Beginning of Year AIM Webinars

We will be hosting a series of Beginning of Year AIM Webinars starting around the end of August. There are no AIM webinars taking place during the month of July. Please watch our AIM Webinars webpage for the release of the 2021-22 AIM Webinar Schedule which will be posted sometime around the beginning of August. Thank you!

Infinite Campus Release Updates

The Infinite Campus 2116, 2120, and 2124 releases are now being taken into production on July 9th, 2021. This change moves 2120 and 2124 up from the original August 13th date. Below are the highlights from each release:

Montana Specific Highlights for Release 2116:

• Language of Impact validations added to student locator tool for EL and Migrant students.
• Three NCES Course codes added (3) for District Edition. (10021: Computer Science Discoveries, 58151: Drivers' Education- Classroom Only, 58152: Drivers' Education - Classroom and Laboratory.)
• End Of Year CTE collection screen under General –> State Programs updates include re-naming the screen to be CTE Participants instead of CTE Concentrator, removing gradation date from the upload template and added CTE summary report to electronic student records transfer.
• Serving school and Resident school fields added to enrollment tab (for Missoula).
• KG Under 5 Board Approved field removed for Fall/Spring Enrollment and converted to filler field in the MT Edition uploads.

Montana Specific Highlights for Release 2120:

• Photo date field added to the new look summary tab of Infinite Campus.
• New print formats for Montana IEP and new layout for progress report.
• Special Ed. custom forms update to be sorted alphabetically.
• FRAM Income Eligibility updated for 2021-22.

Montana Specific Highlights for Release 2124:

• A new ‘State Assessment Test Settings’ tab has been created and added to the Student Information > General area of Infinite Campus. This new tab allows districts to track students state assessment supports and accommodations for EL and  Section 504 students.
• CTE Pathway code ‘DCIT: Design & Construction (ITTE)' has been updated to ‘DCIT: Design & Construction (ITE)'.
• When amending an IEP, the Meeting Date, Start Date, End Date, and Last Re-Evaluation fields on the Individualized Education Plan editor can no longer be modified.
• Montana SCED Course Identifier code 22992: Teaching Profession (Non-CTE) has been added.
• Office of Civil Rights CRDC updates for 2021-22. This report for OCR opens 02/11/22 and closes 04/29/22.

AIM Data Reminders

AIM Student Photos Needed

Please remember to collect the Student Photo Opt-In information from parents as they start registering their students for next year.  Then please follow-up with importing students photos into Infinite Campus, so the photos in AIM with the Opt-in value can be used by the Department of Justice to help find missing children.  See our AIM District Student Photo Repository user guide for additional information.

The OPI is Discontinuing MT E-Transcript Option

Effective July 1, 2021, the OPI’s MT Electronic Transcript service will no longer be available for districts. For schools that are currently using the OPI’s MT Electronic Transcript service,  they can expect an email or call directly from the OPI and/or the vendor, Parchment.

For those districts that use Infinite Campus as their local student system, they may refer to the electronic transcript option inside Infinite Campus.

There are also options available for those districts that do not use Infinite Campus as their local student system and do not have an electronic transcript option currently available.

For more information on obtaining ongoing district level electronic transcript service or getting help during this transition period, please contact the OPI’s Nicole Frieling at Nicole.Frieling@mt.gov.

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The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.