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Press Releases  NCLB and AYP Reporting Tools Featured in New SASIxp™ 5.5 Student Information System Highly Regarded System from Pearson Digital Learning Includes New NCLB Briefcase with Tools to Improve Accountability and Efficiency MESA, Ariz. — June 26, 2003 – Thanks to the accountability requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, the need for compatible assessment, record-keeping, and reporting systems has become paramount for K-12 schools and districts. To help them meet NCLB reporting requirements and improve efficiency from the classroom to the district office and even the state department of education, Pearson Digital Learning today announces the newest release of its flagship student information system, SASIxp 5.5. The cross-platform SASIxp (Schools Administrative Student Information system) is one of the most widely used student information systems in K-12 education, used in more than 16,000 schools nationwide. And when integrated with Pearson Digital Learning's new Concert™ Instruction & Assessment online education community, educators have a complete NCLB solution that allows them to pinpoint areas needing improvement, design individual learning programs, and then apply targeted instruction, all through one seamless, integrated system. The new SASIxp 5.5 debuts this week at the 2003 National educational
Computing Conference (NECC) in Seattle. NCLB and AYP Reporting SASIxp 5.5 features the new NCLB briefcase, providing districts and schools with a quick and easy resource to help meet NCLB and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reporting requirements. With SASIxp 5.5, users can capture, aggregate, and disaggregate data at the school and district levels for the following required reports:
Data in the reports can be grouped and reported by each of the six disaggregated categories required for AYP reporting: Ethnicity, Gender, ELL (English Language Learner), Economically Disadvantaged, Disability, and Migrant Status. Data can also be grouped by student, school, and district for AYP reporting. To provide districts and schools with additional flexibility, several new reports offered in SASIxp 5.5, including new discipline reports for NCLB reporting, were created with Report Designer. Report Designer, a module introduced last year with SASIxp 5.0, significantly expands the system’s report design and deployment functionality. Using state-of-the-art, Java™-based reporting software from Jinfonet Software, Report Designer gives schools and districts access to a wide variety of report templates, and the ability to easily copy and customize reports to suit their individual needs. "On its own SASIxp offers superior capacity and capability,
allowing schools, districts, and even states to easily manage student
data. Combine it with Concert Instruction & Assessment and
you've got a solution that provides districts with the ability
to meet AYP requirements and provide reporting to prove the results.
No one but Pearson Digital Learning could offer the power of such
a comprehensive solution," said Phil Schlesinger, product
manager at Pearson Digital Learning. Concert Instruction & Assessment Integration Heralded by District Administration magazine as the top new Internet product for K-12 education, Concert Instruction & Assessment brings state standards together with aligned instructional content, including lesson plans, test items, and instructional resources. It also provides teachers with the tools they need to monitor student progress against these standards. As a result, educators gain the ability to provide each student with a comprehensive mastery prescription, and to target instruction and resources directly where the student needs the greatest assistance. Using SASIxp 5.5 with Concert Instruction & Assessment, administrators
can validate district-wide performance and apply improvement programs
at school, subgroup, and individual levels to increase AYP. Once
these programs are in place, SASIxp 5.5 can produce the reports
necessary to demonstrate student progress based on longitudinal
data. Additional Enhancements In addition to the NCLB briefcase, SASIxp 5.5 provides several new features to help districts and schools improve accountability and efficiency. Using the enhanced Extended Test History application, schools can now import historical test data from standardized or state tests, such as high school exit exams, and print the test scores directly on student transcripts. This not only helps improve reporting, but increases communication with parents and other stakeholders, such as colleges and universities, about student progress toward state requirements. To help schools reduce paperwork, SASIxp 5.5 introduces a “Paperless
Attendance” feature. With this feature, a log is created
when any attendance record is added, edited, or deleted in the
daily attendance or period attendance applications. This allows
schools to maintain an attendance audit trail while eliminating
the need for attendance verification rosters. About SASIxp The cross-platform SASIxp is an easy-to-use, comprehensive student
information system that helps administrators and teachers monitor,
track, and report on student data and progress. SASIxp manages
extensive information at both the school and district levels, giving
educators instant access to student demographics, attendance, discipline,
grades, schedules, health data, immunization history, emergency
contacts, parent/guardian information, and more. SASIxp is part
of Pearson Digital Learning's xp series™ solution suite,
a series of integrated offerings that work together to help schools
and districts streamline administrative tasks. About Pearson Digital Learning With more than 40 years of experience in developing, delivering, and supporting curriculum, assessment, and enterprise data management products, Pearson Digital Learning is the leader in offering comprehensive solutions for preK-12 education. Reaching more than 20 million students annually, our products include the SASIxp™ student information system, SuccessMaker® Enterprise and NovaNET® comprehensive courseware systems, KnowledgeBox® digital learning system, and Concert™ Instruction & Assessment.Pearson Digital Learning is also the exclusive distributor for the Waterford Early Reading Program™ and Waterford Early Math & Science™, both created by the Waterford Institute. Pearson Digital Learning is part of Pearson
Education (NYSE: PSO), the world’s leading integrated
education company. Contact Matt Murphy, Corporate Communications Manager |
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