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.
Please call Jennifer Chamberlain at 509-860-1260 in case of an emergency. If you cannot reach Jennifer, please call Trisha Schock at 253-312-0463.
General Resources
North Central Information Service Center Staff
Jennifer Chamberlain
Managing Director, Information Service CenterEmail Jennifer Chamberlain
509-665-2635
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 Trainings
Meet the NCESD Fiscal Coordination team members
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 Trainings
Meet the NCESD Student Records Coordination team members
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.
Meet the Computer Room team members
Release Schedules
2022-2023 Skyward SMS 2.0 Release Schedule
WSIPC will require three Saturdays during the course of the 2022-2023 school year for SMS 2.0 DF releases:
- November 5, 2022
- March 11, 2023
- August 5, 2023
2023-2024 Skyward SMS 2.0 Release Schedule
- November 4, 2023
- March 2, 2024
- August 3, 2024
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 2023
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, and for virtual attendees through our digital conference platform.
Contact North Central Information Service Center
Information Service Center After Hours Emergency (4:30 PM – 7:30 AM)
Please call Jennifer Chamberlain at 509-860-1260 in case of an emergency. If you cannot reach Jennifer, please call Trisha Schock at 253-312-0463.