Preface

SIRAS is a web-based student database and meeting-driven IEP, IFSP, 504 Plan and SST tracking system.

The User Guide is a resource for users to assist with any difficulties that the user may encounter while navigating through SIRAS. Click on a link in the Table of Contents to navigate to the topic of interest. Additional resources are available on our Support page. Blue question marks located throughout the SIRAS program will provide support within the context of the page you are on. If a user requires further assistance, please contact Support by email at [email protected] or call 1 (844) 33-SIRAS.

Training is available district or school wide. The trainings are as follows:  SIRAS Beginner’s General User Level 1, SIRAS Beginner’s General User Level 2, SIRAS Admin/CALPADS Staff workshop; and SIRAS Advance/Refresher (used after the first year, for trainer of trainers). For details and to arrange a workshop, contact Steve Ormbrek at [email protected] or call (805) 685-4657.

About Siras Systems

Siras Systems has been developing software for educators since the early 2000s, and the current version of our flagship program SIRAS, or (State) SELPA Information Records and Analysis Support system, represents the evolution of years of iteration and design on a modern web-based platform. See who uses SIRAS now!

SIRAS has continually been praised for its extensive powerful capabilities, and ease of use with ability to guide the user intuitively while ensuring compliance.  Notable features include:
 

• Visually accurate, data-mapped, and customizable forms
• Once a meeting is selected, SIRAS will generate the forms that are either required or optional for that student based on the student's age, grade, EL Status, Disability and meeting purpose selected.  
• English to Spanish translation
• Meetings scheduling and followup
• IEP goals development wizard
• Secure Link generation for sending forms to parents or general ed teachers with electronic signature capability
• Service log tracking for delivery of IEP and related services
• CALPADS API integration for state reporting
• Student Information System data integration with AERIES and others
• Customizable search and list functions
• Full data export capability

Meeting-driven Workflow

1. The flow of data begins in the Forms Manager where the IEP/504/SST meetings are created.
2. As individual forms are opened, the basic student information in SIRAS is pre-populated onto the form fields.
3. The user completes the required data for each form and submits.
4. The Meeting Held box is checked after all of the forms are complete.  At this point (and after confirming Parental Consent when necessary), any changes are applied to the main student database.
5. The meeting is then Finalized. Finalizing the meeting locks and archives the meeting and related forms.
6. The MIS Summary page is Reviewed and Validated.
7. For Special Ed students, data is then Submitted to the via the API CALPADS.  Any errors remaining will be posted back to SIRAS for review.
8. Corrections that are made to the MIS Summary page will be re-submitted by the user to the CALPADS. This process is repeated until the district has no more errors. 
    

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