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DASL Update. OEDSA September 12, 2007 Christine Keller DASL Program Manager, NOACSC. DASL Update Agenda. Review of 8.0.0 Major Release Preview of 8.1.0 Major Release Future Releases Overall Project Update. 8.0.0 Major Release Released July 19. Custom GPAs (Phase I)
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DASL Update OEDSA September 12, 2007 Christine Keller DASL Program Manager, NOACSC
DASL UpdateAgenda • Review of 8.0.0 Major Release • Preview of 8.1.0 Major Release • Future Releases • Overall Project Update
8.0.0 Major ReleaseReleased July 19 • Custom GPAs (Phase I) • Drop/Remove/Transfer Functionality • Stabilization Bug Fixes • Also includes subsequent 8.0 Maintenance and Hot Fix Releases
8.0.0 Major ReleaseCustom GPAs (Phase I) • Custom GPAs • Findlay (NOACSC) • Quality Points (NCOCC) • Jackson Method (SPARCC) • Honors GPA Weighting (LACA) • Custom Rank Calculations • Lake Method (SPARCC) • Mansfield Method (NCOCC) • Quality Points (NCOCC) • GPA Set Maintenance simplification and tabs
8.0.0 Major ReleaseDrop/Remove/Transfer Functionality • Screens • Student Requests & Assignments • Course Section Assignments • Bulk Course Section Management • Functionality • Before School Starts (Schedule Not Finalized) • Before School Starts (Schedule Finalized) • After School Starts
8.0.0 Major ReleaseStabilization Bug Fixes • Attendance • Daily Absence List, Student School Absences, Edit Absences • Admissions/Withdrawals • Pending Withdrawal Message • Assessment • BrerProf, Pre-ID • Student and Registration • Defaults, Wizard, Student Profile
8.1.0 Major ReleaseTarget Date Sept 27 • Custom GPAs (Phase II) • Revised Mark Entry Screen • Performance Upgrades • Additional FY08 EMIS Requirements • Stabilization Bug Fixes
8.1.0 Major ReleaseCustom GPAs (Phase II) • Custom GPAs • LACA Mt. Vernon • Additional Custom GPAs have been requested – they will be analyzed for future releases
8.1.0 Major ReleaseRevised Mark Entry Screen • Dramatic changes • Cell highlighting to indicate valid or invalid entries – tab thru cells • Comment List and Marks List • Shown or Hidden on demand • Can also be a pop-window outside main browser window • Single Student Entry Mode – navigation buttons to move between students in the course section
8.1.0 Major ReleasePerformance Upgrades • Batch Scheduler performance gains • 11 min reduced to 30 sec (95%) • 80 sec reduced to 25 sec (70%) • 11 min reduced to 2 min (80%) • 9+ hrs reduced to 80 min (85%) • Report Card generation performance gains • 6+ min reduced to 80 sec (90%)
8.1.0 Major ReleaseAdditional FY08 EMIS Requirements • 8.1.0 Major Release • No FY08 EMIS Requirements in this release • 8.1.1 Maintenance Release • SSEM Import • FY08 EMIS Requirements • Was covered in previous session today • 8.1.1 Target Date – Tues Oct 9
8.1.0 Major ReleaseStabilization Bug Fixes • Eligibility (10) • Security (16) • Formatters (Transcript, Report Card, Scheduler Card, Class List) • Batch Scheduler • School Year Initialization/Cal Wizard (29) • Misc. Student and Application Issue (28)
Future Major Releases8.2.0 – Target Early/Mid Jan 2008 • Stabilization Bug Fixes include: • Assessment (7) • Attendance (5) • Discipline (5) • EMIS (25) • Fees (13) • Import/Export (22)
Future Major Releases8.2.0 – Target Early/Mid Jan 2008 • Stabilization Bug Fixes include: • Marks (43) • Membership (9) • Misc. (28) • Scheduling (40) • Student (7) • EZQuery (27)
Future Major Releases8.3.0 - Target Mar 2008 • Many items being reviewed for inclusion • No final decisions at this point
Overall Project UpdateGo-Lives • 440 districts live on DASL across 16 ITCs – approx. 600 total to convert • Approx. 525 districts live by July 1, 2008 • 277 districts currently using ProgressBook integrated with DASL • 14 districts with ADM 5000+ • Largest district ADM 12,000+
Overall Project UpdateProject Team • DASL Executive Director • Bill Swartzmiller, NCOCC • DASL Development Team • BIG Solutions in Cincinnati • Development, Quality Assurance (QA) • DASL Support Team • NOACSC in Lima • State Support, Documentation, Training, DBA Support
Overall Project UpdateProject Committees • DASL User Group – 1 rep/ITC • Review enhancements • Create high-level requirements • Sub-groups by subject matter area • DASL Technical User Group –1 rep/ITC • Hardware Configuration/Requirements • Technical Issues and Procedures • Software Performance, Stability, Security
Overall Project UpdateProject Committees • Specification Team • ITC Directors, Reps from user groups, Reps from Project Team • Review release content • Approval of project plan and analysis docs • Implementation Team • ITC Directors, Reps from Project Team • Long range planning and risk management • Contract management, budget, and fees
Overall Project UpdateDASL Future • Continued Stabilization • Enhancements and New Development • Increased use and structure of DASLr • DASL Web Site – both ITC and district content • Improved Documentation • Video Training
DASL Update • Questions? • Thank You! • Christine Keller, DASL Program Manager – chris@noacsc.org