[Mi-sky] SWIS followup

[Robert frost]

Here's more insight from the people here that are big on this
product...
 
"Hi Bob,
 
I'd be glad to show you why I think SWIS is superior to any other
discipline data collection system that I've ever seen (including
Skyward) in regards to collecting and summarizing data on a schoolwide
level and on an individual student level for data based decision making.
 SWIS is being used in many school districts around Michigan if they are
in the MiBLSi project.  I am not aware of any schools in Saginaw that
are involved. It is required of schools in the project in order to
collect data on the use of PBS (Positive Behavior Support) in schools. 
MiBLSi and SWIS require that schools set up PBS, as does the Michigan
Department of Education.
 
Just give me about 10 minutes, in front of a computer, and I'll show
you what SWIS does that I have not seen other systems do.  Also, it's
extraordinarily cheap."
 
So I'm just going by what they say and what they say we need to use. 
I'm the tech guy not the discipline guy.
thanks
bob
 
Robert Frost
Information Systems Coordinator
Tuscola Intermediate School District
Phone:  989-673-5300 ext. 310
Fax:  989-673-4228
rfrost at tisd.k12.mi.us 

>>> <mccauslind at cheboygan.k12.mi.us> 10/11/2007 3:49 PM >>>
I must be missing something here.  The Discipline Module allows the
entry
of data that "provide(s) schools with accurate, efficient, practical
information for decision-making about school-wide discipline."  Is
your
ISD providing SWIS at no cost to you?  We use Skyward for this, as it
is a
School-Wide system.
I would not be sending (potentially) sensitive discipline information
to
the University of Oregon for their use.  We have our own in-house
system
so our data stays in-house.  Sending SRSD data out is bad enough...

Dave McCauslin
Technology Director
Cheboygan Area Schools

> A few people have asked if SWIS is something that is specific to
Tuscola
> ISD based on my post earlier in the week.  Here's the description
from the
> SWIS website www.swis.org , this is something that is in use
nation-wide
> and is being pushed heavily in our county:
>
>
> The School-Wide Information System (SWIS*) is a web-based software
system
> for collecting and summarizing office discipline referrals in
schools. The
> system was developed by University of Oregon faculty in collaboration
with
> elementary, middle (junior high) and high school personnel. The
purpose of
> SWIS* is to provide schools with accurate, efficient, practical
> information for decision-making about school-wide discipline.
> SWIS* was developed to be an efficient, reliable and confidential
strategy
> for managing office-discipline referral information. SWIS* can be
used (a)
> for internal decision making as schools improve their discipline
> practices, (b) for support plan design with individual students and
their
> families, (c) for reporting to district, state and federal agencies
about
> school outcomes, and (d) as a method of collecting aggregated data
across
> schools.
> SWIS* database is housed on a secure and dedicated server at the
> University of Oregon, and is managed by a systems operator employed
by the
> Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Technical Assistance
Center
> projects at the University.
> Once a SWIS* account is set up, the school staff enters office
discipline
> referrals onto a protected, web-space. The data may be summarized to
> provide information about individual students, groups of students, or
the
> entire student body over any specified time period. Both numerical
> printouts, and graphs (histograms) are created for use in
decision-making.
> While SWIS* is flexible and can be adapted to the needs of
individual
> schools, the major uses involve monitoring (a) the number of office
> discipline referrals per month, (b) the type of problem behaviors
leading
> to office referrals, (c) the locations of problem behavior events,
(d)
> problem behavior events by time of day, and (e) the students
contributing
> to office discipline referrals. The system uses a menu-based data
entry
> process that makes data entry and report generation easy and
efficient.
> The data entered into SWIS* are protected to ensure that only
approved
> individuals from the school may access the database. Information
about
> SWIS* and opportunities for adopting SWIS* may be obtained by
contacting
> one of the following Project Directors: Rob Horner or Jeff Sprague.
> Robert Frost
> Information Systems Coordinator
> Tuscola Intermediate School District
> Phone:  989-673-5300 ext. 310
> Fax:  989-673-4228
> rfrost at tisd.k12.mi.us 
>
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