On October 31st, teachers in all BPS schools will begin entering attendance online in Aspen, our new Student Information System. Over the next twelve months, additional modules will be rolled out as we provide training and support to ensure that schools are poised to leverage the power of this exciting technology to strengthen instruction and accelerate student learning.
Strengthening teaching and school leadership, a key strategy of our Acceleration Agenda, calls for providing schools with timely information to enable them to measure student progress on an ongoing basis and respond with appropriate interventions. The launch of our new student information system ushers in the district's renewed focus on using data to inform instruction in every school, for every student.
Our new SIS is a web-based solution that integrates many critical tools within one cohesive portal. The SIS will allow BPS teachers and staff to report on and access the most up-to-date information about the students in front of them, including student attendance, grades, behavior, assessment and demographic information. And next school year, families and students will be able to log in to monitor progress and communicate with principals and teachers.
As the needs of Boston's students evolve, so too must our strategies and systems to meet them. From the classroom to the district office, data need to be collected, analyzed, and used for consistent and intentional inquiry to inform our collective practice of ensuring that all students are ready for college and career success. Our new student information system is a milestone for our focused effort on using data to transform education.
To log on to the SIS, go to: http://sis.mybps.org. For questions and support, please contact our Office of Instructional & Information Technology (OIIT) at 617-635-9200.
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