Seminar #14

Seminar #14: OnSIS: Procedures and Applications 

In keeping with section 16(5) of the Education Act , schools are required to provide statistical data to the Ministry of Education through the Ontario School Information System (OnSIS). Information provided by schools is used to support a wide range of activities including research, policy analysis and planning initiatives. In this seminar, Ms. Debbie Stern, OnSIS Manager, and George Koutsovitis, Business Analyst, will lead Private School administrators and support staff through procedures and applications related to OnSIS.
Facilitators:
 Debbie Stern joined the Ministry of Education as the Business OnSIS Manager in March 2007. In her previous role as Principal in the Toronto District School Board, she worked at both the elementary and middle level. Debbie has also been a leader at the system level, involved in the MISA project with the development and implementation of system wide workshops on data interpretation for school based leaders. 

George Koutsovitis joined the Ministry of Education as an Information Officer in July 2006. In that time, he worked with various School Boards and schools over the phone to assist users with the OnSIS application. In April, 2008, he was promoted to a position of Business Analyst.
Date:
 October 8, 2009
Location:
 Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Airport
231 Carlingview Drive
Toronto, ON M9W 5E8 

Registration will be limited to 50 participants. Please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Fees:
 $115.00 (Plus $5.75 GST) Lunch included!
Registration:
 In order to register, please click here to download the registration form from our website and return it to us by mail with full payment. 

Registration will be confirmed with a confirmation number by return email. Confirmation will be provided only after full payment is received.
SEMINAR SCHEDULE: Thursday, October 8, 2009
10:00-10:30 OnSIS: brief overview of the Ontario School Information System and
how it has evolved over the past four years 

10:30-12:00 OnSIS: Making it Work for You: A Secondary Perspective
A thorough, step-by-step walkthrough and hands-on training of the system’s Secondary Private School data requirements for students, classes, courses and educators. Some time will also be allocated to a question and answer period.

12:00-12:45 Lunch (provided)

12:45 – 2:00 OnSIS: Making it Work for You: An Elementary Perspective
A thorough, step-by-step walkthrough and hands-on training of the system’s Elementary Private School data requirements for students and educators. Some time will also be allocated to a question and answer period.
The presenters will demonstrate the procedures and applications of OnSIS on a large screen. It might be useful for administrators to bring laptops with them to the seminar. We will attempt to ensure that Wireless internet access is available. In order for the participants to access OnSIS during the seminar, they will need to have their username and password. If you do not have a username and password: click here to retrieve Form F1, or, here to retrieve Form F2 to be filled in and faxed directly to OnSIS (Fax: (416-325-2361). The original signed copy must be sent to OnSIS by mail. 

NOTE: PDS will endeavor to ensure that wireless access is available. However, wireless access is ultimately handled by hotel technicians and it might be beyond our control to provide this access.