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eScholar Releases the Latest Version of its Education Data Warehouse Product
Helps Education Agencies Better Meet Longitudinal Data System Goals
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 15 -- eScholar LLC, the leader in education data management solutions, has announced the release of version 12 of the eScholar Complete Data Warehouse® for PK-12 (CDW-PK12). Successfully implemented by eight state education agencies (SEAs) including New York, Nebraska, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina, CDW-PK12 is the nation's most widely used PK-12 data warehouse product. CDW-PK12 enables SEAs and local education agencies to integrate and use vast amounts of education data to drive improvements in the effectiveness of education. This allows them to better meet the educational needs of individual students and create more productive and valuable citizens.
"The new and expanded functionality in version 12 of CDW-PK12 is the result of our ongoing collaboration with our customers as well as our efforts to better meet the evolving requirements and objectives of local, state and federal education leaders and policymakers," said eScholar product manager Russ Redgate. "This release expands a number of areas of the data model and incorporates enhancements in support of new national objectives including Race to the Top and P-20 longitudinal data systems."
Highlights of this new release, which is available immediately, include:
-- Enhancements to support Course and Grades data and improve ability to
link students to course grades and teachers
-- New domain for collecting any flavor of credits and GPA, both
cumulative and by academic term
-- Enhanced linkage between PK-12 and postsecondary products
-- Support for multiple fund sources for a staff assignment
-- Pilot support for state and local academic standards
-- Load time performance improvements
-- Online help capabilities
-- New Student Contacts domain provides ability to store unlimited
contact information for students
Organizations can learn more about version 12 of eScholar CDW-PK12 by visiting http://www.escholar.com or visiting our booth at the upcoming NCES Summer Data Conference July 28 through July 30, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland.
About eScholar
eScholar is the nation's leading education data management company focused exclusively on improving education by providing educators with the most effective data management tools possible. eScholar products have become the recognized standards in data warehousing and student/staff identification systems. eScholar customers are realizing significant improvements in their ability to meet mandated reporting requirements but more importantly in their ability to improve pre-K through postsecondary student achievement. The eScholar Complete Data Warehouse® products are the most comprehensive solutions available for integrating, cleansing, and managing thousands of education related data elements. The eScholar Uniq-ID® products are the leaders in generating, assigning, and managing statewide unique student and staff identifiers. Relied on by 11 state education agencies and over 3,500 districts across the country, eScholar products transform the way educators use data. For more information about eScholar, visit http://www.escholar.com or call 877-328-2969.
Source: eScholar LLC
CONTACT: Daysie T. Kratz, Director, Sales and Marketing, eScholar LLC,
+1-914-989-2937, dkratz@escholar.com
Web Site: http://www.escholar.com/
eScholar Releases the Latest Version of its Education Data Warehouse Product
Helps Education Agencies Better Meet Longitudinal Data System Goals
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 15 -- eScholar LLC, the leader in education data management solutions, has announced the release of version 12 of the eScholar Complete Data Warehouse® for PK-12 (CDW-PK12). Successfully implemented by eight state education agencies (SEAs) including New York, Nebraska, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina, CDW-PK12 is the nation's most widely used PK-12 data warehouse product. CDW-PK12 enables SEAs and local education agencies to integrate and use vast amounts of education data to drive improvements in the effectiveness of education. This allows them to better meet the educational needs of individual students and create more productive and valuable citizens.
"The new and expanded functionality in version 12 of CDW-PK12 is the result of our ongoing collaboration with our customers as well as our efforts to better meet the evolving requirements and objectives of local, state and federal education leaders and policymakers," said eScholar product manager Russ Redgate. "This release expands a number of areas of the data model and incorporates enhancements in support of new national objectives including Race to the Top and P-20 longitudinal data systems."
Highlights of this new release, which is available immediately, include:
-- Enhancements to support Course and Grades data and improve ability to
link students to course grades and teachers
-- New domain for collecting any flavor of credits and GPA, both
cumulative and by academic term
-- Enhanced linkage between PK-12 and postsecondary products
-- Support for multiple fund sources for a staff assignment
-- Pilot support for state and local academic standards
-- Load time performance improvements
-- Online help capabilities
-- New Student Contacts domain provides ability to store unlimited
contact information for students
Organizations can learn more about version 12 of eScholar CDW-PK12 by visiting http://www.escholar.com or visiting our booth at the upcoming NCES Summer Data Conference July 28 through July 30, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland.
About eScholar
eScholar is the nation's leading education data management company focused exclusively on improving education by providing educators with the most effective data management tools possible. eScholar products have become the recognized standards in data warehousing and student/staff identification systems. eScholar customers are realizing significant improvements in their ability to meet mandated reporting requirements but more importantly in their ability to improve pre-K through postsecondary student achievement. The eScholar Complete Data Warehouse® products are the most comprehensive solutions available for integrating, cleansing, and managing thousands of education related data elements. The eScholar Uniq-ID® products are the leaders in generating, assigning, and managing statewide unique student and staff identifiers. Relied on by 11 state education agencies and over 3,500 districts across the country, eScholar products transform the way educators use data. For more information about eScholar, visit http://www.escholar.com or call 877-328-2969.
Source: eScholar LLC
CONTACT: Daysie T. Kratz, Director, Sales and Marketing, eScholar LLC,
+1-914-989-2937, dkratz@escholar.com
Web Site: http://www.escholar.com/