(NASIS) Requirements Definition Document - Bureau of Indian ...

NASIS Requirements Definition Document (RDD)
Version 1.0
17 February 2006
USER
Use
Parents
Parents will have view only access to their own child’s data and report card.
• View student’s teacher GradeBook to determine student’s progress or missing
assignments.
• View student’s report card grades, attendance (current day, period and
historical attendance records), discipline, etc
• Re-set own password
Students • Need ability to view teacher GradeBook to determine progress or missing
assignments.
• Need ability to view their report card grades and attendance records
• Re-set own password
System Security
Manager
• Use security facility to monitor the system security status, to delegate
privileges to perform functions on behalf of the System Security Manager
• Review audit logs and adjust auditing settings
• Review security dashboards
• Create custom reports
Table 1: Use Cases
1.5 Assumptions and Constraints
1.5.1 Assumptions
The following assumptions are made regarding NASIS:
• Schools have high-speed (T1 or better) access to the Internet with the exception of 11 schools that
have MCI satellite connections, the bandwidth of which varies from 512 to 856 kbps.
• All BIA funded schools will utilize the NASIS critical funding and required reporting elements
• All user equipment meets minimum software and hardware requirements required by NASIS
• Supplemental training will be provided via ‘online’ delivery or similar technologies
1.5.2 Constraints
These conditions are outside the control of the project:
• All ELOs have high-speed (T1 or better) access to the internet
• All ‘Stakeholders’ must be computer literate
1.6 Interfaces or Electronic File to External Systems
Applications or systems with which the subject system must interface:
• U.S. Department of Education
• All 23 states’ individual student information systems (import and export) i.e., ADS (New Mexico), SAIS
(Arizona), and SIMS (South Dakota)
• Publishing companies who publish state tests
• The Department of Education, state agencies, etc., to generate and export electronic files in the formats
required by said entities, as well as import files - NASIS must be SIF and ODBC compliant to accomplish
this
• WebISEP Indian Student Equalization Program (until it is replaced by NASIS)
• Annual Report website (until it is replaced by NASIS)
5