With NJSLA scores on the way, OnCourse is offering a new initiative that will make it faster and easier for your staff to see important student achievement data in one convenient place.

In August 2024, OnCourse SIS districts can opt into the free Data Dashboard Starter Kit and get:

• Full-service data imports for NJSLA
• Access to Community Reports
• Inclusion of state test data in OnCourse Student Story 
• Pilot access to OnCourse Data Manager 

How it Works

As an OnCourse SIS district, your team has free access to Multiple Measures (Mx), an easy tool for creating convenient data dashboards for teachers and administrators.

This system is a “hub” for data stored in OnCourse, allowing SIS districts to analyze GPAs, grades, attendance, etc.

By opting into the Data Dashboard Starter Kit, your district can add academic measures (benchmark scores, diagnostic scores, progress monitoring data, etc.) at no cost and with minimal effort. You’ll simply post your desired data to OnCourse’s team and we’ll handle the rest.

FAQs

Q1: Can we bring in other data beyond NJSLA scores?

Yes. OnCourse Data Manager can accept scores from most popular providers (iReady, DIBELS, MAP, ACT, SAT, etc.) provided they are in Excel/.CSV format and include a student ID.

Q2: Can we create our own dashboards with this data? 

Yes. Use Multiple Measures to generate dashboards from any data in OnCourse, including those uploaded in your starter kit. If you are an OnCourse Assessment or Classroom district, those data will also be available for inclusion.

Q3: Will we lose access to data at some point?

No. Data imported into your starter kit will always be available to view and analyze in OnCourse Multiple Measures.

Q4: Why is this better than using any other data warehouse we currently own?

3rd party data warehouse products tend to see poor usage from staff who view it as “one other system” to log into. Integrating data into OnCourse makes it vastly more convenient to review data in a place staff access every day.