Walter Morales

Chief Technology Officer

III. Increase the effectiveness of the Board of School Trustees through improved communication and governance.

  Hire a new superintendent  Design and implement a “dash board”

(management information system). Evaluate, and where necessary, implement new

processes (i.e. budget, bargaining, hiring, curricular programs, handbooks/school policies, facilities). 

Establish or maintain relationships with the City of Noblesville, Town of Fishers, and other government and business entities.

Begin work on an Alumni Association.

Core Committee of 30 peopleName Title or Job Responsibility Name Title or Job Responsibility

Kerri Rombach Administrative Manager Renee Isom Media Specialists Coordinator, GES

Daren Sink School Board Member Nancy Herdnon Guidance Director, HHS

Katrina Hockemeyer School Board Member Audrey Pattern Secretary, HHSLaura-Jackson Russell School Board Member Kathy Pauszek Elementary School Secretary,

LRE

Sandy Odum Secondary Schools Curriculum Director

Danielle Thompson Elementary Principal, LRE

Flora Reichnadter Elementary Schools Curriculum Director

Lisa Roark Intermediate School Secretary

Jeff Harrison & Sara Curran Technology Integration Specialists Lori Dather Junior High School Secretary

Kaaren Southerland &Data Analysts Team

Technology Data Analysts Teresa Hedrick Transportation Router

Andria Ray Food Service Department Asst. Director

Angie Clevenger Teacher, HPE

Valerie Phiel Assistant Principal, FHS Amanda Cornett Teacher, FJHLinda Brown Guidance Director, FHS Julie Alano Teacher, HHS

Robert Huesing Assistant Principal, RSS Karen Palmer PTOCecilie Nunn Business Manager

Committee Selection/Appointments: December 2008 ✔

Setup Schedules, Agendas, & Meeting Dates: December 2008 ✔

System Demonstrations: December 2008 - January 2009✔

System Selection: January 2009 ✔ School Board Approval: February 2009 System Implementation: February – April 2009 System Data Migration & Testing, System Overview:

May – June 2009 District-wide Training: June - July 2009 Turn old system off; full implementation; System-

Wide Use & Deployment: Aug 2009

Functionality Criteria The system vendor must have active schools as

customers in Indiana. The system must be scalable to a district our size. The system must have modules for every operation

involved in the management of a school corporation, i.e., food service, human resources, health, library, accounting (payables & receivables), and payroll.

Technical Criteria Virtualization capable (No hardware required) Open Architecture Allows for connectivity with current systems Allows for easy querying, reporting & data extraction Operating System Independent Web-based

Three Systems Demonstrated Skyward

MSD Lawrence (15,883), Monroe County Schools (11,139)

Powerschool Noblesville Schools (8,536), FT Wayne –South

Bend Diocese (12,869) Sungarde-school

IPS (32,257)

System Selected by Committee – Skyward Have done several CIMS conversions

Student Management (Demographics, Attendance, Student Activities, Transcripts, Enrollment, etc. )

Gradebook Fee Tracking Health Records Discipline Test Scores Import Family & Teacher Access Report Writer Migration, Implementation, & Consulting

Services (20 days onsite) Training & Support (35.5 onsite days)

Budget: $250K Skyward System Cost: $590K Financing

Down Payment $250K Finance $340K for 4 years (Baystone Financial)

Yearly Payments of $94K Early Payout Option

Yearly Maintenance $70K Yearly savings to make payments

ParentConnect & IGPro - $13K AS400 Printers Maintenance – $24K CIMS Support & Consulting (Student side only)–

$60K United Streaming Switch to Learn 360 - $20K Computer Replacement Cycle Extension – $47K

SavingsTime & ProductivityDashboard Real-Time InformationTranscripts & Report cardsMailings costs

BenefitsFuture ScalabilityReal-time information to Parents & TeachersBetter Integration with other systemsBetter HS scheduling

Comments from Committee membersKaren Palmer – PTO Member & ParentAngie Clevenger – HPE TeacherLinda Brown – FHS Guidance Director

Questions?