Skyward Releases New Education Technology Application

August 12, 2009

Skyward, a vendor of K-12 administrative software, has announced the upcoming release of their Web-based warehouse application, billed as eliminating “any extract, transform, and load hassles.”

The application is configured to accept data elements from the Skyward School Management System™ to reduce the implementation time and save money. It also offers flexibility for “summative and longitudinal analysis,” evidently a big deal for decision making as it lets one “quantify the effectiveness of education programs within the district,” Skyward officials say, and we’ll take their word for that one.

The module provides a customizable, interactive dashboard for everyone, “from the superintendent to the teacher.”

So why design a native data warehouse instead of working with existing third-party ones available? “Customer needs,” says Jon Oliver, Skyward Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations. “Our customer feedback for data analysis toolkit always returned to the struggles with data mapping and ongoing costs, especially when capitalizing on ARRA funds.”

The data warehouse application will be available this fall, and there’s an early adopter discount through the end of 2009.



TMCnet
David Sims