User Manual

_User Manual - Table of Contents

Brian Marcontell

Apr 26, 2025

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SIRAS Systems is a software application intended for those involved with helping students with disabilities.

This manual is developed for a range of staff who work at SELPA thru individual providers in the field. The current state of this documentation is a work in progress. We appreciate your patience as we continue to improve training resources for SIRAS Systems SELPA, LEA and related staff.

Chapters

About SIRAS Systems

Technical Support

If your local SELPA/District policy is to contact local support first, then one should follow that procedure.
Email: support@sirassystems.com

Issues concerning:

Bugs on forms;
SIRAS procedures;
Troubleshooting questions;
IEP Manager;
Configuration issues;
MIS Summary page;
SPED CALPADS and other general questions.
SIRAS Requirements

SIRAS Toll Free Hotline:

844-33 SIRAS or (844) 337-4727

[M - F: 8:00 to 6:00]

Getting Started

For 504/SST, some areas (*) below are not applicable. See 504 Support Page or SST Support Page for further assistance.
See Getting Started for Providers and Support for Providers and Provider FAQ for help starting out in SIRAS as a service provider.
See Getting Started as SEDS Coordinator and Support for Administrators for help specific to using SIRAS as a SELPA, district, or school-level administrator.

Using SIRAS

SIRAS as a Service

Appendix

Selected State Law

Education code – Part 30 Special Education Programs
CA Ed Code Title 2 Div. 4 Part 30

Selected sections of Federal Law

20 U.S.C. Chapter 33 Education of Individual with Disabilities
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title20/chapter33&edition=prelim

CFR Title 34 Subtitle B Chapter III Part 300 Assistance to States for the education of children with disabilities
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-III/part-300

Documentation of reported data fields

CALPADS Reporting File Documentation
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sp/cl/systemdocs.asp

TOMS Reporting
https://www.caaspp-elpac.org/resources/administration/toms-resources

DRDP Reporting
https://www.draccess.org/

Section Links

Click the links below to access help for the related areas.

	Home Page
	Choose Student open to Select a Student
	Search Menu: query for a found set, or quick search by ID
	Student Info Menu: Pages for data entry and reference, for working with one Student selected at a time. Student Profile - Discipline - Notes - Documents File Special Ed. Profile / - 504/SST Program Dates Assessment Info Providers Forms Manager - Special Ed. / 504 / SST Goals Developer * Progress and Data Collection* MIS Summary - 504/SST Summary Student History Next Year's Data New Student Manage Caseload Transportation
	Reporting Menu: Pages related to accessing groups of students. CALPADS Reporting * Student Lists Service Logs * Bulk Progress Reports * Statistical Reports Meeting Reports Transfer History Report Low Incidence Equipment
	Tools Menu: All other program functions. Calendar Batch Edit Labels and Batch Forms Document Library Added Forms Assessment Reports Request Student Transfer Data Export SIRAS Admin Manage Users / My Account
	Schoolhouse Icon - Change Scope
	[Provider Perspective][CALPADS Perspective]
	Service Logs
	MIS Summary Page

Download Older User Manual (Word .doc) We are in the process of converting the main SIRAS User Manual from a single document to a web-based help system.