LA QUINTA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Edupoint\u00ae Educational Systems, creator of the industry-leading Synergy Education Platform for K-12 student information, learning management, and assessment, has been selected by Desert Sands Unified School District to implement Edupoint\u2019s Synergy\u00ae Student Information System (SIS), replacing eSchoolPLUS\u2122 (now owned by PowerSchool\u00ae).<\/p>\n
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\nThe district\u2019s Synergy solution includes the fully-integrated Synergy Online Registration and Synergy Assessment modules. Desert Sands Unified School District serves approximately 29,000 students at 34 schools in Southern California\u2019s Coachella Valley.<\/p>\n
Synergy SIS provides the richest feature set in the industry to help school districts manage student data, improve accuracy, simplify and automate processes, and increase productivity. It provides a built-in teacher portal with robust gradebook, exceptional data access for reporting and analysis, and is highly configurable to match the unique needs of individual districts. The Online Registration module enables parents to enter their child\u2019s information into the system conveniently from home, and creates a student record only when the student is accepted at a school.<\/p>\n
The Assessment module provides a platform for creating and managing formative, benchmark, and summative assessments that students can take online through the StudentVUE web portal or mobile app. Assessment results are analyzed within the module as well, with interactive reports tailored to teachers, principals, and district administrators.<\/p>\n
\u201cDSUSD followed a robust, three-tiered evaluation protocol when choosing a new SIS,\u201d said Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D., Chief Innovation and Information Officer at Desert Sands. \u201cIt was vital the company have a strong implementation and training plan, extensive data security measures, and meet an exhaustive list of system functionality requirements.\u00a0Most importantly, we had to be able to do more for students.\u00a0Synergy was just what we were looking for in a new system.\u00a0During the evaluation process, our 60-plus member evaluation panel watched in awe as the Edupoint team demonstrated Synergy\u2019s capability.\u00a0We knew this system was what we wanted for our students and our teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDesert Sands Unified School District needed a robust SIS and a partner they could count on,\u201d said Bob Weathers, Founder and CEO at Edupoint. \u201cThe district determined that Synergy SIS was the best match for their requirements based on our solution\u2019s rich functionality and Edupoint\u2019s proven history as a dedicated partner supporting California districts. We welcome DSUSD as a new client district and look forward to our continued partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n
About Edupoint Educational Systems:<\/strong>
\nFor over thirty years, the leadership of Edupoint Educational Systems has provided well-designed, technologically-advanced student data management systems that empower all K-12 stakeholders with the tools they need to improve student achievement. The fully-integrated Synergy\u00ae Education Platform includes Synergy\u00ae SIS, the most powerful K-12 student information system available today, Synergy\u00ae LMS, an all-in-one learning and assessment platform, and Synergy\u00ae SE, a comprehensive special education data management system.\u00a0Thousands of schools nationwide choose the Synergy Education Platform to support more than 3.75 million students.<\/p>\n