March 6, 2026
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MSCS Compass Updates and New Releases

The MSCS Compass Monthly Newsletter has a new format. You can find it and all archived editions here.

As part of the monthly newsletter, the DAIM team has started publishing a new Empowering Your Data Story report to promote Power BI usage. This report highlights schools that go above and beyond in their use of Power BI and the MSCS Compass. Winners for the month of January are in the February newsletter. You can find more information about this campaign here.

Empowering Your Data Story: January Winners

  • Top School Overall: Hawkins Mill Elementary
  • Top K8/Middle School: Woodstock Middle
  • Top High School: Invictus Academy

You can also see pictures of recipients, with their awards, on our Hall of Fame page.

Report Updates:

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Upcoming Training Sessions:

Virtual Office Hours, this week (3/10 & 3/12), will be on the new Performance Matters Reports in the Student Attendance Dashboard

For more information on Virtual Office Hours, check out this flyer! Sessions are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. on Microsoft Teams.

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Each month, we will have a training session on the High School Progress Dashboard (Course Code 49628 in PLZand on the Student Discipline Dashboard (Course Code 49629 in PLZ). Sign up today!

TopicDates
High School Progress Dashboard4/7, 5/5
Student Discipline Dashboard4/9, 5/7


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Check out our Training Calendar for all upcoming District Trainings.

DateTrainingSign Up
3/10 & 3/12Virtual Office Hours: Performance Matters ReportsClick here to sign up.
3/10MSCS Compass: New User Training (PLZ 34810)Click here to sign up.
3/12MSCS Compass: Refresher Training (PLZ 34812)Click here to sign up.
3/31 & 4/1Virtual Office Hours: RTI2-A EWS and Universal Screener ReportsClick here to sign up.
4/7MSCS Compass: Exploring the High School Progress Dashboard (PLZ 49628)Click here to sign up.
4/9MSCS Compass: Exploring the Student Discipline Dashboard (PLZ 49629)Click here to sign up.


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Check out our page of new/updated features and releases on our DAIM Support Page!

You can reach out to us at DAIMSUPPORT@scsk12.org  if you need support.