Technology Symposiums

Apple's PowerSchool division has announced the Education Symposiums Spring Technology Series, which will focus on the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF), a movement reaching nationwide prominence throughout K-12 education; it will feature Dr. Mark Silzer, founding member of the SIF Board, as the guest speaker. A charter member of the Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA), PowerSchool is currently working with more than 200 customers, including schools, districts and state-level Departments of Education, to implement the open SIF Specification and realize the goal of data systems working together seamlessly so that educators and administrators have more time and resources to focus on the needs of students, according to PowerSchool. "PowerSchool's SIF agent provides schools smooth integration with other SIF-certified applications and makes real-time data sharing possible and efficient--including sharing with applications such as transportation, library automation, special education and food services.

"With SIF, interoperability concerns and costly integrations are no longer hurdles to deploying affordable and lasting technology solutions in our schools and districts," said Mary McCaffrey, President of PowerSchool and co-chair of the SIFA board. "PowerSchool is SIF-certified to ensure that key-decision makers, at the classroom level up to the state capitol, have the real-time student data necessary to advance student achievement."

The company says that PowerSchool is the fastest growing web-based SIS in the U.S. with more than 7,000 schools and 3,000,000 students using the system. PowerSchool offers a complete view of each student's performance data to guide decisions in the classroom, at the district office, and from home.

by MacNN Staff