SIF News : States

State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces Selection of IBM to Develop Student Achievement Data System

admin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:24:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO, CA, Jan 02, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today announced the selection of IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Global Business Services division to develop the California Department of Education's California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS).

"The selection of a world business leader such as IBM to develop our pupil tracking system is an important step toward building more accurate information to measure student performance over time," said O'Connell. "As we seek to close the achievement gap and educate all students to succeed in the global economy, we must have reliable data to drive decisions and target programs to help all students achieve academically."

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Through a competitive process, the California Department of Education selected IBM, subcontracting partner Microsoft Corp., and business partners Aradyme, Edustructures, ESP Solutions Group, and Stanfield Systems for the contract valued at $15 million over a three-year period. The system under development will enable statewide data collection and confidential management of student level data, and the ability for state educators to track progress over time. This is expected to result in process improvements that will allow districts and the state to focus on a more uniform method of data collection and promote the use of data to support decision-making at the state and local levels.

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New Technology Will Provide Immediate Access to Alaska's Student Data

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:10:00 GMT

ESP Solutions Group Selected to Build Alaska's Educational Portal System A new project underway at the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) will provide immediate access to education data for the people who rely on them most for...(read more)

Bids and proposals - Washington Technology

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:22:43 GMT

Bids and proposals Washington Technology, DC - 1 hour ago The winning contractor must provide a scalable, user-friendly system that adheres to the technical specifications of the schools’ interoperability framework ......(read more)

Edustructures Awarded Contract for Educational Data Management ... - Business Wire (press release)

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:04:00 GMT

October 10, 2007 09:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time Edustructures Awarded Contract for Educational Data Management System by the State of Ohio Leading Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF®) Solutions Provider to Implement Longitudinal Data Systems Project...(read more)

CPSI is Awarded the State Data Manager Contract for the State of ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:08:48 GMT

CPSI is Awarded the State Data Manager Contract for the State of ... PR Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago This project will also further our commitment to use the Schools Interoperability Framework as a key component of K-12 technology,"...(read more)

Alaska Buys SIFA Memberships for its Districts

admin — Fri, 04 May 2007 21:59:00 GMT

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is taking a pro-active leadership step toward achieving interoperability goals among school districts' applications. It has purchased memberships in the Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA)® for all 54 Alaska school districts.

“The use of data is central to making good decisions in education,” said Alaska Education Commissioner Roger Sampson. “SIFA provides a model of common definitions and standards among the school districts and the state.”