What is OTTIS?

OTTIS is an Online Truancy Tracking Information System in use by several Michigan intermediate school districts to facilitate the complex task of coordinating truancy information across school districts. The system was designed in cooperation with the Calhoun Intermediate School District, following recommended best practices by the State of Michigan.

Interactive Learning Systems

Tel: 269.441.0600
Email:
Alan Elliott
Website:
www.ils-bc.com

26 E. Michigan Ave. Suite 211
Battle Creek, MI 49017

Online Truancy Tracking Information System

Capable of handling any number of districts, the system facilitates the entire truancy administration process. Some of the features are:

• Secure login and access to data
• Online pre-referral checklist
• Cross-district identification of students within the system
• Centralized database maintains student history across districts
• Easy to use log entry forms
• Automatically generated notices (Violation notice, 30-day follow-up, envelopes)
• Contact information for parents, guardians and other team members
• Individual Student Log reports
• Sibling Search allows users to identify possible siblings of students in the system
• Summary reports for administrators (building summary, district summary)
• Web-based - No special software needed.

OTTIS has an administrative component and a user component. The administrative component allows truancy administrators to set up users, add districts to the system, and import student data from external sources such as Zangle. The user component allows referring officials to make referrals after a search of the truancy database to make sure the student is not already in the system. An online pre-referral checklist ensures that best practices are followed prior to the creation of a referral, and the system will automatically notify the appropriate officials for a 30-day follow-up.