WISER ID

After the 2004 Legislative session, work began on implementing the Wyoming Integrated Statewide Data System. To create a truly integrated system using the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF), a statewide student record identifier (SRID) was needed. The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) could not track students from district to district. A statewide student identifier would allow for a more comprehensive system that allows tracking of student achievement longitudinally. Thus the Wyoming Integrated Statewide Education Record Identifier (WISER ID) system was deployed.

Application Characteristics / Features
  • Single ID for Student Record PK-12
  • Unique Within State
  • Follows Student Between Districts
  • Used For All Student – Level State Reporting
  • Automatic Connection with District SIS
  • Secure and Confidential 
  • Separate From State Statistical Data
The WISER ID is a length of eight with the last digit being a check digit. Sequences of three repeating digits will be eliminated, as well as, numbers with leading zeros. The numbers will be assigned randomly from a pool.
The check digit uses an algorithm that makes it evenly divisible by 11. For instance, 8 x 1st + 7 x 2nd + .... is evenly divisible by eleven. Coding, such as this, makes the number sensitive to common keying errors like duplicates and transpositions.
Approximately 6.9 million numbers can be generated utilizing this algorithm. At current enrollment rates, Wyoming will have identifiers available for the next 800 years. During the first year of implementation, WDE expects to have resources in place to identify data quality issues and concerns. Long term, the state should be able to track students and their performance over time. Granularity of the data set will allow greater data quality in areas like dropouts and membership counts.

WISER ID

  • 8 Digits: 7 Digits + 1 Check Digit
  • No Sequence of Three or More Repeating Digits
  • No Leading Zeros
  • Assigned Randomly from Pool

Student Locator Data Flow

 

The WDE has contracted with ESP Solutions Group and implemented eScholar’s Uniq ID System.

Starting in the 2005-2006 school year school districts used the WISER ID to uniquely identify student records.