Approval of Bond Expenditure New Student Information System

Current Student Information System  Situation  GlobalScholar announced new strategic direction ending the Pinnacle SIS product effective June 30, 2013  Telephonically agreed to support our installation through June 2014  Concerns  Short timeframe for deploying a new solution  Viability of GlobalScholar as a business  Ability of GlobalScholar to deliver on support commitment

Process  Consideration of Options  Viable Products  Timeline  Procurement  Inputs  Council  STSC  SIS/Grade Book Demonstrations 2 Gradebook Webinars 3 General SIS Demonstrations 1 Master Scheduling Demonstration

Demonstration Feedback  Question: Did you like what you saw? Yes/No  100% Answered Yes to this question  Question: What are your concerns?  Narrative responses generally concerned with: The amount of planned training and the scheduling of training The complexity and completeness of available features and function Some operational items Several “Do we have to wait” questions

Proposed Solution  Acquire Synergy Education Platform Products  Arizona based company  Well established user base in Arizona with proven state reporting functionality (62 districts)  30 years experience in the student information system market  Synergy Education Platform is Edupoint’s only line of business  Pure student information system by design  Track record of successful implementations  Available via Mohave contract

Included Products  Synergy SIS – Attendance, Enrollment, Scheduling, Health, State Reporting, built-in and custom reporting, mobile app  ParentVUE – Real time data, single sign-on, notifications, update demographics, mobile app  StudentVUE – Track individual performance and graduation requirements, digital lockers, notifications, course requests, mobile app  TeacherVUE – Classroom management, gradebook, attendance, complete student information including contacts, mobile app  Master Schedule Builder – Analyzer, Builder, Resolver, Balancer  Synergy Technology – Rapid development platform, application programming interface, auditing, security

Implementation Services  Project Management/Technical Leadership  Installation, Configuration, System Software  Application and Security Setup  Extensive Training  Data Conversion  External Interface/Integrations  Process Consulting  Testing/Quality Assurance

Annual Maintenance & Support  Phone, & Web Support  Software Updates and Patches  Software Escrow Service  User Guides, Context Sensitive Help Including Videos

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