About North Central Information Service Center (NCISC)

The NCISC provides data processing services to member districts of the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC). NCISC supports two cooperatives, Student Records and Fiscal Records. North Central ESD Cooperative Coordinators and support personnel provide ongoing technical support, workshops and on-site training for all facets of the Student Management and Fiscal systems.

General Resources

Fiscal Records Cooperative

The Fiscal Records Cooperative provides software services for the WSIPC fiscal and human resource applications such as general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, purchasing, warehouse, payroll, personnel, and statewide reporting.

Upcoming Business Trainings

Fiscal Records Contacts


Lacey Lloyd

Business Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2658

Tija Payne

Business Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2643

Student Records Cooperative

The Student Records Cooperative provides software services for student scheduling, grading, attendance, special education, fee management, health records, and statewide reporting.

Upcoming Student Trainings

Student Records Contacts


Deanne Erickson

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2633

Irena Beebout

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2634

Stacy Kostelnik

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-667-3640

Suzette Ellis

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2618

Teresa Cook

Student Software Support Analyst Lead
Message NCESD
509-665-2650

Teresa Reyes

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-667-3636

NCISC Computer Room

Computer Operations staff supports and monitors all software and hardware equipment to ensure services and district databases are running at all scheduled times. The staff is responsible for archiving of backup data, transferring files to other state agencies and banking institutions, and printing and assembling print output for daily mailing.

Computer Room Contacts


Natalie Mendez

Print Room Technician
Message NCESD
509-665-2632

Release Schedules

2023-2024 Skyward SMS 2.0 Release Schedule

  • November 4, 2023
  • March 2, 2024
  • August 3, 2024

2024-2025 Skyward SMS 2.0 Release Schedule

WSIPC will require three Saturdays during the course of the 2024-2025 school year for SMS 2.0 DF releases:

  • November 2, 2024
  • March 1, 2025
  • August 2, 2025

The Saturday release window will begin at 12:01am and end by 9pm, with the exception of the SMS 2.0 TLAs (which are scheduled until 9am on Sunday).

SMS 2.0 web access to Information Service Centers (ISCs) will be returned to production as soon as the release is complete for the ISC. SMS 2.0 RDS access will be enabled for the Cooperative as a whole when the release is complete for all ISCs.

For questions, please contact Jennifer Chamberlain via email or phone at (509) 665-2635.

WASWUG Annual Conference

The WASWUG Conference is a Washington State K-12 User Group, hosted by WSIPC, where users of Skyward’s software can come together to share experiences and ideas to improve their understanding and use of the Skyward product suite. WASWUG provides a unique opportunity for users to network with one another, attend breakout sessions presented by other users, and connect with companies whose products and services enhance Skyward’s software. WASWUG is held each March, for in-person attendees in Bellevue, WA.

2025 WASWUG Conference
March 9-11, 2025 | Bellevue, WA

Contact North Central Information Service Center

Fiscal Records Cooperative

(509) 665-2656
fiscal@gcrisc.org

Student Records Cooperative

(509) 665-2659
student@gcrisc.org

NCISC Computer Room

(509) 665-2632
computerroom@ncesd.org

My School Data

(509) 665-2659
myschooldata@ncesd.org

Information Service Center Contacts


Barb Nuxoll

Professional Services Team Leader
Message NCESD
509-665-2617

Deanne Erickson

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2633

Irena Beebout

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2634

Jennifer Chamberlain

Manager Director, Information Service Center
Message NCESD
509-665-2635

Lacey Lloyd

Business Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2658

Natalie Mendez

Print Room Technician
Message NCESD
509-665-2632

Stacy Kostelnik

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-667-3640

Suzette Ellis

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2618

Teresa Cook

Student Software Support Analyst Lead
Message NCESD
509-665-2650

Teresa Reyes

Student Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-667-3636

Tija Payne

Business Software Support Analyst
Message NCESD
509-665-2643