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Student information system implementation from IBM
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The goal
Accurate and timely student information
Consolidate and optimize student data across your school district with the student information system implementation solution from IBM. Our experienced team of former educators, administrators and principals use proven methodologies and customized services to help your district analyze trends, generate reports and streamline administrative processes.

The advantage
Industry, collaborative leadership, experience
With an experienced team of former educators, administrators and principals, IBM combines proven methodologies with extensive K-12 experience to identify the best student information system application to meet your district's functional and technical goals.

The student information system implementation solution from IBM is built upon extensive K-12 knowledge, including:
  • A comprehensive understanding of business and instructional needs of K-12 education
  • In-depth knowledge of state and federal program reporting requirements, including special education and NCLB legislation
  • Implementation methodologies that can help ensure successful projects
  • Specific skills in business process re-engineering

The benefits
Streamline administrative tasks
IBM can assist you in selecting and implementing the appropriate application to consolidate student data across your district. Selecting and implementing the appropriate application provides easy access to student information, including:
  • Attendance
  • Grades
  • Academic history
  • Schedules
  • Demographics
  • Discipline
  • Family and emergency contacts
  • Health and immunization records
  • State reporting data
  • Standardized test information

Services provided by our certified project managers include:
  • Project tracking
  • Budget management
  • Contract negotiations
  • Risk management
  • Impact analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Cost, benefit analysis

Services provided by IBM SIS consultants include:
  • SIS selection
  • Implementation strategies
  • Gap analysis
  • Organization change management
  • Help desk design
  • Training planning
  • Business process reviews
  • Communication planning
  • Sub-system interfaces

IBM can provide services for the selection and implementation of a special education application that meets your requirements. Once the application has been implemented, it can used to track Individual Education Plans (IEPs). This tracking can help you meet federal requirements, while spending more time with students and less on paperwork.

We can also provide assistance and guidance in realizing the full benefits of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation for your district.

The approach
Consolidate data for decision making
You can optimize your district's internal and external services to interface with your student information systems, including transportation, food service, security, HR and finance. Having these interfaces can bring a new degree of efficiency to your district processes.

To further streamline the information chain, the student information system implementation solution helps determine which external agencies need access to information:
  • Social Services
  • Public Health
  • Court System
  • Immigration and Naturalization Services

Implementing the solution can help your district collect information so administrators and teachers can aggregate and track student information.

Automating processes allows one time data entry and ready access to information. Teachers can analyze grades to determine which programs are most effective, allowing administrators to allocate resources more efficiently.

The financial advantage
Improve your return on investment
The student information system implementation solution from IBM can improve your return on investment by helping you:
  • Optimize budgets by planning for infrastructure and teacher resource needs through examining student mobility and enrollment data
  • Manage high cost programs like special education and free or reduced lunch programs more effectively
  • Use data to determine which programs are most effective and allocate resources appropriately