What is Wisconsins Individual Student Enrollment System?
Wisconsin’s Individual Student Enrollment System (ISES) is an electronic data collection system that will be used to follow the movements and progress of student groups as measured by such indicators as attendance, graduation, acquisition of English proficiency, and achievement on statewide tests. This system will be implemented in the fall of 2004. • Why is the Individual Student Enrollment System required? Wisconsin devised ISES to meet federal data collection requirements and to continue annually receiving about $250 million of federal funds for schools. The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires extensive new data collection and reporting for schools, districts, and the state. The NCLB calls for every student to be proficient in reading and math by the year 2014 and to meet other educational goals, including regular attendance, high school graduation, and proficiency in English. To determine if educational goals are met, the NCLB requires each school, district, and state
