The purpose of the Native American Student Information System (NASIS) investment is to collect and store student data. This data will be used to improve student achievement through a student information data management system for BIE-funded schools. In addition, the data supports statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.
The Contractor shall provide centralized, school administration services as a contractor owned and contractor operated model for three organizational levels within the BIE system. These levels include:
BIE State (including Central Office staff located in sites other than the DC Office): Offices reviewing or collecting data from all BIE schools for appropriate purposes as required by law on an annual and as needed basis. Data access shall be limited to read only and to specific types or categories of school data as determined by BIE. The system shall provide BIE state reporting capability and the capability to download and/or export data in a variety of formats for appropriate compilation and submission of reports to U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Education, and all federal reporting entities. Changes may be made to the system when new Federal reporting requirements are identified by the BIE and as authorized by the Authorizing Official, Business Owner, and the System Owner.
Education Resource Center (ERC): An ERC is a regional office that provides oversight to an assigned number of schools. Data access for system users in this category shall be limited to read only and to specific types or categories of school data as determined by BIE. The system shall have the ability to restrict data access for each ERC to those schools under its purview. Currently, there are 15 regional ERCs; however, this number may change. The system shall accommodate organizational changes that include realignment of the specific schools under each ERC which is required to be completed by the contractor. Data access for system users in this category shall be restricted to only that data pertinent to said user specific to their school. Within each BIE school, data access shall be limited by definitive school positions and follow the read/write, read only, or no access provisions of the contractor's application and database management software as reviewed and accepted by BIE. The system shall accommodate additions, restructuring, and elimination of instructional and residential programs.
School and/or Residential Sites: A BIE-funded schools are funded by the Bureau of Indian Education that is an educational institution, including elementary, junior high or middle, high school, peripheral, cooperative, and contract schools serving students in grades Kindergarten through 12.
