Pinnacle

Age Range: Adult
Platforms: Macintosh and Windows
Medium: Client/Server
Cost: $7,500 with 50 teacher license

Company: Excelsior Software
Phone: 1-800-473-4572

Description:

The Pinnacle system provides access to student assessment information as it is being collected and recorded by teachers. Pinnacle goes way beyond a simple gradebook program for teachers. The Pinnacle System is a complete, industrial strength, electronic gradebook solution for schools. All aspects of installation, configuration, inner-connectivity with other software, staff training, data, and system management are included. The Pinnacle system is the first true SQL based Client/Server product to put the real power of a school's network and computer technology directly into the hands of the Staff, Students, and Parents.

The implementation of a computer-based gradebook in a school takes careful planning and preparation. Such a move represents a major change for most teachers and most schools. The Pinnacle system is designed to be added to a school's existing technology and used to facilitate the evolution of teachers into an electronic grading environment. By creating their class files, keeping their files in sync with the administrative system, facilitating their use of the information both at home or at school, collecting their assessment information in place of bubble sheets, archiving their files for protection from loss, and documenting for audit purposes, Pinnacle becomes the behind-the-scenes helper for classroom teachers. Once teachers are using their electronic gradebooks on a daily basis, the information being collected and archived directly from the classroom becomes a powerful tool for empowering students, parents, and school decision-makers. Pinnacle utilizes its powerful Viewer products to provide others with controlled access to the information it has collected, allowing them the ability to make better, faster and more informed decisions.

Features:

• Retrieve and maintain current master schedule from Administrative System
• Provide class rosters to instructional staff
• Collect grades, attendance, and discipline data from instructional staff
• Distribute grades and attendance data to administrative system
• Automatically update teacher's classroom files with administrative system changes and/or additions
• Provide site-based reports on student progress
• Provide hands off execution of reoccurring tasks and reports
• Provide data security and backup of teacher's class files
• Maintain system access and data security through multi-level user access codes

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Howard J. Bender, Ph.D.
President
The Education Process Improvement Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 186
Riverdale, Maryland 20738
hjbender@epicent.com