• 2008 Refresher Training Manual
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Data Management
• User Training

CMATS User Manual

~ The Manual is being revised at this time. ~
~ Please contact Duren or Mike at CLS if you need a copy right away.~

• 2008 CMATS Refresher Training Manual (RefresherTrainingManual.pdf, 5.66MB)
• CMATS User's Manual (1 very large PDF file - CMATSManualAE.05-06.pdf, 9.86MB)
• Sections:
  • Intro & Basic Data Entry Steps (BDES) (IntroBDES.pdf, 2.7MB)
  • Additional Data Entry Topis (ADET) (ADET.pdf, 4.71MB)
  • Reports (NRS & Management instructions) (Reports.pdf, 1.15MB)
  • Summary of Management Reports Changes frequently! (Summary_Man_Reports.pdf, 207KB)
    
• Frequently Requested Documents:
  • Closure (Closure.pdf, 64kb)
  • Computer Basic Skills classes in CMATS (CBSstudents.pdf, 37.3KB)
  • Data Review at Closure (DataClosureReview.pdf, 108kb)
• Determining Employment Status (employment_status.pdf, 12kb)
• Distance Education in CMATS (DEinCMATS.pdf, 273KB)
• ESOL Flowchart (ESOL_flowchart .pdf, 21kb)
• Goals & Goal Attainment in CMATS (Goals.pdf, 38KB)
• Microsoft Excel Shortcuts (Excel_shortcuts.pdf, 23kb)
• NRS Table 4 Flowchart (Table_4_flowchart.pdf, 15kb)
• NRS Literacy Levels by assessment Type (NRSscorechart.pdf, 27kb)
• Program Names Listed by County Name (ProgramsByName.pdf, 14kb)
• Program Names Listed by CMATS Code (ProgramsByCode.pdf, 14kb)
• Special Program Acitivity Categories (SpecProgAct.pdf, 33.4KB)
• When to Change the FEFL (when_to_change_FEFL.pdf, 16kb)
  
• CMATS Data Entry Verification Form:
  • PDF - CMATSDataVerifForm.v3.pdf, 46.3KB
  • Word (editable) - CMATSDataVerifForm.v3.doc, 82K

• eCMATS Frequently Asked Questions - coming soon!
• eCMATS Discussion List archives - look here for recent announcements
  (Must be subscribed to the discussion list to view these.)

Data Management

• CMATS - ("Consolidated Management Activity Tracking System")
  Tennessee's Integrated Online Information Management System for Adult Education/NRS Reporting (state ID# & password required)
  • State ID# Request forms (Request form & User Policy -
    CG#request.pdf, 51KB)
  • Data Change Request Times (DataChangeRequests.pdf, 29kb)
• 2000-2003 NRS Statistical Reporting Tables - Old data reporting system, arranged by County (password required)

User Training

• Online Registration (Online & Face to Face trainings)
• CMATS Development - the training version of CMATS
• CMATS Training Manual (1 large PDF file - CMATS_CBT_Manual.pdf, 20.75MB)