Benefits of Statewide Student Information System: DDN Campus
The Student Information Systems, DDN Campus, is a statewide
web-based database of student and staff information. Most school
districts currently use stand-alone systems that cannot talk to each
other or to the state. Under this system all data will be stored
using a unified secure system that will share information with
schools, parents, students, and the state.
It is through our statewide infrastructure that South Dakota has the
unique opportunity to bring together school district information for
the benefit of all. DDN Campus is another example of using the
Digital Dakota Network (DDN) for an application that benefits
students, parents, and the state. We know of no other state that has
accomplished such a project nor of any that are in a position to do
so.
School Districts (teachers and administrators)
- Create class schedules for students
- Store and immediately display records for students and staff
- Automate special education Individual Education Programs
- Record and report attendance to administrators and parents
- Track discipline actions and offenses
- Allow for state gathering of data from schools - less hassle for schools
- Lower cost to school districts
- Provide enhanced tools for schools, such as secure web-based grading
Parent
- Instant access to grades, attendance and discipline records
- Track graduation records and course requirements
- Improve communications between schools and parents
Board of Regents (BOR)
- Identify Regents Scholars
- Identify courses needed to meet minimum BOR entrance requirements
Department of Education (DOE)
- Retrieve demographic information from schools (ADM, enrollments, federal reporting information, etc.)
- Better student information data integrity
- School information available more quickly and more accurately
- Meet federal reporting requirements for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
- Enhance ability to track student records as they move from
district to district so they are not lost between schools
The commercial vendor for the project is Infinite Campus. For
additional information on Infinite Campus, visit their Web site at
www.InfiniteCampus.com or call 800-850-2335.
