The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is providing an opportunity for local education agencies (LEA) to attend an online training that will assist in understanding the cohort graduation rate attribution and the attribution window. This training will explain the data elements required in this Pennsylvania Information Management System (PIMS) collection window and the relevance to accurate data submission and reporting. The training will be followed by a question and answer period.

PDE will be offering a total of four webinar sessions via GoToMeeting on Nov. 25, 2013 and Nov. 26, 2013. Presenters include representatives from PDE’s Bureau of Assessment and Accountability, PDE’s Division of Data Quality (PIMS) and Data Recognition Corporation.

Trainings on both days will be held either from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This is a change from the PIMS training calendar that had this training scheduled for Nov. 18, 2013 and Nov. 19, 2013.

To register, please select one of the four links provided below. Each morning or afternoon session has a distinct registration link. Be sure to select the link associated with the date and time you plan to attend.

Note: Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the specific system requirements and link for joining each webinar:

Nov. 25, 2013, from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/249091746

Nov. 26, 2013, from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/290135306

Please contact PDE’s Bureau of Assessment and Accountability with any questions at 717.705.2343 or ra-pas@pa.gov.