ACIIS

  • Welcome to the ACIIS support page.

    We are making every effort to help you with the transition to using the new ACIIS software. You can access help documents, training videos and FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) posed by your district peers.

    If you have a question that is not already on the list, please email your question to ACIIS

     

    Note: Email addresses are followed by @gm.sbac.edu.

     

ACIIS General FAQs

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    What is ACIIS?

    The Alachua County Public Schools’ LIIS is called ACIIS, which stands for Alachua County Instructional Improvement System. It is a dashboard for our lesson planner (PCG) and our Professional Development System (True North Logic).

    What is the purpose of ACIIS?

    Once fully implemented, ACIIS will allow teachers, parents, students and administrators to access “live” data to help implement instruction designed to increase student achievement.

    Why are we doing this?

    The federally funded Race to the Top grant requires participating districts to develop a Local Instructional Improvement System. This requirement has now become a Florida State Law. (F.S. 1006.281) The minimum standards for the LIIS can be found on the DOE website (http://www.fldoe.org/arra/LIISMS.asp). Each district’s LIIS must be complete by June 2014.

    Am I required to use the online appraisal process this year?

    Teachers are required to develop their Professional Development Plans (PDPs) using the online tool but may “opt out” of using the remaining steps online. However, all administrators will be using the online tool for their portion of the appraisal process.

    How do I log in to ACIIS?

    Login to ACIIS using MyPortal SSO

    What is included in ACIIS?

    There are nine minimum standards that every LIIS must meet, of which five are specifically designed to help teachers prepare, teach, assess, analyze data and remediate students as well as meet their own professional development needs. The teacher and administrator evaluation process is integrated into these standards. The remaining standards fall into the safety, security and support categories.

    The following is a brief overview of the ACIIS components:

    1. Standards & Curriculum – This standard requires districts to align curriculum with state benchmarks and create curriculum guides aligned to benchmarks.

    2. Instructional Practices – This standard requires districts to develop the ability to create instructional materials and resources aligned to benchmarks. It also includes specific components that must be included in the lesson planner.

    3. Assessment and Growth – This standard requires districts to develop the capability for the district and individual teachers to create their own assessments, deliver the assessments through a variety of media, store resulting data and create reports using a variety of attributes.

    4. Facilitator Profile – This standard requires districts to develop a comprehensive staff database including performance and professional development offerings as well as the ability to search for offerings by proficiency and other criteria.

    5. Learner Profile – This standard requires districts to develop a comprehensive student database, most of which we currently store in Infinite Campus, and to customize this information based on user (parent, student, teacher) as well as develop the ability to create classroom-specific websites.

    6. Analysis and Reporting - This standard requires districts to develop teacher and administrator dashboards which will display data using a variety of formats, including the ability to “drill down” on aggregated data. It also requires districts to develop the ability for teachers and administrators to create Ad Hoc reports using any available of data and to apply multiple filters to refine results. Report requests must be able to combine student, teacher, school professional development and assessment information.

    7. Documentation and Support - This standard requires districts to develop online and printable support documents which are searchable, as well as to create a HelpDesk for end users.

    8. Data Integration - This standard requires districts to integrate data from, but not limited to, the following: student information systems, staff information systems, course management systems, content management systems, special education systems, response to intervention systems, human resources systems, professional development systems and longitudinal data systems. It also requires the ability to securely import and export this data.

    9. IT Platform and Security - This standard requires districts to develop support for the data systems including, but not limited to: validation, upgrades, backups, audit and security logs, manage workflow, integrate calendars, and archiving.

    *The complete text of the LIIS minimum standards can be found at fldoe.org*

     

    How will ACIIS help me, as a teacher?  

    Once all components of ACIIS are fully operational, teachers will have comprehensive student data (attendance, behavior, assessment, etc.) available on a “teacher dashboard” which will allow them to drill down to isolate student instructional needs, for individuals or groups (by specific criteria, such as item analysis). They will also be able to create reports by selecting criteria of their choice. Teachers will be able to view student data while preparing lessons, allowing for easier differentiation and assessment tailored to student ability. They will be able to develop assessments using an item bank or by creating their own test items and deliver the assessment via a variety of media (paper/pencil, computer, etc.) with immediate access to results. Parent communication will be facilitated through the school and class websites. The professional development database will provide numerous opportunities for individualized training with self-paced options and individualized reporting of participation.

     

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