Skyward Announces First Tennessee School District



August 20, 2007

STEVENS POINT, WI – Skyward (www.skyward.com), the industry-leading K-12 school administrative software provider, is pleased to announce that they have expanded their customer base into the state of Tennessee. Oak Ridge Schools of Tennessee will join over 1,200 school districts in 14 states and 3 foreign countries that currently use Skyward as their administrative software provider.

During their search for a software provider that fit their needs, Oak Ridge Schools had Kevin McFerrin, Vice President of New Business at Skyward, travel to Tennessee to give them a demonstration on Skyward’s administrative software. After a thorough demonstration of Skyward’s ability to manage the entire districts budget, payroll, inventory, and more, Oak Ridge purchased Skyward’s Financial management software, training and services and is currently evaluating Skyward’s Student software as well.

Karen Gagliano, Director of Business and Support Services at Oak Ridge Schools said, “We searched the market to find out what products were currently available and Skyward quickly rose to the top of our list considering the features we were looking for.”

“Skyward is excited to welcome Oak Ridge as our first school district in Tennessee. We are committed to partnering with them for years to come and continuing our growth with other school districts in Tennessee,” said McFerrin.

Oak Ridge Schools serves grades Pre-K through 12, with an enrollment of 4,700 students attending 7 different schools. Oak Ridge public schools are often cited among the nation’s best. In 2000, The Wall Street Journal’s Offspring magazine listed Oak Ridge Schools among the top 100 in the country and number 2 overall in the South. The city was established in 1943 by the Federal Government and was first known as the Manhattan Project. Created for the purpose of developing nuclear weapons which were used to end World War II. During the construction of the “Manhattan Project,” Oak Ridge’s population ballooned to over 75,000 people. Today, it has stabilized at around 27,300.

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