Customer Successes
Explore how other schools and school districts are using SunGard Public Sector’s Plus Series to deliver high impact information for teachers, parents and administrators.
Nevada Joint adds 100% web-based technology and improves home-school communication
When it was time to upgrade to a new student information system, the Nevada Joint Union High School District selected eSchoolPLUS+ for its flexible online features, easy data access and faster—as well as less costly—reporting. By opening up the system to the whole school community, they got a whole lot more. Parents and students readily embraced the web-based system, effectively closing the communication gap between home and school and helping students take more responsibility for their own assignments and grades. Find
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East Baton Rouge upgrades for web access, hands-on reporting, and data security
District administrators at the East Baton Rouge Parish decided that, after running the same student information system for more than eight years, it was time to replace their system in order to take advantage of the features available with newer web-based technologies. They were ready to acquire everything, including hardware, software, training, and full data conversions. Find
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Bryan employees become more self-sufficient with easy-to-use eFinancePLUS+
The city of Bryan, Texas lies in the middle of the geographic triangle made by Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. At the center of life here is Bryan Independent School District—and at the heart of the district’s success lies SunGard Pentamation’s eFinancePLUS+ fund accounting system. eFinancePLUS+ manages the district’s accounting, human resources, budget, warehouse, fixed asset, and payroll data. The system provides employees the independence they need to perform queries, reports, and data updates without relying on the MIS department. Find
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Rose Tree Media has information at their fingertips for effective
decision-making
With 4,000 students, 800 employees, and six school buildings,
Rose Tree Media sees itself as a typical suburban K-12 public
school district. “We have so much in common with other
districts,” said Chief Operations Officer Sharon A. Learn. “Many mid-sized districts share our concerns.” Rose Tree Media’s
recent concerns include helping its staff work more efficiently
and providing educators a breadth of information for effective
decision-making. Rose Tree Media has also been adjusting
to ever-changing state and local requirements. To do it all,
Rose Tree Media relies on the Plus+ Series software from
SunGard Pentamation. Find
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Oswego conquers rapid growth with SunGard Pentamation's eSchoolPLUS
Rapid population growth can overwhelm a public school district.
But as families pour into Oswego, Illinois, the local school district has risen to the challenge, maintaining its educational excellence
while serving more than 1,500 new students per year.
As enrollment continues to escalate, one system has been
indispensable to educators in Oswego: SunGard Pentamation’s eSchoolPlus+. “People are moving here because of the qualit
of education,” said William Stefek, Director of Instructional
Technology. “The SunGard Pentamation system helps the families
here get more value from the district.” Find
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Boyertown stays under budget, on target with SunGard's eFinancePLUS
Boyertown Area School District needed a more reliable way
to account for its budget and personnel. But when they
implemented eFinancePLUS+ from SunGard Pentamation,
they got a whole lot more than an accurate set of books.
The customizable account structures, powerful reporting
tools, and secure, intuitive interface in eFinancePLUS+
allowed educators to gain a better understanding of their
departments’ funds. “eFinancePLUS+ has made our financial
information more accessible throughout the district,” said
Dave Szablowski, Boyertown’s Assistant to the
Superintendent for Business Affairs, “so managers have
begun to take ownership of their own budgets.” Find
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Delaware
Schools Meet NCLB Requirements, Cut Costs by $740,000
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is replacing its legacy
UNIX-based student information system with the Microsoft® .NET–connected
eSchoolPlus solution from SunGard Pentamation. The .NET Framework
and Web services will enable the state to roll up and update student
attendance information every two hours rather than on a weekly basis.
The increased frequency is crucial to meeting federal regulatory
requirements and boosting revenues from programs such as the free
and reduced-cost lunch program. The DDOE also expects to reduce
annual costs by $740,000.
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Coatesville is Raising
educational quality in the face of falling budgets
Like many districts, the Coatesville Area School District is striving
to raise its
educational quality in the face of falling budgets. The eSchoolPlus+
Student
Information System from SunGard Pentamation has helped the district
save
on maintenance and training costs — while actually providing
a more
effective learning environment by offering educators complete,
up-to-date
insights drawn from student, employee, and fiscal data. “With
its ease of use
and web access,” said Abdallah Hawa, Director of Technology
at Coatesville
School District, “ eSchoolPLUS+ has been a very valuable
tool.”Find
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How can eSchoolPlus and FinancePLUS deliver high impact information for you: Contact us or call us toll free @ 1-866-905-8989.