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SIRS - p-12 - New York State Education Department

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Table of Contents<br />

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Table of Contents<br />

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................1<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Department</strong> E-mail Queries ..........................................................................3<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Department</strong> Contacts....................................................................................3<br />

RIC/Big 5 Contacts......................................................................................................................................3<br />

Other Contacts ............................................................................................................................................3<br />

Web Sites .....................................................................................................................................................4<br />

Select Federal and <strong>State</strong> Reporting Requirements .................................................................................5<br />

CHAPTER 1: ACCOUNTABILITY IN NEW YORK STATE .......................................................................11<br />

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) ............................................................................................................11<br />

Accountability Measures..........................................................................................................................11<br />

Accountability Groups..............................................................................................................................11<br />

Participation Criterion ..............................................................................................................................<strong>12</strong><br />

Performance Criterion ..............................................................................................................................14<br />

Effective Annual Measurable Objectives for 2011–<strong>12</strong> Status Based on 2010–11 School Year<br />

Results .......................................................................................................................................................17<br />

Order of Precedence for Choosing Which Secondary-Level Examination Will Be Used for<br />

Accountability Purposes..........................................................................................................................21<br />

Accountability Determinations for Small Districts and Schools..........................................................22<br />

“Backmapping” for Schools with Grades Below Grade 3 Only ...........................................................23<br />

Determining School and District Accountability Status .......................................................................24<br />

School Accountability..............................................................................................................................24<br />

District Accountability..............................................................................................................................26<br />

CHAPTER 2: STUDENT INFORMATION REPOSITORY SYSTEM (<strong>SIRS</strong>) .............................................27<br />

<strong>SIRS</strong> Levels................................................................................................................................................27<br />

<strong>SIRS</strong> Data Flow..........................................................................................................................................29<br />

CHAPTER 3: NYSTART.............................................................................................................................30<br />

Access to nySTART................................................................................................................................30<br />

Account Types ........................................................................................................................................30<br />

Account User Assignment Flow..............................................................................................................32<br />

Invitation Letters .....................................................................................................................................32<br />

“Delete Account,” “Delete Assignment,” and “Suspend Account” ..........................................................33<br />

Usernames and Passwords....................................................................................................................34<br />

Security and Student Confidentiality.......................................................................................................35<br />

Student Information Repository System Manual for 2010–11 Version 6.2

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