Essay On EMIS Coordinator

For this assignment I spoke with Dianne Grimm, the EMIS coordinator at Youngstown Community School. The SIS they use in their district is DASL. Administrators, teachers, secretaries, the school nurse, and the counselor all have access to the SIS, but their access privileges vary. There is a variety of information about each student available on this program. The secretaries, administrators, and teachers often use the SIS to locate parent contact information, attendance, and special education information. The EMIS coordinator is responsible for maintaining the SIS. The school nurse uses the system for both the medical history of the child and parent contact information. She is responsible for keeping all medical information up to date. Teachers, parents, and students frequently use a division of the SIS called Progressbook. Teachers use Progressbook to record their students’ assignments and grades and upload their lesson plans. Much of this information is updated on a daily basis. Parents and students have access to Progressbook, where they can view assignments and grades. In the past, as a teacher, I have used the Progressbook section of the SIS. However, everything in DASL was new to me. I found it to be very user friendly. One section of DASL that Ms. Grimm said was very important that many people do not realize is there, is the custody alert tab. She said these situations can get heated fast, and it is very valuable to have quick access to that information.
EMIS is a statewide data collection system.
The EMIS coordinator uses the district’s SIS to complete the required documentation in EMIS. The information in the SIS stays within the district and is not submitted to the Ohio Department of Education like the information in EMIS is. The state uses the information in EMIS to ensure accountability and compliance. The information reported in EMIS is also used to determine the funding the district will
receive.