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The Statewide
Information System (SIS) handbook is posted on the ADE
Data Center under the Information and Data Portals:
Statewide Information System Handbook (Data Dictionary) Portal.
SIS Handbook Portal High-Level Features:
- Ability
to download and print each SIS table individually as PDF or Excel
- Ability
to compare individual tables with a prior year and track changes in
comparison to the prior year
- Ability
to search and download the appendices as PDF and Excel
- Ability
to search and sort available on all pages
- Ability
to custom search for the SIS Handbook
- Ability
to drill down the appendices for County, District
- Inclusion
of dedicated ‘Data Changes’ tab to track all changes (addition,
modification, deletion) for the current year by table, appendix and report
The SIS implements the provisions of several
Arkansas General Assembly enactments which mandate that the ADE make extensive
use of Information Technology (IT) at the state and the local levels to provide
accurate and timely information to policy makers and to reduce the state
reporting burden. This is an important data collection and reporting process
which requires continuous attention to detail throughout the year encompassing
nine (9) submission cycles.