Student Information Management

The Office of Information and Technology

Contact

Jack Garrow

Coordinator of Student Information Management

jgarrow1@pghboe.net

412-622-3883

Areas of ResponsibilitiesOversee and use data managed by the schools / administration to:

• Produce state (PIMS), federal, assessment and internal Reports, which includes Template creation and maintenance and extraction Queries;

• Respond to internal and external requests (e.g., data for grant proposals, evaluations, presentations, mailings);

• Provide data for site-based budgeting. staffing and scheduling, redistricting and realignment efforts (e.g., Street Directory, maps, projections, student lists);

• Manage nonpublic, nonresident and charter school student information and reports (e.g. Child Accounting billing and payment authorization).

Office Accomplishments• Increased data integrity and quality

• Increased compliance reporting efficiency and quality, including NCLB and PIMS reporting, and tighter links between compliance reporting and day to day operations (e.g., Attendance AYP, Membership, Misconduct and Assessment)

• Increased quality, functionality and use of RTI reports including Improved drilldown capabilities with sorting / grouping and intervention plan entry capabilities (e.g., Assessment, Attendance Truancy, Grade 12 Retest, Promise Readiness, Progress Monitoring)

• Increased electronic collection of accountability data (e.g., Program Code Management entry and Reports, Teacher and Student Observation Checklists, Assessment System Templates and Academic Categories , Survey Utility)

Dollars Generated

• 01 Funds (Subsidies supported by data collection & reporting):

$170,000,000 annually • 01 Funds (Tuition collection & reporting):

$2,000,000 annually

• Grants supported:

$5,000,000 this year ($17,000,000 last 3 years)