[Currdir] SIF Data Collection Made Easy!

[HOEXTER Camilla]

SIF Data Collection Made Easy!

      Be prepared for the SIF Data collection!  Data submission for the state funded SIF grant that focuses on improving student achievement will be Oct. 29-Nov. 30.
      Some districts will have carry-over for 2009-10; ODE requires districts to report only on 2008-09 actual expenditures at this time.

      Here's how to get started:
TIP # 1: CELEBRATE...ODE has made this collection easier than last year's!
TIP # 2: FORWARD this e-mail to your district's SIF program grant manager.
TIP # 3: USE the SIF Data Collection Instructions (click link below) http://www.ode.state.or.us/opportunities/grants/nclb/title_i/a_basicprograms/schoolimprovement/sif-07-09-data-submission-instructions.pdf.  The SIF Data Collection cannot be completed successfully without using the instructions.  Print the instructions; use the scale of 1-10 and the multiple choice answers (provided only in the instructions) to draft your answers. As only a small number of characters are possible for the narrative answers, ODE has provided for your convenience very brief narrative answers to use as models.
TIP # 4: SEE your submitted answers from last year's data collection when you enter the collection; this information is not available prior to October 29.
TIP # 5: DON'T WAIT to see the Web Form when the collection opens-it has no instructions; the data collection cannot be completed successfully without consulting the instructions.
TIP # 6: DRAFT your answers in Word using the instructions; copy and paste them into the data collection when it opens.
TIP # 7: COMPLETE your data entry prior to Thanksgiving Week (the holiday, furlough day, floating furlough days) so ODE may assist you, if needed.

If you have questions regarding the instructions, please e-mail Julie Anderson at julie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:julie.anderson at state.or.us> or Mike Wiltfong at Michael.wiltfong at state.or<mailto:Michael.wiltfong at state.or>. If you'd like us to call, please e-mail your phone number. Thank you.




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