Transcript The Nuts and Bolts of OTISS - North Carolina Public Schools

The Nuts and Bolts of OTISS
Brian Swiger
Operations Consultant & OTISS
Administrator
Overview
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OTISS Update
What’s New?
Next Release
Troubleshooting
NCID Authentication
OTISS Authorization
Online Tutorial
LEA Level Reporting
Filtering and Search Tips
Q&A
OTISS Update
• System now being used to report all
testing irregularities in NC
• Users becoming more familiar with all
levels of reporting
• Volume of help desk calls decreasing
• User feedback will be incorporated in next
release
• Connectivity problem resolved
What’s New?
• User manual has been updated and is
available on TNN
• New Web site also has updated manual
and online tutorials
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
accountability/policies/otiss
• New OTISS release on March 30
Next Release
• LEAs will be able to send irregularity
reports to the RACs without selecting
availability to school
• Admin will be able to see all user accounts
• Document number will be changed to
Test Type/Stock ID
Troubleshooting
• When submitting an irregularity report,
only click the submit button once or the
system will generate duplicates
• Be sure to enter retest dates
• NCID passwords must be reset
NCID Authentication
• User manual has been updated to include
step-by-step instructions for registering an
NCID account
• Idea is to have one user name and
password for all NCDPI applications
• Get used to it
• Demonstration
OTISS Authorization
• Idea is account managers will know users
• Be sure to select correct user level
• Check SPAM box for notification emails
Online Tutorial
• An online tutorial on how to enter a testing
irregularity report has been posted on the
new OTISS web page
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
accountability/policies/otiss
• More tutorials to follow
• Let us know what tutorial to post next
• Demonstration
LEA Level Reporting
• User manual has been updated to reflect
new interface
• All reporting features on same page
• Viewed by schools feature will be
changing in next release
• Demonstration
Filtering and Search Tips
• Appendix E in updated user manual
contains tips on filtering and searching
• Oracle Express only shows 15 items by
default
• Easiest way to search is by using search
window and ID number
• Each column heading also searchable
• Demonstration
Question and Answer Session
• Shoot (Or maybe after NCID I should say,
“Don’t shoot!”)
• Thank you so much for your patience and
professionalism during the OTISS rollout!
• Email ideas on how to improve the system
to [email protected]