WSLS/ISES Update

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS MESSAGE TO ALL DISTRICT STAFF WORKING IN WSLS or ISES

This email was sent to districts that have not submitted any YE and districts that have not submitted any CD/CDN records in the current ISES collection.

The deadline for the Fall 2006 ISES Initial Submission Period is 4 pm, October 20, 2006. As of 4:00 pm, October 9 your district has not submitted one or both of the expected records sets, Year End 2005-06 and Count Date 2006-07.

The initial WSAS Roster File has been sent to the WSAS Testing Contractor to produce testing labels. The second file will be produced shortly after the Initial Submission Period and State-wide Validation. The accuracy of the testing labels is dependent on complete and accurate WSLS and ISES data. For more information refer to 'WSLS, ISES and WSAS', http://dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/iseswsas.html.

ISES data will be used for AYP, School Performance Report, and other public reporting and accountability purposes. Anticipated uses of ISES data vary by data element and are listed on the Web pages describing each data element. http://dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/eseamap.html#data. Use of data is rapidly expanding, and we would like to help you have data that are as valid, reliable, and useful as possible by October 20.

Your continued efforts are appreciated. We recognize the difficulty of this task. Please contact the WSLS/ISES helpdesk if you have questions or concerns, via phone, 800-507-5744, or via the online Help Desk Expert tool, http://dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/helptool.html.

cc:	District Superintendents

Submit questions, comments, and suggestions about the WSLS or ISES to dpistats@dpi.wi.gov or call 1-800-507-5744.

Submit questions regarding the ESEA Report Card Requirements to dpieseadata@dpi.wi.gov.

For help with this page contact the DPI Helpdesk Expert

Last updated on 2/28/2008 7:56:07 AM