Skyward names new Chairman of the Board, CEO and President



December 11, 2007

Jim King, founder and CEO of Skyward, Inc.(www.skyward.com), a leading provider of administrative software to K-12 schools, has announced that as of January 1, 2008 he will move to a position as the Chairman of the Board for Skyward. As part of this move, Cliff King – current President of Skyward - will be promoted to CEO and Scott Glinski – current Vice President of Sales and Marketing - will be promoted to President.

Since 1980, Skyward has been serving the needs of K-12 school districts by providing industry leading administrative software to school districts around the world. Starting from the humble beginnings of the family garage, Jim King has built Skyward into one of the leading providers of administrative software for K-12 schools throughout the world. Skyward’s School Management System represents an integrated student and financial management software system designed to keep administrators, educators, and families connected.

Fast Facts about Skyward:

• 1,200 School Districts throughout the United States and 3 countries internationally use Skyward’s School Management system to run their schools.
• Skyward has 10 offices in the following locations across the United States:



Stevens Point, WI (2)	Madison, WI
St. Cloud, MN	Bloomington, IL
Lansing, MI	Indianapolis, IN
Pittsburgh, PA	Austin, TX
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX



• Over 80% of Wisconsin school districts use Skyward’s administrative software.
• Skyward has been implemented as a State Wide System in Washington through the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC).
• Districts ranging in size from over 80,000 students down to 50 students use Skyward software to manage day to day operations.
• In 2007, Skyward has expanded their operations with new customers in Tennessee and New Mexico.
• Currently Skyward has 291 employees and has created 48 new jobs since January 1, 2007.
• A new 24,000 square foot branch office was opened in Stevens Point in September of 2007 that will allow for future growth to accommodate the ever increasing demand for Skyward’s K-12 Administrative software.

As Chairman of the Board, Jim will take more of a “bird’s eye” view of the “day to day” operations at Skyward, leaving the attention to detail to Cliff and Scott. Succeeding Jim as CEO will be current President of Skyward, Cliff King. Cliff joined Jim in 1981 and has provided many skills to Skyward over the years. He started by assisting Jim with programming, but soon found himself also working in customer service. Shortly thereafter he was called upon to assist in sales and marketing at Skyward. Cliff has “done it all” at Skyward over the past 26+ years. This grass roots knowledge is what makes him such a natural selection for Jim to appoint him as Skyward’s next CEO.

Succeeding Cliff as President will be Scott Glinski. Scott has been with Skyward since 1987. Scott’s 20+ years of experience at Skyward have served him well in preparation for the presidency at Skyward. In 1987 Scott started in the IT (Information Technology) division of Skyward. In the fall of 1987 he moved to Saint Cloud, Minnesota to help open Skyward’s first branch office. In 1990 he moved to Bloomington, Illinois and served for 8 years as Skyward’s Illinois Branch Manager. In 1997 Scott returned to the corporate headquarters in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to serve as Vice President of Corporate Operations. In 2003 Scott was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Scott’s wide range of experience makes him a perfect fit for the position of President at Skyward.

With these leadership changes, customers and employees will continue to see the continuity of everyday operations. Both Cliff and Scott will make sure Skyward continues to deliver the quality products and exceptional support and ongoing development of Administrative software for K-12 school districts that you have come to expect from Skyward.

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