DataNerds – These are your people! The METAA Data Specialists group is open to anyone in MA schools involved with student data and state reporting. This group fields questions related to Student Information Systems, spreadsheets, data visualization, state reporting, data privacy, and other topics of interest to members of this group.

Join the METAA Data Specialists Email group by clicking HERE to sign up.

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Professional Development Opportunities

2024-2025 State Reporting Training Series

This series follows the state reporting calendar and provides general sessions from DESE as well as SIS-Specific sessions from Aspen, PowerSchool, and SchoolBrains.

To sign up for these sessions, click HERE to access registration form.

2024-2025 State Reporting Training Series

• Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – DESE SSDR and Discipline
• Thursday, February 27, 2025 – SIS Specific SSDR and Discipline
• Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – DESE Best Practices EOY
• Thursday, May 1, 2025 – SIS Specific EOY Best Practices

2024-2025 State Reporting Training Series Recordings and Slides

• Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – DESE Epims and SCS • Thursday, October 24, 2024 – SIS Specific Epims and SCS
PowerSchool Slides (Rescheduled 11/7)
PowerSchool Recording (Rescheduled 11/7)