IEP Online vs LSIM

IEP Online helps school districts build and manage individualized education plans while supporting ministry requirements. Its workflows cover mandated IEP and identification and placement processes, clinical services, special education equipment, special transportation, and data analytics. Districts can customize forms and workflows for needs such as safety plans, student learning profiles, consent, and report cards. Reporting supports Ontario School Information System submissions and Ministry-compliant PDF forms. The system can connect with an existing student information system and Microsoft Active Directory, including single sign-on. It also supports meeting-planning email notifications and electronic document delivery that lets families respond. Its Equipment Online module tracks and assigns special equipment and loaner assets; Clinical Services manages referrals, consent, and service tracking; Transportation Online handles special transport requests and approvals. IEP Online offers hosted or self-hosted installations and a browser-based dashboard compatible with most browsers without special add-ons. Pricing is on request.

LSIM is a web application for managing student records linked to Individual Education Plans and Student Learning Plans. Learning Support Coordinators, teachers, and Educational Assistants can view or enter plan information. IEP records may contain goals, objectives, strategies, evaluation criteria, daily progress levels, and related logs. Student Learning Plans track campus-specific details and activity logs for students needing assistance, while schools can customize adaptations, assessments, and plan fields by campus. Reports include IEPs, SLPs, monthly IEP progress, term IEP reports, and activity logs. Active Directory integration provides access control and single sign-on through network credentials. LSIM can receive periodic read-only updates from a school’s master student database; a PowerSchool solution is already in place. Communications are encrypted, and access is restricted by student assignment and role permissions. Major browsers supported include Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari. Listed hosting requirements are Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or higher and Microsoft IIS 8.5 or higher on Windows Server 2012 R2 or higher. Pricing is by annual school subscription and requires a quote.