Choice Weekly Update
June 28, 2019
Choice Certification Training will be offered on July 10 and July 15 from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. The training is intended for new schools and/or new staff. Registration is limited to 30 attendees per session and will be held in the Riley Room at IDOE. The training on July 15 is full, limited space is available for the July 10 training.
- Click here to register for Choice Certification Training on July 10.
Choice Annual Conference
The Choice Annual Conference will be held at the Indiana Government Center South on July 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This conference gives Choice Schools the opportunity to hear from specialists in the different programs and offices of IDOE. There is no cost to attend the conference, however parking and lunch will be on your own. Click here for helpful information about parking and restaurants, including printable maps.
Nonpublic School Community - Moodle
Documents and resources for the Choice Scholarship Program are now posted in the Nonpublic School Community in Moodle for Choice Schools. To join the community, you must first set up a Moodle account. This document includes instructions on how to create an account.
The following OPTIONAL template and rubric have been created as resources for Choice Schools that have been selected by the parent/guardian as the special education service provider for eligible Choice Scholarship students. These are posted in the Nonpublic School Community, Special Education Resources:
- CSEP Template
- CSEP Rubric
The Accountability and Accreditation Community in Learning Connection is retiring as of July 1. Please join our moodle community (instructions here) using the Enrollment Key “AccountabilityCommunity” to continue to have access to important information and announcements.
- The deadline to submit 2019 Attendance data is July 5.
- Don’t forget to submit your 2019 Graduates as soon as they receive their diplomas.
- There are still quite a few Unknowns in the 2019 cohort. Please check your cohort reports in Learning Connection (reports are NOT going away, just communities) and review the documentation in the moodle community entitled “Unknowns in the Cohort”.
END OF YEAR REMINDERS
- Enrollment and Mobility (EM) – All students are to be exited at the end of the school year. If student was in attendance on the last day of school, use exit code 50 - end of school year.
- There is no sign-off for EM data.
- Foreign exchange students – If a foreign exchange student is not returning the following school year, use exit code 27 – foreign exchange student who returns to country of origin.
- 2018-2019 Calendar Certification – School calendar must be certified before AT Data can be submitted.
- 2018-2019 Graduates – Don’t forget to report Early Graduates.
CHANGES COMING by JULY 1, 2019
STN/SPN Merge Requests FAX Line Decommissioned
Beginning July 1, all STN/SPN merge requests must be submitted via the Data Reporting ticketing system (https://help.doe.in.gov). The FAX number will be turned off July 1.
NEW Update: Learning Connection, Data Reporting Community Retiring
The Data Reporting Community will be retired July 1. By the end of the day Friday, June 28, all resources in the Learning Connection Data Reporting Community will have been removed. The 2020 Report Layouts will only be posted to the Data Reporting Help Page as of June 29. You are encouraged to begin utilize the Data Reporting Help page to locate layouts. The Application Center link to the help page (Info Center > STN Documents) will remain available for the 2019-2020 school. Find reporting resources related to specific reporting layouts via links within the specific data layout. The layout links will direct you to the resources that are now posted to the appropriate department’s webpage. In most instances, Data Reporting will no longer post a copy of these same resources to our Data Reporting Help page.
REPORTS CURRENTLY OPEN
All reports close at 4:00 p.m on the date indicated.
- DOE AT EM submitters 2019 (Attendance) – closes July 5
- DOE CE 2019 (Certified Employee) Period 2 – closes July 3
- DOE CP 2019 (Certified Positions) Period 2 – closes July 8
- DOE CC 2019 (Course Completion) Period 2 – closes July 9
- DOE GR 2019 (Graduate) – closes October 4
- IREAD Summer Retest (Grades 3-5) – Period 03 – closes July 18
- DOE IR 2019 (IRead3 Exemption) – closes June 30
- DOE EM 2019 (Real Time) – closes August 2
- DOE SPN 2019 (School Personnel Number) – closes June 30
- DOE STN 2019 (Student Test Number) – closes June 30
REPORT OPENING SOON
- DOE-DT 2019 (Dual Credit) – opens July 12
Help US Help YOU
STN Support:
- To contact HelpDesk, click this link to create a work order.
- Please provide correct email address and phone number in the work order.
- STN Support is also available by phone at 317.232.0808.
Choice Scholarship Program
Email: ChoiceSchool@doe.in.gov
Website: doe.in.gov/choice
Location: 115 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-233-2200