AIM Data Collections
The AIM Data Collection Schedule contains a complete list of all AIM data collections occurring throughout the year. The following AIM Data Collections are taking place during the month of March:
Spring Enrollment Count: 2/8/22 – 2/11/22 – Closed
- Thank you for a successful Spring Enrollment collection. Changes to enrollments effective on February 7, 2022, including grade level, Aggregate Hours, End Date, or Service Type, must be reported to Nicole Thuotte in School Finance at nthuotte@mt.gov or (406) 444-4524. These changes may affect your district’s ANB count and ensuing year budget.
Spring Assessment Registration: 1/1/2022 – 5/27/22
The Spring Assessment Registration data collection is intended to ensure that enrollment and demographic data is up to date and accurate for the following students:
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Smarter Balanced: Enter and verify demographic and enrollment data for all students in grades 3 through 8.
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Montana Science Assessment: Enter and verify demographic and enrollments data for all students in grades 5 through 8.
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Alternate Assessments: Verify Statewide Assessment section of the locked IEP is marked for those students needing the alternate assessment. Enter and verify demographic and enrollment data for all students in grades 3 through 8 and 11.
Upcoming – Test Window Enrollment/Program Participation: 4/8/22 – 5/27/22
The Test Window Enrollment, Test Window Program Participation and Test Window Mode of Instruction Collection ensures that enrollment and demographic data for all students is current and up to date, allows for verification of Program Participation including EL (English Learner) and 504 students. Please use the Test Window Enrollment Count Guide, Program Participation Collection Guide, Program Participation Verification Guide and the Mode of Instruction User Guide for this collection.
We will provide more information in the April compass on this collection. We will also post a recorded webinar to the AIM Webinar site the end of March, watch for updates on this.
AIM Announcements
Live AIM Webinars will return with the End of Year Collections. Please watch the Compass for more information including, dates, time and zoom links.
Remember that all User Guides, Upload Templates and important information are posted on the AIM Site. If you have new users or need information on a specific collection, etc. we encourage you to visit this site. It has many comprehensive resources for all levels of users.
AIM Upcoming Infinite Campus Release Updates
The OPI AIM unit has scheduled an update to AIM/Infinite Campus the weekend of March 18, 2022, which will apply the Infinite Campus .2207 release. The AIM/Infinite Campus system will be down after 5 p.m. on Friday, 3/18/2022 and we expect the system to be up sometime Saturday morning, 3/19/22.
The full set of scheduled Infinite Campus updates is available on our AIM Web site
AIM Data Reminders
AIM Reporting Cohort Data- Date First Entered 9th Grade
Please ensure all high school students have their Date First Entered 9th Grade field populated under the Graduation Tab. Please review our Reporting Cohort Data AIM User Guide for instructions on how to complete this field.
AIM Student Photos Needed
Please remember to collect the Student Photo Opt-In information from parents as register their students. 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.
Updating AIM Contact Information
Please ensure to submit the AIM Contacts Update Form on the OPI AIM website whenever there is a change in AIM staff or AIM contact info at your district or school.
AIM Help Desk
Submit an AIM Help Desk Ticket
or call 1-877-424-6681 or 406-444-3800
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.
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