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Achievement in Montana (AIM)
Montana State Student Information System
The Office of Public Instruction (OPI) released RFP06-1203O on November 16, 2005 and signed a contract with education software vendor, Infinite Campus, to purchase and make the necessary adjustments to their State Edition. We have named this system AIM, which stands for Achievement in Montana. This system will streamline the reporting of student-related data from school districts to OPI, including enrollment, demographic data, eligibility for state and federal education programs, registration for the statewide assessments, and special education planning and reporting.
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Components within the AIM system include:
AIM will track a wide variety of student information including:
- enrollment and demographic information for all students attending Montana public schools;
- scores on statewide assessments;
- information for determining a school's "Adequate Yearly Progress Report" required by the No Child Left Behind Act;
- student dropout information;
- information needed for serving students with disabilities; and
- participation of students in federal and state grant programs.
The Special Education Records portion of this system will be fully integrated with AIM and will:
- manage student and staff information;
- support teachers in completing special education paperwork demands;
- document decisions made during the Child Study Team (CST) meetings;
- develop and maintain individualized education plans (IEP) as well as additional documentation for students receiving special education and/or related services;
- improve compliance with state and federal regulations; and
- reduce time and effort of teachers when completing required reports for special education.
The AIM system will also provide tools to enable:
- interactive querying and reporting of the data in an integrated fashion;
- data driven decision making by state-level education staff and policy makers to meet increasing state and federal reporting requirements; and
- stakeholders at all levels of education to make informed educational decisions based on accurate and timely information
AIM Reference Guides
Quick Reference Guides
Enrollment.....
| Beginning of Year Verification.pdf |
| Entry Scenarios.pdf |
| Exit Scenarios.pdf |
| Graduate and Dropout Verification.pdf |
| MT Programs - Job Corp, Youth Challenge and MTDA.pdf |
| New User Guide.pdf |
Households.....
| Creating Households.pdf |
Users.....
| Creating & Modifying Users.pdf |
RecordsTransfer.....
| Records Transfer for Administrators.pdf |
| Records Transfer.pdf |
Parent Portal.....
| Parent Portal for Parents.pdf |
| Parent Portal.pdf |
Program Participation .....
Value Added Training.....
| State Published Ad Hoc Reports.pdf |
Reports.....
| Ad Hoc Reporting.pdf |
| Graduate and Dropout Verification.pdf |
One Minute Quick Fix Guides
Enrollment.....
| Job Corp and Youth ChalleNGe.pdf |
| Kindergarten Students Not 5.pdf |
| Name Changes.pdf |
| PK Students.pdf |
| Re-Enrolling Students.pdf |
| Student Locator.pdf |
| Summer Transfers.pdf |
Households.....
| Adding New Household Members.pdf |
| Changing Household Address.pdf |
Users.....
| Ending Users.pdf |
Records Transfer.....
| SPED Records Transfer Errors.pdf |
Parent Portal.....
Program Participation.....
| FRAM Data Entry.pdf |
| LEP Students.pdf |
Special Education.....
| Calendar Not Found Errors.pdf |
| Changing Team Members.pdf |
| PK Students.pdf |
Appendices
AIM File Specifications
Race & Ethnicity Changes
If you have any questions, or need additional information regarding Race and Ethnicity Changes, please contact Sara Loewen at 406-444-3494, or email sloewen@mt.gov.
The U.S. Department of Education has finalized changes to the collection and reporting of race and ethnicity. Starting with the 2010-2011 school year, the new standards will require all students to be identified using a new two-part race/ethnicity question. The federal government has established the two-part question to recognize Hispanic ethnicity and race as two separate and distinct concepts. Additionally, the change allows the reporting of multiple races (American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White).
The OPI has developed the following guidance and resource materials for district use as they transition to the new standards.
District Information
Race and Ethnicity Guidance to Schools
Race and Ethnicity Reporting Form Detailed
Race and Ethnicity Reporting Form Short
Suggestions for Conducting Observer Identification
Parent Information
Sample Letter to Parents for Re-identification
Reporting Race and Ethnicity Brochure for Parents
Technical Resources
Coming soon....
Resources
NCES Forum Guide to Implementing New Federal Race and Ethnicity Categories
Final Federal Guidance
Racial and Ethnic Guidelines
US Department of Education Links
Dear Colleague letter from Bill Evers Assistant Secretary, OPEPD
US Department of Education Race and Ethnicity Policy Questions/Answers
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/opepd
http://www.ed.gov/policy/rschstat/guid/raceethnicity/index.html
http://www.ed.gov/policy/rschstat/guid/edpicks.jhtml
AIM Training
AIM Data Dictionary
AIM Policies
AIM Security Presentations
| AIM record series profile.pdf |
| FERPA Parent Overview - Dec 2011.pdf |
| FERPA SEA LEA Overview - Dec 2011.pdf |
| Student_Record_Confidentiality Policy.pdf |
