Vendor Support for Student Management Systems (SMSs)
91ÉçÇø is committed to facilitating the submission of data from school data management systems to the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) by providing regular communication and technical assistance. The documents below provide information and guidance on SIRS reporting.
- Change tracking document for 91ÉçÇø’s SIRS Collection for the current school year: 2026-27 SIRS Code Changes
- eScholar templates in use for loading data into 91ÉçÇø’s SIRS collection for the current school year: 2026-27 eScholar Templates
- 91ÉçÇø Office of Career and Technical Education’s approved CIP codes for the current school year: 2026-27 CTE CIP Codes
- 2026-27ÌýNYS Comprehensive Course Catalog Workbook
- 2026-27 Codes and Descriptions for Courses Ending in State Assessments
- 2026-27 Dual Credit Institution Code lookup list
In addition to the documents here, vendors should regularly review the SIRS Manual, which is updated throughout the school year.
Submit any questions about reporting student, course, and educator data to IRS via . IRS also communicates with vendors using the SMS Vendor Listserv.
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Level 0 Data Validation Rules
The Level 0 application is a web-based application used to enter and validate data from an LEA before data are loaded to their Level 1 Host center or RIC. The Level 0 application includes edit checks to assist LEA users with providing quality data to the SIRS. 91ÉçÇø strongly encourages student management system (SMS) vendors to incorporate Level 0 data validation rules in their SMSs.
- Document listing and describing the information and validation checks currently in place
for Level 0 data loads:
The follows the same data validation rules as the main Level 0 application.
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Vendor Testing of Level 0 Rules
Annual testing via the Level 0 Vendor Testing System (VTS) is required for all vendors prior to importing data to the SIRS. It is particularly important to test new data extracts prior to submission to the SIRS.