College, Career and Technical Education

Early Warning Indicator System Release Update

The next release of Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) data to schools and districts is scheduled to be available on or around August 24. Educators can review EWIS data in Edwin to understand which students are at risk of missing important academic milestones and can develop additional supports tailored to their students' strengths and needs.

The EWIS reports may be incomplete if districts have not met data submission or student claiming deadlines.

• Districts that do not meet the due dates for statewide data collections (Student Information Management System (SIMS), Education Personnel Information Management System, Student Course Schedule, and School Safety Discipline Report) will not have EWIS data in the initial release in Edwin Analytics in time for the start of the school year.

• Districts should complete the student claiming process by August 15. Incomplete data occurs when 2018 students have been un-claimed and not re-claimed for 2019. Districts that use the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) must roll over their Student Information System and keep the SIF agent on for the 2019 school year in order to claim their current students and view their EWIS data. See the Student Claiming User Guide for details.

Anyone with questions about whether their district will be ready for EWIS, should ask their district office or the district's SIMS contact whether student claiming will be complete and if data collections will be submitted on time. The SIMS contacts are listed on each district's Profiles page: look up the district, select "People" on the left menu, and look for the SIMS contact.

The Department will offer a full-day workshop entitled "Maximizing EWIS to Improve Student Achievement" on September 21. Teams should register, if possible, to get the full impact from the session. For more information, email ewis@doe.mass.edu.