New education initiative to grade schools’ data (12/14/09)

From periodic student assessments, to hourly attendance, K-12 schools generate a tremendous amount of raw data, yet many schools rarely use that data to its fullest potential, Tyler Technologies’ Mark Rigsby said in an interview with CivSource last week.

Last month, the Obama administration announced a $4.3 billion education reform initiative called Race to the Top. Grants will be awarded to those states that use specific reforms to close historic achievement gaps and get more high school graduates into college. Among the initiative’s more granular requirements, states must create a comprehensive data system that can track student progress from pre-school to grad school, and all points in-between...

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School Information Systems Joins Tyler Technologies (9/1/08)

As of September 1, 2008, School Information Systems, Inc. is now School Information Systems - a Division of Tyler Technologies.

How does this merger affect our customers? All the day-to-day operations of SIS will remain the same. Product development, support, training, and sales will continue to function from our current offices in Missouri and Illinois. You will continue to receive the same high-quality customer service and work with the same SIS staff as you have in the past. You will continue to use the same products as before. There will be no interruption of operations at SIS and therefore no interruption of products or services for your district.

As founder and president of School Information Systems, Inc., for over 25 years, I will continue my mission and dedication as president of School Information Systems – Division of Tyler Technologies. I am very excited about the tremendous potential the combination of the two companies holds for the advancement in enterprise K-12 sector solutions, benefiting all SIS customers.

Nick B. Botonis
President, School Information Systems

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School Information Systems, Inc. Announces Partnership with Scantron® (4/21/08)

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Mexico School District Selects School Information Systems, Inc. (04/18/08)

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Mehlville parents have Internet site to check student's progress (11/06/07)

Exposed.

At least that's how one Mehlville School District student said she felt when she first learned about Parent Link.

It's a district Internet portal where parents can check on their students' homework progress, grades, attendance, discipline, even how much they spend in the cafeteria at lunch. Parent Link began during the 2006-07 school year for students at all grade levels...

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Hazelwood Schools Join Data Service (07/11/07)

The Hazelwood School District board approved a five-year contract Tuesday with School Information Systems for Internet-based grading and data management.

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Tremont's New Software Leaves No Child Behind (04/26/07)

Tremont Community School District 702 is transitioning to a new student information management software product, one that will hopefully make it easier for teachers and administration to track data for the “No Child Left Behind" Act.

School Information Systems Inc. is a web-based system which will replace the current Windows-based “STI Education Data Management Solutions" program that the district has used for the last five or six years.

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