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  • Apr. 19, 2013
    Case Study
    Gartner Case Study: Commitment to a Long-Term Investment in Data Proves Successful for Virginia's Fairfax County Public Schools

    Fairfax County Public Schools' 11-year commitment to creating a data-driven environment is reaping benefits for the school district. Now, teachers, parents and students can easily access performance data that helps facilitate key discussions about each student's academic achievements.

    View the Fairfax County Public Schools, VA case study on Gartner's website here and their video exemplar below.

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  • Apr. 19, 2013
    Case Study
    Gartner Case Study: Transform Curriculum by Standardizing Processes in Ft. Bend, TX

    In Ft. Bend Independent School District (FBISD), curriculum has become more closely linked to the results of formative assessments through the use of integrated SIS and LMS solutions and processes.

    View the Fort Bend Independent School District VA case study on Gartner's website here. 

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  • Apr. 19, 2013
    Case Study
    Gartner Case Study: Katy, TX, Independent School District's SIS Implementation Includes Planning for Data Analysis for Instruction

    In the Katy, Texas, school district, teachers are proactively using data in more efficient and effective ways through the use of a new integrated SIS. School districts can learn from Katy’s essential steps to successfully deploy their own solution selection and implementation project.

    View the Katy, TX Independent School District case study on Gartner's website here and their video exemplar below.

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  • Apr. 19, 2013
    Case Study
    Gartner Case Study: A Common Vision for Lifelong Learning and Collaboration Drives Classroom Data Use in Henry County, GA

    With an SIS in place since 2008, the Henry County Schools had little trouble collecting data, but moved to meet the challenge of getting information into the hands of teachers. A partnership between IT and school leaders is making this vision of using data in the classroom a reality.

    View the Henry County, GA case study on Gartner's website here and their video exemplar below.

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  • Apr. 25, 2013
    Case Study
    Gartner Case Study: SIS as the Foundation for Data-Driven Educational Activities at Richmond Public Schools

    Richmond Public Schools in Virginia is embarking on the path of data-driven decision making after replacing a homegrown system with SIS Express by Century Consultants.

    View the Richmond Public Schools,VA case study on Gartner's website here.

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  • Apr. 19, 2013
    Case Study
    Gartner Case Study: PLCs and Close Vendor Relationship Fuels Turnaround for California School District

    Sanger Unified School District established structured Professional Learning Communities, instituted data-driven decision-making practices and selected a data and assessment tool to aggregate and report data from multiple sources to foster collaboration and improve student achievement.

    View the Sanger Unified School District, CA case study on Gartner's website here.

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  • Jun. 20, 2012
    Report
    SIS And LMS Industry Market Overview

    The information in this Gartner report presents an overview of the SIS and LMS market and company background for each vendor. The purpose is to help district, school, and technology leaders understand the complex market of vendors with different breadth and depth of solutions, and geographical and customer-size offerings.  This is a great tool for District Leaders to understand trends in the SIS and LMS solutions market and focus subsequent efforts to initiate a product selection and implementation effort.

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  • Feb. 3, 2012
    Report
    Education Community Attitudes Toward SIS/LMS Solutions

    Gartner, Inc. surveyed District Leaders, School Leaders, Technology/IT Leaders, and Teachers in the U.S. K-12 education community to understand their attitudes toward the data housed in SIS and LMS solutions and how this data is currently used to improve classroom practice and student learning.

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  • Feb. 2, 2012
    Report
    Implementation and Selection Approaches Toward SIS/LMS Solutions

    A key underlying premise of this project is that by capturing and analyzing the data housed in Student Information Systems (SIS) and Learning Management Systems (LMS), the education community can positively impact classroom practice and ultimately student learning. This report aggregates information on selection and implementation practices for school districts of all sizes from the perspective of the Teachers, District, School, and Technology/IT leaders involved in those activities. 

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77% of LMS users have remote access.

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79% of SIS users have remote access.

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44% of teachers who use SIS solutions agree professional development content is weak.

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33% of teachers agree that the LMS makes me feel like I'm being monitored.

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33% of teachers agree that the LMS at my school often experiences IT problems/doesn't work.

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36% of teachers feel they spend too much time putting data into their LMS

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38% of teachers feel like they are getting the most value possible out of the data from their LMS.

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39% of teachers believe LMSs are more useful for certain types of students.

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41% of teachers believe learning how to do new things on my LMS is intuitive.

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41% of teachers believe LMSes are more beneficial to teachers than students.

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43% of teachers feel the data from their LMS helps them plan classroom activities.

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46% of teachers believe LMSes make everything in my school more efficient.

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47% of teachers believe “LMSes let me spend more time teaching and less time on administrative tasks.”

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50% of teachers feel they know how to use most, if not all, of the functions on their LMS.

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66% of teachers feel the data from my LMS helps me monitor student progress.

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29% of teachers agree with the statement, “Learning how to do new things on my SIS is intuitive.”

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47% of teachers perceive a benefit of an LMS is increased student motivation.

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50% of teachers perceive a benefit of an LMS is increased student achievement.

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49% of teachers perceive a benefit of an LMS is that it helps teachers customize learning for individual students.

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46% of teachers believe an LMS increases parent involvement.

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62% of teachers believe an LMS helps teachers be more effective.

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40% of teachers believe an SIS helps teachers be more effective

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55% of teachers believe an LMS helps teachers save time.

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42% of teachers believe an SIS helps teachers save time.

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Over 30% of teachers believe the following LMS features are the most valuable: creating personalized learning plans for students; posting, collecting multimedia content; and creating

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The SIS features considered most time-consuming by teachers are entering grades, entering attendance, and generating student performance reports.

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The SIS features most commonly used by teachers are entering grades, entering attendance, and generating student performance reports.

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“I like being able to use a quick and simple tool that aids in communicating with teachers and students. It makes life a lot easier and planning a lot simpler.” – Teacher quote

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“It's great to have all that information about students in one location at one time…the information is great, it's just not as user friendly as it could be.” – Teacher quote

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Middle school teachers are most satisfied with their systems, and they generally find the most value in both their SIS and LMS.

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3.9 years is the average number of years teachers have used their LMS.

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5.3 years is the average number of years teachers have used their SIS.

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40% of SIS users complain that their SIS has “no shortcuts”, viewing this as a barrier to their increased usage of the system.

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Only 9% of Teachers Report Using LMS Data for Creating Personalized Learning for Students.

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