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What is SPEDassist?
How does SPEDassist work?
What browser(s) are compatible with SPEDassist?
Is SPEDassist compatible with my current student information management system?
Is SPEDassist compliant with the Ontario Ministry of Education information requirements?
Can I access SPEDassist from places other than my office or school?
How secure is SPEDassist?
Can SPEDassist be customized to fit the unique needs of my school or school board?

Q. What is SPEDassist?

A. SPEDassist is an online application that provides permission-based access to create, save, update and print Individual Education Plans (IEPs). SPEDassist also supplies Identification Review and Placement Committee (IPRC) workflow and all related IEP and IPRC forms and letters.
SPEDassist is designed to integrate with your current student information management system to provide centralized, web-based access to IEP data. Security is anchored by a permissions system that restricts access according to the user’s role and school.

Q. How does SPEDassist work?

A. SPEDassist provides an internet-based platform for consolidating all IEP, IPRC and FORM information into one convenient database. Now, student information is stored in one central location, improving workflow, communications, and the accuracy of information. Student profile information that is non-IEP specific is derived from your existing student management system (Trillium, for example) eliminating the need for duplicate data entry. And because it’s entirely web-based, the database can be accessed outside the office, too, virtually anywhere you connect to the internet.

Q. What browser(s) are compatible with SPEDassist?

A. SPEDassist requires the following minimum browser versions:

1. Internet Explorer > Version 6.0 (with 128-bit encryption)
2. Mozilla Firefox (Preferred)

Q. Is SPEDassist compatible with my current student
information management system?

A. YES! SPEDassist was designed to fully integrate with Trillium as well as most alternate student information management systems. For more information about your system’s compatibility with SPEDassist, please contact a technical representative.

Q. Is SPEDassist compliant with the Ontario Ministry of Education information requirements?

A. SPEDassist was developed using the Ontario Ministry of Education Standards for Development and Program Planning SPEDassist supports all of the Ministry’s IEP standards, including:

• detailed student profiles
• strength and needs assessment
• program details
• strategy assessment: accommodations & resources
• assessment, evaluation & reporting
• provincial assessment
• transition
• parent/student consultation
• staff management
• information sources
• date of completion

Q. Can I access SPEDassist from places other than my office or school?

A.YES! SPEDassist only requires an internet connection. You can login to your account from home, work, or anywhere else you have access to the internet. All you need is your login information.

Q. How secure is SPEDassist?

A. Data Encryption: All data transmissions between SPEDassist and its users are fully encrypted to the highest possible standards. In the unlikely event that data is intercepted, the intruder would see only a scrambled, unintelligible message. User Permissions and Authentication: Each user will be given a unique username and password for login, which may be derived from your existing LDAP system. User permissions are defined according to the user’s role and school, a typical framework would include:

1. SERTS at School "X" cannot access a student list from School "Y";
2. Teachers are permitted read-only access;
3. Principal of Special Education can access all students.

Q. Can SPEDassist be customized to fit the unique needs
of my school or school board?

A.YES! We know that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all IEP management program. We will work with you to customize data fields, selection criteria and permissions to suit the needs of your program.