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SchoolBenchmarker™, an innovative school comparison tool
SchoolBenchmarker? is an innovative school comparison tool. It allows any school in New York State to find similar schools performing at higher levels. Prism has recently updated SchoolBenchmarker? for Cornell’s New York State Center for Rural Schools.
Getting apps done
By Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Tait, Decision Mechanics Limited Not one, but two, interesting posts from the blog Jury.me this week. One is about focusing on the user. Too many apps are developed from a technical perspective — the latest frameworks, user interface widgets, etc. Great software products come from standing in your users’ shoes […]
Budget Playground™ now in the App Store
Budget Playground is now available on The App Store. The app allows school districts to create and modify multi-year budget scenarios in real-time
Cornell Chronicle: Apps put the power of data in hands of NY schools
An recent article in the Cornell Chronicle features two apps designed and developed by Prism Decision Systems: SchoolBenchmarker™ and Budget Playground™. “Our overarching goal is the transformation of how statewide education data is being used by schools,” said Sean Brady, president of Prism Decision Systems LLC. “Previously, education data was used primarily for reporting. It was rarely used to support decision making.” Read on at http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June12/SchoolTools.html
Benchmarking as an improvement tool
Race to the Top has school improvement teams working especially hard to improve performance. With the the New York State Center for Rural School’s official release of the innovative SchoolBenchmarker™ it’s a perfect time to ask: How can I use benchmarking as a school improvement tool? Read on at https://prismdecision.com/benchmarking-as-an-improvement-tool
SchoolBenchmarker™ getting rave user reviews
Try SchoolBenchmarker™ now and let us know if you agree with the enthusiastic user reviews we are receiving. For example: “SchoolBenchmarker™ is fantastic! In a few minutes, I can get the benchmarking information it took my district a month to get last year working on our own!” – Mark P. Mondanaro, Superintendent of Schools, Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda UFSD
Prism releases SchoolBenchmarker? in beta
Prism Decision Systems, LLC has released SchoolBenchmarker™ in beta. Want to try it out? SchoolBenchmarker? helps you identify benchmark schools so that you can Set achievable academic targets based on demonstrated best-in-class performance. Discover the practices that high performing, similar schools use to achieve their best-in-class performance. We believe SchoolBenchmarker™ will be very useful to […]
Open data in New York State? It’s easy.
Open data cloud services are disruptive, game-changing technologies that fundamentally redefine the relationship between citizens and government data. They make access to data easy, efficient, and inexpensive. New York State lags other states and large cities in the implementation of open data. I have argued in a recent post and radio interview why it is vital that New York State implement an open data initiative. In this post, I will explain how it can be done.
Prism will be Susan Arbetter’s guest on The Capitol Pressroom March 8
Prism president Sean Brady will be Susan Arbetter’s guest on The Capitol Pressroom this Thursdsay, March 8 from 11:20 AM to 11:30 AM. Susan will be discussing an open letter from Sean and Cornell professor John Sipple to Andrew Cuomo advocating that the governor support a New York State government open data initiative. The Capitol Pressroom can be heard on public radio stations throughout upstate New York on stations including Buffalo (WBFO), Rochester (WXXI), Syracuse (WRVO), Binghamton (WSKG) & Albany (WVCR). You can also listen live or by podcast at http://www.wcny.org/capitolbureau