What have we been up to?
Recent Indistar®
Upgrades and
Additions
From April 2014- March 2015
Optimizations
Notifications
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Meetings/Agenda updates
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Bulletin Board new message alert
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Reviewable Forms- reset updates
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Form Processing
Coaching Comment dashboard
notification
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Form Speed
Reports/Resources
Personalization
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Spotlight Indicators
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Coaching Activity upgrades
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Mission and Goals
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Implementation report
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Snapshot Report
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Accomplishment numbers
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Resource Search Engine
Shared Accountability
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Regional Level
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Leadership Team Page
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Guest Page
Optimizations
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Meetings/Agenda updates
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Standard Agenda template that
includes taking roll call,
reviewing previous minutes, and
celebrating team successes!
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Indicator selection screens have
been made more user friendly
and now include filters
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Users are no longer required to
set up their next meeting
Optimizations
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Reviewable Forms- reset
updates
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User completes form and sends
for review
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Reviewer makes comments and
suggestions, submits back to
school/district for updates
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Once approved school/district
submits final version to SEA
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…Status arrow is reset for next
time!
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Forms also now have a ‘Processing’ notification when saved
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All forms were optimized this year to increase speed
Personalization
 Missions
 Goals
Schools and Districts can enter
their mission statement, as well
as goals to increase student
achievement on the School or
District Information page.
Mission
Goals
HELLO my name is
Personalization
 Spotlight
HELLO my name is
Indicators
The Spotlight Indicators page
can be found by clicking on the
Spotlight icon from the main
menu page …or the Navigation
Toolbar.
Personalization
HELLO my name is
Spotlight Indicators are a way to streamline and focus the work of the Leadership Team.
Once the Leadership Team has decided on which indicators they will focus, they can simply
go to the Spotlight Indicators page and click all indicators they would like to include.
Personalization
HELLO my name is
Selected Spotlight Indicators will be included in the Spotlight Indicator filter on the Assess,
Create, and Monitor sections.
Once the Spotlight Filter is checked, it will remain so in all areas until unchecked.
Personalization
The Mission, Goals, and
Spotlight Indicator report
can be found on the
School or District report
listing page, as well as on
the Guest and Leadership
Team pages.
Mission
Goals
Spotlights
HELLO my name is
Shared Accountability
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Guest & Leadership Team page updates
Shared Accountability
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Guest & Leadership Team page updates
Shared Accountability
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Guest & Leadership Team page updates
Shared Accountability
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Guest & Leadership Team page updates
Shared Accountability
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Guest & Leadership Team page updates
Shared Accountability
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Leadership Team page additions
Shared Accountability
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Guest & Leadership Team page updates
Shared Accountability
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Regional Level
 Added
as a new level in the Indistar tool, regional level users will have
the ability to:
Shared Accountability
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Regional Level
Coach Districts and Schools
Regional Information & Details, Resources,
Meetings/Agendas, Worksheets, Reports
Indicator Process
Ability to upload
evidence and other
supporting
documents
Notifications
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Bulletin Board new message alert
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Coaching Comment/Review notification
Coaching comment
bubbles will now
appear on a school,
district, or coach’s
dashboard to
indicate that a new
comment has been
added for review.
You’ve got NEW mail!
!
Alerts team to new
message
Reports/Resources
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Coaching Activity upgrades
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Snapshot & Accomplishment numbers
Now state administrators can view coaching
activity for districts as well!
View real-time
team progress
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Implementation Report
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View all fully implemented
indicators, as well as those that a
School or District Leadership team
has chosen to work on!
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Resource Search Engine on www.Indistar.org
Search for resources on:
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Family Engagement for Parents
Family Engagement for Schools
School Community Journal
Indistar®
Improvement & Turnaround
Innovations in Learning
Capacity & Productivity