|
|
17 Oct, 2017
|
|
|
How do I set the SchoolFocus SIF element for schools that report students attending a different school?
The DESE has added a new SchoolFocus element to SIF that should be set to “Scheduling†to indicate a particular school is reporting...
|
|
18 Oct, 2016
|
|
|
How do I transmit SIF SIMS report data “as of†March 1?
SIF Districts must set the DOE Parameter ‘Last Transmission Date’ to the “as of†date of 03/01/YYYY (ie. 03/01/2016).
...
|
|
11 Feb, 2016
|
|
|
How do I update the new code values for Gender – DOE009, SLIFE – DOE041 or Homeless if I report to the DESE via SIF transmission?
You will need to send the SIF Objects for “StudentPersonalâ€. SLIFE – DOE041 will send a default value of “No†when...
|
|
18 Oct, 2016
|
|
|
How is the DOE052 (Unexcused Student Absences) field value generated from iPASS?
This value is calculated based on the Attendance codes selected for “Student Truancy†on the MA DOE Parameters screen. Please check...
|
|
11 Feb, 2016
|
|
|
MA DESE Resource: Guide to SIF Transmission Reports (Nov 30 2017)
Attached please find a guide from the Massachuetts DESE outlining the SIF Transmission Reports to help users review their data transmissions and...
|
|
11 Jan, 2018
|
|
|
Mass Update Student Report to DOE Setting
Mass Update Student Report to DOE Setting
Users can now mass update students Report to DOE setting from the Biographical System > Mass...
|
|
10 Oct, 2017
|
|
|
PowerPoint - What to Expect for October 2015 State Reporting (Sept 23 & 30, 2015)
PowerPoint slides presented during WebEx - What to Expect Oct 1 2015 State Reporting.
|
|
01 Oct, 2015
|
|
|
Quick Guide: Preparing for Massachusetts March and EOY State Reporting (Updated 2020)
*** UPDATE for 2019-2020 School Year ***
DESE expects all SIF enabled sites to submit their state reports via SIF transmission.
SIF...
|
|
14 Jan, 2020
|
|
|
Quick Guide: Preparing for October State Reporting (2018)
SIF Districts:
Step 1: Set the transmission “As of Date†to October 1.
For SIMS & SCS: Set the Last Transmission Date...
|
|
19 Sep, 2018
|
|
