College Career Indicator Help Sheet | Explains the Work-Based Learning Program Completion fields (WorkAbility I) Dept. Rehab and TPP; and |
Developing Progress Reports | Discusses the process of entering progress data, navigating and printing the Progress Report. |
Grouping and Moving order of Goals | How to re-order your goals; and filter out goals by Area of Need and Person Responsible. |
How to use Bulk Progress Reports | Walks the user through the steps of using the Bulk Progress Reports feature. |
How to use the Service Log | Help sheet on how to use the SIRAS Service Lof under the Reporting menu. |
Learning Loss Searches in Siras | To determine how your students are doing on their IEP goals. |
Using the Goals Developer | This walks the user on how to use the Goal Developer and the GoalWizard. |
Accessing Spanish Forms and Translating | This handout discusses how to access the Spanish forms and how the translation system works. |
CAASPP UDA menu | This is a map of the CAASPP and CAA U, D, A popup menus. |
Classroom Accommodations and Modifications menus | This is a list of the Accommodations and Modifications menus used in the forms. |
Email Form Links and Electronic Signatures | Explains the 'email form input request' feature and the Electronic Signature component on the forms. |
Exiting a Student from Special Education | Outlines the procedure of how to exit a student from special education using the IEP process (SIS fo |
Forms According to Meeting Purpose | Explains how to create a new meeting. |
Issues Related To Finalizing and Reactivating IEPs | Discusses when a 'Finalized' IEP should be re-activated, or when to do an Amendment or an Addendum. |
Locating Forms in SIRAS | Explains where to find forms and how the forms are laid out in the program. |
Meeting Continued vs. Rescheduled | Explains the process of when and how to either reschedule a meeting or continue a meeting. |
Pri & Sec Meeting Purpose Summary (Meeting Notice) | This documents brief definitions of primary and secondary meeting purposes which get auto entered in |
Procedure for DNQ and Exiting a student | This handout describes the procedure for making a student a DNQ and for Exiting a student from speci |
Review (30 day) Meeting Process | When a student comes outside of the SELPA how to start the Review (30 day) meeting process. |
Selecting a Meeting Purpose | This outlines which meeting purpose to select. Identifying correct meeting is critical for SIRAS. |
Services Definition List | This is a list of all the services and their definitions. |
SIRAS for IEP Disagreements | Use this document when district has held an IEP meeting and under Parent Response disagreement optio |
SIRAS Reminder Notes | Getting Started on Siras and SIRAS Reminder Notes. |
Transition IEP (IFSP to IEP) | Transition IFSP to IEP (Part C to B) Initial Evaluation to IEP |
Transition Preschool to Kindergarten (CDE) | This outlines the procedure for transitioning from Preschool to Kindergarten evaluation by CDE. |
Troubleshooting in SIRAS | This is a list of troubleshooting tips for SIRAS. |
Federal Setting Preschool field - CALPADS | This is a flowchart developed by CDE to assist in correctly selecting the Federal Setting Preschool |
How to Review Discipline Incidents | This documents outlines how to query and review discipline records for this school year. |
How to Review Exited Records | This documents outlines how to query and review exited records for this school year. |
List of Search-able Fields in Search Page | This is a list of items that can be searched for in SIRAS on the Search Page. |
Post Secondary Survey Procedure | This document outlines the procedure to use the batch edit for the Post Secondary Survey forms and h |
Statistical Reports Help | Outlines how to use the statistical reports and set the various preferences. |
Using the Labels and Batch forms | This documents explains how to print labels and print forms in batch. |
Using the Search Feature in SIRAS | This handout describes how to use the Search feature (little magnifying glass) to develop queries/fo |
Using the Student Lists in SIRAS | Describes the process of how to use the 'Student List' feature under the Reporting menu. |
Active Inactive Status Help | This document helps explain when and how to change Active Status of records. |
Adding Progress Report Dates as a Calendar Events | Directions for CALPADS Clerk Admin Users on how to add progress report dates and calendar events. |
Assigning Groups of Students to Providers | This documents how to assign a Providers i.e. case manager to many students at once. |
Assigning Providers Outside of District or SELPA. | How to assign a providers to a student outside of the district or SELPA; and how an Admin user can a |
Assigning Students to Providers | List of the settings and conditions used in the GoalWizard. |
Changing default tab Preference on the Home Page | This explains how to set SIRAS Home Page tab as a default upon login. |
Data clean-up for CALPADS Clerks | This is a guide for CALPADS Clerks on how to clean up their CALPADS data prior to reporting. |
General User Provider Request for Student | Document outlines how a general user can request a student be added or removed from their caseload; |
Getting Started in SIRAS | Some quick steps on how to start using SIRAS. |
How to Reset Passwords or Change User Account Info | This handout covers how an Admin user can reset a password or change the information on a user's acc |
How to Save Share Custom Queries and Lists | Directions on how to share custom queries and lists to users in the district or school. |
How to Transfer Records and History | This document explains how to initiate a student transfer, request a transfer, view transfer history |
Manage User Accounts (CALPADS Clerk) | This document explains how to manage user accounts. To be used by CALPADS Clerks and District Admin |
Next Year's Data / Rollover Process | Explains Next Year’s Data tab / Record of Change – Revision to IEP form / Rollover / Viewing Incomin |
SELPA Inter-District/SELPA/State Transfer Policy | This is the SELPA's policy on how to deal with inter district, SELPA, or District transfers. |
SELPA Private School Procedures | Ventura SELPA policy for Private School Procedures. |
SIRAS Access Rights and Levels Chart | SIRAS Access Rights, Roles and Levels Chart. |
SIRAS Home Page help | This help sheet outlines what is on the SIRAS Home page and how to use the various features. |
Uploading Reports and Documents | This outlines how to upload and connect a document to the student's record. |
Using the MIS Summary page | The MIS Summary page is the heart of the student record. This document explains how to use it and h |
504 and SST Getting Started | This handout will help a district get started on using either the SST or the 504 modules in SIRAS. |
Request Notes & Comments from Teachers | Located in the Forms Manager - Links/Request tab is a tab 'Notes from General ed Teacher' that allow |
SST and 504 User Role Setup | This document explains how to set up user accounts for the SST and 504 modules. |
504 module - SIS Data Integration | Link the SIS demographic & contact with the 504 module (contact Siras Systems for more info) |
How to clear your browser cache. | This shows what you can do when all else fails. |
How to Export Data from SIRAS | This outlines the process on how to export data from SIRAS. |
Printing in SIRAS | This document troubleshoots printing issues. |
Problems Trying to Copy & Paste | If you are having problems using the copy & paste, try these tips for wither Windows or Mac. |
Procedure for Entering DRDP | This handout describes the process of entering DRDP data. |
Search students in co-taught setting | Generate a list of your students who have SAI in the gen ed setting. |
SIRAS Core Concept | Outlines the basic procedural concept when using SIRAS. |
SIRAS Short Cuts | SIRAS keyboard short cuts. |
SIRAS System Requirements | This handout provides system configurations that will work with SIRAS. |
TOMS SBAC/ELPAC Export Help & Procedure | This document is for District Testing Coordinator. It outlines the procedure to export the SBAC or E |
Turning off popup blockers | This document walks the user on how to turn off popup blocker for various browsers. Popup blockers s |
Configuring Safari for Adobe Reader | How to configure Safari to trust and use the Adobe Reader plugin for your SIRAS website. |
Configure Firefox for Adobe Reader | How to configure Firefox to open use the Adobe Reader plugin. |
How to take a screenshot in Windows | Explains how to take a screenshot in Windows. This is very useful for support in explaining problem |
10 Steps for Developing an IEP in SIRAS | This handout describes the process step-by-step of developing an IEP with SIRAS. |
Accuracy & Consistency Lists | Accuracy & Consistency Lists used in the GoalWizard. |
CCSS Domains Categories Outline | Hierarchy outline of the Domains and associated Category for GoalWizard. |
CCSS ELA L3.1-5.6 | ELA Common Core Standards Description. |
CCSS ELA, Math, SL Excerpts/Examples | These are some excerpts or examples for CCSS ELA, Math and S/L used for training. |
CCSS Math OA5/NBT 5 | Math Common Core Standards Description. |
Organization to Teach a Beginner Workshop | This is a list for trainer of trainers to assist in setting up SIRAS and organizing a beginner's lev |
Organizing & Preparing for Workshop | This is a checklist to make sure that the preparations are made for a SIRAS beginner’s workshop. |
Settings Conditions List | List of the settings and conditions used in the GoalWizard. |
SIRAS Beginner's Workshop Agenda | Used for SIRAS Beginner's Workshop. |
Walkthrough CCSS Agenda | Suggested agenda to instruct using the GoalWizard to develop Common Core goals & benchmarks. |