Missouri DESE MOSIS Training

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Missouri DESE MOSIS Training
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Agenda

• Introduction and Overview
• Context of State ID Systems
• Data Access and Management Policy
• User ID and Password Setup
• Accessing the MOSIS System
• MOSIS Overview and Demonstration
• District Checklist / Calendar
• All Districts Submit Their Files By 6/23/2005
• State ID Assigned By July 18th
• Pre-code Timeline and File Specifications
• Questions and Answers

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Introduction and Overview

• In December of 2001, a group of Missouri School
  Districts approached the Department asking about
  plans for the future specifically in terms of
  Data Management
• In 2002 the No Child Left Behind Act was passed
• A Task Force was created to discuss future
  plans of data collecting and reporting with an
  emphasis on State testing
• A statewide Student ID System was the top
  priority identified
• May 2003 Survey on District Student Information
  Systems was conducted
• June 2004 ESP Strategic Planning Study
• January 2005 Contract awarded to build a Unique
  ID System
• Other states and ID systems Iowa, KS, NE
• Primary Goal is to have the ID system in place
  for spring 2006 MAP pre-coding (grades 3-8)

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The Case for State Student IDs

• Historical Context
• 1970s - USED Migrant Student Record Transfer
  System
• 1980s - FL, TX, NV (SS)
• 1990s - MA, Critical Mass
• 2000s - NCLB (PBDMI/EDEN) in All 50 States
• Why a State Assigned, Consistent, Unique ID?
• vs. SS
• In Addition to Local ID
• Data Accuracy and Reliability
• Reduced Reporting Burden
• Ability to Link Multiple Data Sources
• Ability to Link Data Across Time
• Ability to Eliminate System Duplications
• Ability to Improve Efficiency of Assessments

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Data Access and Management Policy

• Protections
• Data Use and Release
• Improper Disclosure of Student Records
• Ownership of Data
• Assurance Statement

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User ID and Password Setup

• After opening a browser, enter the following URL
  (http//dese.mo.gov/MOSIS/)
• Click on User Access listed under the
  documentation section

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User ID and Password Setup
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Accessing the MOSIS System

• After opening a browser, enter the following URL
  (http//dese.mo.gov/)
• Click on the Web Application Login button in
  the lower left-hand corner of the screen
• The user will now see the following Login screen

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Accessing the MOSIS System
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Accessing the MOSIS System

• Enter the login and password that was assigned to
  you and click Login
• Select Missouri Student Information System (MOSIS)

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MOSIS Demo Key Concepts Page 4 and 5

• Submissions Types Batch File vs. Online
• -Match Probability
• match
• near match
• no match
• exact match
• Student Batch File (Fields on page 47)
• Initial ID Assignment Phase vs. Normal Operation

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MOSIS Overview and Demonstration

• District Upload of Clean 2004 05 Files
• Batch Processing

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MOSIS Overview and Demonstration

• Near Match Resolutions
• Searching for and Entering an Individual Student
• Normal Operations
• Log Off When Finished With Each MOSIS Session

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District Roll Out Calendar

• Check with local vendor to determine how your
  district will generate a batch file that conforms
  to MOSIS standards
• Review Data Access Management Policy and use
  PIN mailed to your superintendent to gain access
  to MOSIS
• When your districts group is scheduled, generate
  batch file and upload it into MOSIS, and resolve
  near matches
• Pilot Districts begin May 19th
• Group II (County District Code 001 - 039) begin
  on June 2nd
• Group III (County District Codes 040 - 078) begin
  on June 9th
• Group IV (County District Codes 079 - 640) begin
  June 16th
• All districts should complete process by June
  23rd, 2005
• Download State IDs and import into SIS beginning
  July 18th

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Tentative Pre-Code Timeline

• June 2005 file specifications for pre-coding
  published
• July 2005 state IDs assigned to all students
• October 2005 pre-coding collection turned on
• January 2006 DESE will provide a file to the
  testing company to have all bubble sheets
  pre-coded for spring 2006 test administration

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Questions and Answers

• Web http//dese.mo.gov/MOSIS/
• Email webreplymosis_at_dese.mo.gov
• Phone [phone]