Skyward Completes Student Acceptance Testing at Jordan School District



June 1, 2007

STEVENS POINT, WI – June 1, 2007 The Jordan School District in Sandy, Utah announced today that Skyward, Inc.’s Student Management software package has passed the district’s Student Acceptance Testing and final implementation was completed on May 31, 2007. This approval means that the implementation of Skyward’s integrated School Management System at the Jordan School District has been completed ahead of schedule.

Jordan School District Technology Director, Cindy Nagasawa-Cruz, confirmed that Skyward passed all phases of the Student Acceptance Testing. “"Completing our acceptance test for the Skyward Student Information System was a major milestone in our implementation. In order to complete the acceptance phase, Skyward was required to put significant resources toward certain performance tasks based on original system specifications. Once again, this process demonstrated the extreme commitment on the part of Skyward and all of its employees to ensure continued success at Jordan School District. Our project is complex and expansive. We have relied on and appreciate the high level of expertise and services provided by Skyward to move through each phase of this multi-year project."

According to Jon Oliver, Vice President of Corporate Operations at Skyward, “The acceptance testing was a rigorous phase of the Jordan implementation that I am pleased to say we passed with flying colors. This success represents a coordinated, team effort from Skyward’s Project Management, Customer Service, Programming and IT Services departments.”

Jordan School District is the largest of Utah's 46 school districts and covers approximately 250 square miles in the southern half of Salt Lake County. With more than 80,000 students in 86 schools and over 12,000 employees, Jordan School District is the 41 largest School District in the United States and the largest employer in the state of Utah.

Since 1980, Skyward has been serving the K-12 Administrative software needs of school districts. Today, Skyward's School Management System™ is found in over 1,300 school districts throughout the United States and internationally. Skyward’s School Management System represents an integrated student and financial management software system designed to keep administrators, educators, and families connected.

Skyward, Inc.
Bob Jung
info@skyward.com
800-236-7274