A series of information sessions was held recently across the state to bring district information managers up to speed on changes to the state's data collection processes (SIMS, EPIMS, SCS). The complete 2011-2012 data collection schedule, including a detailed SIMS schedule and technical documentation can be found here: http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/schedule.html.
For those blog readers that don't serve in the information management capacity in their districts, I hope you'll take a quick look at some of the links above. The data collection process is quite complex and time-consuming, so take a moment to acknowlege your district's information managers for taking on this important and time-consuming work!
