Last Updated on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 5:01 AM
The Commonwealth of Kentucky awarded a contract to Infinite Campus, Inc. in December 2006 to provide and manage the student information system (SIS) for the state's 174 local school districts and schools. The new Kentucky Student Information System (KSIS) was successfully implemented within timeline and under projected budget cost in March 2009.
Next Generation KSIS
In the new generation Kentucky Student Information System (KSIS) system, student data is managed through a centralized database, providing real-time information to those who are authorized to view it. When an authorized user enters data into the system, other authorized users can view the changed data immediately.
What Districts Can Expect
KSIS has many advantages, including:
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A web-based system that allows authorized users to access grade books, lesson plans, Individual Education Plans and more from almost any workstation with Internet access.
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System may be accessed on both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
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System provides data in real time to the school, district and state.
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Easy management of student transfers, grade promotions and more -- from year to year.
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System uses the widely supported Microsoft SQL Server database at all levels.
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Support is available five days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.
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Online help within the application and web support are also available.
IC Training
Infinite Campus provides an in-depth certification process and curriculum for district personnel. Requirements for completing and maintaining certifications as well as the time commitment, content, and target audience of each certification course are described in the link to the IC Training document above.
High quality, role-based training is critical to the success of this project. As part of implementation planning, Infinite Campus worked with the core team to determine which staff members should be assigned to which training roles. This helped determine the appropriate training schedule for Kentucky districts.