Overview
This guide provides Illinois districts with step-by-step instructions for exporting ACCESS for ELLs from the ISBE IWAS Student Information System (SIS). Follow these instructions to ensure you retrieve and securely send the correct data to ECRA Group.
Instruction Guide
Step 1 – Logging in
– Log into ISBE IWAS at apps.isbe.net/iwas/asp/login.asp.
Step 2 – Accessing the Student Information System
– Click System Listing in the left sidebar.
– Click Student Information System – Statewide.
Step 3 – Accessing EL Reports
– Click Reports in the left sidebar.
– Click Bilingual to expand additional rows.
– On the right side of the EL row, click Details.
Step 4 – Downloading EL Reports
– School Year will default to Active Enrollments Only (the current school year). Select a different school year from the dropdown if desired.
– Select EXCEL from the dropdown in the bottom left corner next to the Create Report button.
– Click Create Report in the bottom left corner.
– Rename the downloaded file to include the following information before sending to ECRA:
– “EL Details”
– District name
– School year selected for download
Step 5 – Accessing ACCESS Reports
– Click Reports in the left sidebar.
– Click Bilingual to expand additional rows.
– On the right side of the Student ACCESS Scores History row, click Details.
Step 6 – Downloading ACCESS Reports
– School Year will default to Active Enrollments Only (the current school year). Select a different school year from the dropdown if desired.
– Select EXCEL from the dropdown in the bottom left corner next to the Create Report button.
– Click Create Report in the bottom left corner.
– Rename the downloaded file to include the following information before sending to ECRA:
– “ACCESS”
– District name
– School year selected for download
Step 7 – Sending Data to ECRA Group
– Send the downloaded data files to ECRA using your district’s secure data transfer folder.
