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Mississippi Board of Education highlights phased rollout of new MSIS student information system
Summary
Officials told the State Board the legacy student information system was sunset and a new cloud-native MSIS went live in late June/early July with phased data rollouts, nightly data ingest, a data-quality "grace period," and expanded district training and support.
The Mississippi State Board of Education on Thursday heard a detailed update on the state’s new student information system, MSIS, which officials said is being rolled out in phases to districts across the state.
State Department of Education staff said the legacy MSIS was largely sunset in late June and that the new, cloud-native MSIS came online as districts began preparing for the 2024–25 school year. "On June 28, the old MSIS system was sunset mostly," the department reported, and staff later said the new, improved MSIS was available July 1 as components are released incrementally for districts to set up users, course catalogs and IDs. Presenters described overnight data transfers from district systems into MSIS, automatic nightly processing and a schedule of emerging reports that will become available as data are validated.
Deborah Donovan, recognized by the board for leading the project, told members the rollout includes a structured "grace period" so districts can learn the system and resolve data issues without penalty. A technical presenter explained districts will receive daily error reports after each overnight ingest and are expected to clear errors locally; staff said they expect error counts to rise initially and decline as districts adjust and as validation routines mature. "We are constantly keeping districts informed of what's on the horizon as we roll items out in the new system," a department presenter said.
To support districts, the agency described a combination of in-person boot camps, virtual training, weekly virtual office hours, gamified training badges and expanded help-desk staffing. Officials said 22 districts have already earned all seven training badges and emphasized quick-reference web resources to help local staff resolve issues without long delays.
Board members praised the system's modern user interface and the team's work. The presenters noted the vendor team has received national recognition for breakthrough student information technology and emphasized that the October certification window remains a target for more routine monthly certification once data volumes stabilize. The board did not take a formal vote on MSIS during this presentation; staff said they will continue to update members as functionality and reports are rolled out.
