Please click here for an  update regarding excluded enrollments.

 Summary LEP count reports have been placed in each district’s IRSP (Information Reporting Services Portal - http://portal.nysed.gov).

For your convenience, a detailed file of the students being included in this count has been placed in your DataRead folder on the Core FTP area. 

Please review the counts and make any necessary changes to ensure counts are accurate.

LEP counts by district that are in SIRS (Level 2) by Thursday June 6th will be used for 2013-14 Title III LEP allocations.

 Click here for the Memo regarding Limited English Proficient/English Language Learner (LEP/ELL) Student Counts for 2013 – 14 NCLB Title III LEP Allocations.

 On Friday, June 14th, SED will collect four data files: Staff–Student-Course, Staff Assignment, Course Data and Staff Snapshot. To prepare for this data collection the following should be noted: 

• For Building Principals and Classroom Teachers: Staff information includng TEACHID, Hire Date and Tenure Date are being recorded and loaded from Financial Systems.
• For Building Prinicpals: Superintendent should complete the Building Principal Assignment Sheet by May 1st.
• For Classroom Teachers: Classroom teachers should verify their Final Teacher-Student Course Rosters no later than Thursday, May 30th.  

Click here for an Outline of the complete verification process along with best practice recommendations. 

 Teacher Access and Authorization System Logins for the Teacher Student Verification Reports (TSVR)

Teachers that are unable to login to this system due to issues with password and answers to security questions should contact the NYSED IRS office at 518-474-7965.  Teachers will need to provide their account username and TEACH ID number.

Teachers with 2012-13 Staff Student Course information on file should receive a new PIN the following Monday after they call.

Please click here to read an e-mail reminder that went out to schools that ordered the 2013 NYSESLAT.  It includes important dates about the testing schedule and delivery of test materials.  A PDF version of the SAM is available online at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/nyseslat/

  The 2011-12 New York State School Report Card Fiscal Accountability Supplement for districts are now available at:  https://reportcards.nysed.gov/ 

 The NYSED Office of Information and Reporting Services is pleased to announce that the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) historical data change system is now available.  Click here for additional information.

 The memo (Click Here) provides important information regarding reporting and verifying Teacher-Student Data Linkage (TSDL) information and principal linkages in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) for the 2012-13 school year.  School districts, BOCES, and charter schools must submit final TSDL data for all teachers and principals to be used for 2012-13 teacher and principal State growth score calculation purposes no later than June 14, 2013.  

Please share this information with personnel in your BOCES, school district, or charter school who have responsibility for data collection and reporting.  In addition, please share the information found in Appendix A with teachers and principals, who are required by section 30-2.3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents to be involved in the review and verification of linkage information for evaluation purposes.  

 If you have any questions about these technical and reporting requirements, please contact MORIC Data Readiness or the office of Information and Reporting Services at (518) 474-7965 or via email at dataquest@mail.nysed.gov.  

If you have questions about the requirements for teacher/principal evaluations, please contact educatoreval@mail.nysed.gov.  

 We thank you for your help with this important work.

Ken Wagner