Arizona’s Education
Transformation
Paving the way to excellence!
Agenda
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AELAS overview
ADEConnect
AZDash
Getting to “near real time” data
– AzEDS
– Statewide Student Information System
– Instructional Improvement System
The whole gang’s here!
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Sarah Mahoney
Helena Tselos
Luis Morales
Josephine Agamba
Chris Courson
Gayle Samuels
• Please find them and say hello if you have talked
with them lately!
THE AELAS SOLUTION
AELAS-A
comprehensive
and integrated
learning
and
accountability
system
ADEConnect
Entity Administrator (EA)
1. Decision Maker
2. Communication Link
between ADE and LEA
3. Doer
ADEConnect roles
1. Superintendent (S)
2. District Admin (DA)
3. Principal (P)
4. School Admin (SA)
5. Teacher (T)
6. Human Resources (HR)
7. Entity Admin (EA)
S, DA, P, SA, T
Grants Manager
MOWR roles
MCESA roles
Entity Administrator
• No Limit on number of EAs an LEA may assign
• Assignment of EA(s)might mirror your current
Common Logon process
• NO APPLICATIONS ARE ASSIGNED TO THIS ROLEstrictly a management role
• Only used in instances of unique roles, such as
Grants Management and MOWR
• Must be attached to each site within LEA
– District EA DOES NOT MEAN all site access
Management of ADEConnect
• Must plan carefully
• Gain administration support
• Determine roll out plan
– Implementation
– Training
– Access
Examples from the field
LET’S HEAR IT FROM YOU…
Arizona Dashboards (AZ Dash)
Data at your fingertips that you
can use in the classroom and
for resource planning at the
school and district level
https://home.azed.gov/Portal/
Opt-In Student Information System
(SIS)
Provides an alternative
for LEAs looking to
reduce per student costs
and eliminate the burden
of contract negotiation
and management
Current Status of SSIS
• RFP published in November 2013
• SIS vendors submitted responses December
2013
• Submitted RFP responses are in review – expect
to make declaration in April 2014
Rolling out SSIS
• Looking for pilots for new SSIS for 2014-2015
– Interested? Contact AELAS@azed.gov
• What can I expect by becoming a SSIS pilot?
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Signed letter of intent by LEA
Change Board Management seat/voice
Construct training models for SSIS
Determine software needs for implementation
Design implementation models
Submit dual AzEDS and normal submissions
Thank You
Contact
Lori Ventura
Product Manager
(602) 364-2345
Lori.Ventura@azed.gov
AELAS@azed.gov