SAS BI Solutions for K-12

Business Intelligence BI Application Software : SAS K-12

Every year, K-12 education grows more complex, facing increased opportunities and challenges. Student populations continue to grow and diversify, and an ever-changing global economy places higher expectations upon the student body.

Current complex educational issues require more rigorous measurement of effectiveness and a more strategic allocation of resources. In addition, state and federal mandates such as the No Child Left Behind Act call for improvements in student achievement, operational effectiveness and fiscal responsibility.

SAS provides a powerful and interrelated suite of solutions and services, including curriculum resources, schooling-effectiveness technologies and administrative solutions. Education professionals can turn to SAS to get the accurate, critical and timely information they need.

SAS helps you:

• Improve student test scores and graduation rates.
• Better prepare students for college and the work force.
• Recruit and retain the best teachers.
• Ensure that students are performing at their highest level and determine which programs help individual students make progress.
• Find online curricula that meet state standards.

To deliver these benefits, SAS offers capabilities in these primary categories:

• Data Driven Performance Management. Our integrated solutions provide data integrity with easy access, management, analysis and presentation capabilities, providing districts with the ability to make informed decisions to enhance efficiency and performance.
• Schooling Effectiveness. SAS® EVAAS® for K-12 delivers precise measurements of student progress over time and a reliable analysis of opportunities for growth.
• Online Curriculum. SAS® Curriculum Pathways® software, an online resource for students and teachers, provides standards-based content in all the core disciplines for grades 8-12.
• SAS® OnDemand for K-12. A Web-based administrative data management solution designed for small to medium- sized school districts.

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