The assumption is that if you are a SIRAS user, you have already had a beginning training and best use instruction on how to use SIRAS already.
If you have not, look at the overview, daily tasks and learning SIRAS sections below.
Also reach out to support@sirassystems.com let us know and we may be able to identify SIRAS training in your area.
Overview
Once all staff using SIRAS are familiar with the basics of using the program, SIRAS should work well for provider teams to work asynchronously together on their common caseloads.
The will be able to share efforts in documenting the process and progress of helping students determined in need, be that IEP, 504 or SST.
Provider teams should be working with a point person at the district office.
This person is the SEDS coordinator who prepares new and returning records and provides local SIRAS assistance with SIRAS in general.
!! Anyone who edits a record in SIRAS at the same time other staff are working on that record must read our statement on concurrent usage. !!
Daily Tasks for Providers
- Upon login, you are at the home page.
- Monitor the home page tabs.
- Click on the Incoming Messages tab - See if your caseload request has been completed.
- Click on the Student Data Overview tab.
- See if there are upcoming or overdue students on your caseload.
- If there are upcoming meetings, get those meetings scheduled ahead of time.
Learning SIRAS
- Click HERE for the main provider support page.
- Live Training Opportunities
- How to navigate SIRAS
- How to find or search for students in SIRAS
- Participating in an Initial Evaluation? Click HERE - What to know.
- Participating in an Annual Plan Review? Click HERE - What to know.
- Participating in an Triennial Reevaluation? Click HERE - What to know.
- Participating in a meeting you know is an annual or triennial, but meeting type is Other Review? Click HERE - What to know.
- Learning how to translate what happens in the field to your SEDS Coordinator
Important documents
- Read the monthly SIRAS newsletters on SIRAS home page and bulletin area.
- Read the navigating through SIRAS document to prevent getting logged off or data loss.
- Read thru the Terms of communication document so provider teams can speak the same SIRAS language as their districts SEDS coordinator.
- All staff will benefit reading thru the Tips and reminders on occasion as this area will get updated with relevant items.
- Please feel free to reach out to support@sirassystems.com if you have literally any question about SIRAS. We want to make sure you have the best experience using it.
We try to make SIRAS as self explanatory as possible, but if you get stuck in trying to do something, when you email us with the question, please the include the student ID of the record in question (not the name). This will help us help you better!
