Project Team Roles and Responsibilities MSDE Responsibilities: Participate in the software development process Provide access to MD Online IEP for Maryland school-districts Provide secure web-software hosting Provide database backup, recovery and archiving services Resolve any related IEP content and policy issues Provide the following implementation services through Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education: Manage software requirements, development, and testing process Coordinate and support LSS’ implementation of Maryland Online IEP Conduct meetings with school districts to plan for their specific implementation Provide layout specifications for a data extract file and support the testing of data interface from LSS School Information System in order to pre-load student demographic information into the Maryland Online IEP (see additional information in this document under School Information System Interface) Provide Maryland Online IEP Users’ Guide Train up to 20 LSS administrative resources (trainers) on the system Conduct an annual online survey to gather feedback on the system Manage software maintenance process including management of fixes for reported software problems and requested software enhancements approved by MSDE School-District Responsibilities Attend the Implementation Planning meetings to prepare for LSS implementation and identify required resources for the project Create and send a data extract file from the School Information System to the MSDE secure site Provide workstations, printers and connectivity required for system usage Select trainers and attend the Train-the-Trainers session Plan and schedule rollout of school-district training Direct all questions to CTE through designated Point(s) of Contact for the School District Follow Software Maintenance procedures as documented in the Users Guide Implementation Team Participants and The will designate an implementation team, which should consist of the following participants who perform their assigned role or roles. Please refer to Appendix A to record team member information. The Executive Sponsor, typically the Special Education Director or his/her Executive Sponsor – designee, will perform the following of activities:
Project Team Roles and Responsibilities MSDE Responsibilities: Participate in the software development process Provide access to MD Online IEP for Maryland school-districts Provide secure web-software hosting Provide database backup, recovery and archiving services Resolve any related IEP content and policy issues Provide the following implementation services through Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education: Manage software requirements, development, and testing process Coordinate and support LSS’ implementation of Maryland Online IEP Conduct meetings with school districts to plan for their specific implementation Provide layout specifications for a data extract file and support the testing of data interface from LSS School Information System in order to pre-load student demographic information into the Maryland Online IEP (see additional information in this document under School Information System Interface) Provide Maryland Online IEP Users’ Guide Train up to 20 LSS administrative resources (trainers) on the system Conduct an annual online survey to gather feedback on the system Manage software maintenance process including management of fixes for reported software problems and requested software enhancements approved by MSDE School-District Responsibilities Attend the Implementation Planning meetings to prepare for LSS implementation and identify required resources for the project Create and send a data extract file from the School Information System to the MSDE secure site Provide workstations, printers and connectivity required for system usage Select trainers and attend the Train-the-Trainers session Plan and schedule rollout of school-district training Direct all questions to CTE through designated Point(s) of Contact for the School District Follow Software Maintenance procedures as documented in the Users Guide Implementation Team Participants and The will designate an implementation team, which should consist of the following participants who perform their assigned role or roles. Please refer to Appendix A to record team member information. Executive Sponsor – The Executive Sponsor, typically the Special Education Director or his/her designee, will perform the following of activities: