Detailed deck that includes the business model, differentiators, and slides for each of the modules of SchoolForce

1. K12 Performance Management Platform
Fall/Winter 2012
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2. Who is Acumen Solutions?
Enterprise Leader in Cloud Transformation
 What - Services provider focused on Innovative solutions for enterprise clients
 Where - Offices in DC, New York, Boston, Cleveland, San Francisco, London
 Mission – Improve student outcomes through the use innovation technology
Industry Focused Enterprise Cloud Solutions
 K12 Education  Cloud Enablement
 Public Sector  Cloud CRM
 Financial Services  Cloud ERP
 Communications and Media  On-Demand Analytics
 Consumer and Commercial Products  Mobile Enablement
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3. What is SchoolForce?
Force.com Foundation – SchoolForce is Performance
1 Management platform built upon the Force.com enterprise class
Platform-as-a-Service
SchoolForce Core - Acumen Solutions provides a free collection
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of performance management apps called SchoolForce which can
be delivered as Open Source or Managed Package.
SchoolForce Extension Apps– All apps built upon the
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SchoolForce Core will be contributed back to the community and
shared with all SchoolForce users.
Robust Analytics – Cloud Business Intelligence and Analytics
4 engine provided by GoodData enables data driven decision
making
Implementation Services – Customers can choose to
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implement themselves or utilize qualified SchoolForce
implementation partners such as Acumen Solutions.
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4. How is it Different?
1. 100% Cloud Platform – Utilize new technology to
enable innovation and lower cost.
2. Open Sharing of Apps – Imagine the “App Store for
Education” where all apps are free
3. Standards-Based Common Core Gradebook –
Hybrid gradebook built to common core standards
4. Collaborative Platform – Utilize social media to
improve communication and collaboration
5. Advanced Analytic Reporting – Real-time, flexible,
configurable performance analytics
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5. Appendix 3 – NYC DOE Reading Tracker
SchoolForce Core Modules
Highlights:
• Built by managed by Acumen Solutions
• Provided free to qualifying districts or CMO’s
• Delivered as open source or managed package
• Common core standards-based Gradebook
• Attendance, Behavior, Meals, Content, Collaboration, Reporting and more
• http://youtu.be/JUmBNzU-V-0
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6. Student, Teacher, School Records
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7. Attendance
Highlights:
• Record attendance at the homeroom level and section level
• Automated notifications
• Tardy and departure times tracked to the minute to track learning time lost
• Runs cleanly on iPad
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8. Gradebook
Highlights:
• Hybrid gradebook allows for traditional and
Standards based grading
• All assignments synched real-time to Portal
• Real-time grade calculations
• Export to Excel
• Set custom grade thresholds to view student
performance
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9. Behavior
Highlights:
• Record positive, negative, and neutral behaviors
• Weighted behavior incidents allow for behavior scoring
• Workflow allows multiple witnesses to provide input
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10. Meals
Highlights:
• Runs at Point of Sale
• ID entry can be through Student ID input or bar-code scanner
• Multiple meal profiles allows for full price vs free/reduced lunch status
• Meals balance shows on portal
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11. Report Cards & Transcripts
Highlights:
• Create student documents- Progress Reports, Report Cards, and
Transcripts in batches, or as one-offs for each student
• Customizable Progress Reports and Report Cards can display standard or
strand grades

12. Chatter Collaboration
Highlights:
• Privatized facebook-like collaboration between
teachers, and between teachers and parents.
• News feeds, groups, direct messages, etc.
• Mobile - Native apps for iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, etc.
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13. Points Module
Highlights:
• Track points earned and redeemed for good behavior in a demerits module
• View and print a ledger view for a student for use in parent/teacher conferences
• Report on points earned by student, or per classroom, to monitor teacher usage
of the system

14. Shared Content
Highlights:
• Cloud document management solution
• Full text search
• Vote up/down, comments, version control
• Workspaces with various privacy options
• Schools no longer need a LAN
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15. Analytics Analytics
Highlights:
• GoodData analytics and business intelligence
• Extensive custom reporting capabilities
• Can interface with existing legacy data systems
• Views by district, by school, by teacher, by student
• Mobile - Native GoodData iPad app
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16. Appendix 3 – NYC DOE Reading Tracker
Parent/Student Portal
Highlights:
• Included with SchoolForce Core
• Real time visibility of grades, attendance, and behavior
• Ability to access upcoming assignments, videos, and attachments
• Visibility into all assignment grades and scores
• Multiple layered school calendars using Google Calendar
• Digital locker of past assignments or report cards
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17. Portal: Home Page
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18. Portal: My Assignments
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19. Portal: My Progress (Grades)
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20. Portal: My Calendar
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21. Extension Applications
Homework- Built by EL Haynes Public Charter Schools (DC)
Reading Tracker- Built by NYC DOE
Enrollment- Built by Louisiana Recovery School District (New Orleans)
Interventions- Built by Acumen Solutions for City Year
Talent Management- Prototype built by Acumen Solutions
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22. Sample Extension App:
Homework
Highlights:
• Built by EL Haynes Public Charter Schools (DC)
• Performs homework completion checks at start of school day
• Students with incomplete homework stay after school to complete
• Automated notifications sent to parents
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23. Homework
Highlights:
• Optional app included in the base product
• Allows teachers to quickly check homework
completion at start of school day
• Notifications sent to parents for students with
incomplete or missing HW
• Reports track homework completion rate over
time for students, and sections
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24. Appendix 3 – NYC DOE Reading Tracker
Sample Extension App:
NYC Reading Tracker
Highlights:
• Built by NYC DOE
• Reading assessment and administration application
• Uses the Fountas & Pinnel and DRA2 methodologies
• Interactive Flex reporting embedded in app
• Currently used in over 500 NY schools
• http://youtu.be/msqrqvLHzMA
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25. Reading Tracker –Teacher Home
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26. Reading Tracker – Class Page
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27. Reading Tracker – Interactive Flex Reporting
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28. Reading Tracker – Input Screen
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29. Reading Tracker - Student Strategy Center
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30. Appendix 3 – NYC DOE Reading Tracker
Sample Extension App:
Enrollment
Highlights:
• Built by Louisiana Recovery School District (New Orleans)
• Open Enrollment and Public School Choice solution
• Parents submit applications and choose school preferences
• Student assignment algorithm provided by IIPSC
• http://schoolforce.com/LouisianaRecoverySchoolDistrict.php
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31. Enrollment – Home/Search
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32. Enrollment – Entry Form
Highlights:
• Simple data entry form for parents or school personnel
• Data validation performed on input to reduce bad data
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33. Enrollment – School Choice
Highlights:
• Students and parents provide ranked preference of schools
• IIPSC algorithm performs matching assignments on back end
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34. Appendix 3 – NYC DOE Reading Tracker
Sample Extension App:
Interventions (RTI)
Highlights:
• Built by Acumen Solutions for City Year
• Tracks the number and type of risk areas assigned to students
• Tracks enrollment of students in intervention programs
• Monitor dosage levels per student
• Compare student performance against dosage received
• Measure effectives of interventions
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35. Interventions – Create Sections
Highlights:
• Corps Members can assign students to
different sections (or classes)
• CY can track the actual dosage vs. target
dosage for a section or for the organization
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36. Interventions – Enter Dosage
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37. Interventions – Reports
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38. Appendix 3 – NYC DOE Reading Tracker
Sample Extension App:
Talent Management
Highlights:
• Prototype built by Acumen Solutions
• Evaluation rubric can be customized (currently uses KIPP methodology)
• Teacher evaluation scheduling and self evaluation input
• Classroom observations with iPad enabled recording
• Designed for real time input using iPad
• Professional Development library based on observations scores
• Currently in prototype format, final app can be driven by district
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39. Talent Management - Home
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40. Talent Management - Observation
Highlights:
• Optimized for iPad input
• Camera feature invokes Instagram for observation recording
• Rubric can be customized
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41. Talent Management – PD Home
Highlights:
• Professional Development hub with school provided videos
• Can include recorded sessions from high performing teachers
• Customized PD library based on evaluation scores
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42. Contact Us
Acumen Solutions Marty Young
1660 International Drive 5th Floor Education Practice Lead
McLean, VA 22102 myoung@acumensolutions.com
www.acumensolutions.com 703.856.2871
www.schoolforce.com
Kristen Clark
SchoolForce Product Manager
kclark@acumensolutions.com
917.664.5644
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