Upcoming Version 6 Events
updated June 4, 2009
The release date for Version 6 has been set for July 1, 2009. Here are the timelines for activities lead by the Central Processing Center:
| Activity | Dates |
| Conduct pre-alpha testing. | Thursday, May 7 - Thursday, May 8 |
| Perform alpha testing. | Thursday, May 14 - Friday, May 15 |
| Fix bugs and conduct post-alpha testing. | Monday, May 18 - Friday, May 29 |
| Allow web IEP administrators to access test site for training purposes. | Monday, June 1 - on |
| Conduct beta testing. | Monday, June 1 - Monday, June 15 |
| Train data entry personnel on how to enter new data into IMS (e.g. Race/Ethnicity). Note: This is the regularly scheduled meeting. | Tuesday, June 2 |
| Fix bugs and conduct post-beta testing. | Monday, June 15 - Monday, June 29 |
| Prepare and rollover code. | Tuesday, June 30 |
| Release Version 6. | Wednesday, July 1 |
| Release manual. | Wednesday, July 15 |
| Post manual on www.iowaidea.org. | Wednesday, July 15 |
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Train web IEP administrators via the ICN. If you wish to have an ICN reserved for you, you will need to contact Mary Cummings at mcummings@aea10.k12.ia.us. You are asked to provide your first and second choices of sites. |
Monday, August 17; 9:00 - 10:00 via ICN. Topic: Training on Merge Utility. |