PENNSYLVANIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PIMS)

The Pennsylvania Department of Education's statewide longitudinal data system is improving data capabilities by enhancing school districts' capacities to meet student-level data reporting requirements and provide robust decision support tools. PIMS is based on open internet standards that enable sharing among diverse, otherwise incompatible systems and includes safeguards for data quality and security.

PIMS Help

If you have a question that is not answered in the FAQ list or Knowledge Base, click the Help Request Form link to submit a help request to the PIMS Help Desk. The form lets you provide a detailed description of your issue or question.

Please be sure to complete all fields on the form. This lets us contact you directly, if necessary, and help expedite the support process. This information will also be used to determine what additional training and support services might be needed.

After you submit your help request, you will receive an immediate automated confirmation of your request with a ticket number for future reference.

• Help Request Form

PIMS Question and Answer Webinar Schedule

Recorded PIMS training videos will appear to the right on this page as links under each Data Set.

The PIMS Q&A Meeting ID has changed as of October 1, 2016. Please use: To access PIMS Question & Answer sessions: https://paiu.zoom.us/j/4416527767

Or join by phone:

+1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll)

Meeting ID: 441 652 7767

PIMS Manuals  

• 2017-2018
• 2017-2018 PIMS Manual Vol 1 v 1.0 (PDF)
• 2017-2018 PIMS Manual Vol 2 v 1.0 (PDF)
• 2016-2017
• 2016-2017 PIMS Manual Vol.1 v.3.1 (PDF)
• 2016-2017 PIMS Manual Vol.2 v.2.4 (PDF)

Data Reporting dates

• Elementary/Secondary Data Collection Calendar 2017-2018 v1.0 (Excel)
• Elementary/Secondary Data Collection Calendar 2016-2017 v4.0 (Excel)

Excel Reporting Tools

LEP Survey Documents

• 2016-2017 Program Survey v16.3 (Excel)
• 2016-2017 Program Survey v16.3 (Excel 97 and earlier)
    
• Title III 2016-17 Professional Development Activities Survey (Excel)  

Title I

• District Fact Template for 2016-17 Title I Participation Data (Excel)
• Title I Quick Reference for PIMS (PDF)

Home Education and Private Tutoring

• Home Education and Private Tutoring Report 2016-17 (Excel)

Support Personnel

• SupPer 2017-18 (Excel)

PATI Survey Documents 

• IU - PATI Survey Data Entry Tool v16.1.1 (Excel)
• MAC Version - IU - PATI Survey Data Entry Tool v16.1.1 (Excel)
• IU - PATI Survey Data Entry User - 2016-17 Manual - v5.0 (PDF)  
  
• LEA - PATI Survey Data Entry Tool v16.1.1 (Excel)
• MAC Version - LEA - PATI Survey Data Entry Tool v16.1.1 (Excel)
• LEA - PATI Survey Data Entry User -2016-17 Manual - v5.0 (PDF)  
  
• School - PATI Survey Data Entry Tool v16.1.1 (Excel)
• MAC Version - School - PATI Survey Data Entry Tool v16.1.1 (Excel)
• School - PATI Survey Data Entry User -2016-17 Manual - v5.0 (PDF)

Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities

• 2016-2017 Athletics Survey Form (Excel)
• Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities webpage