Solutions for States

Download the xDStudio State PDF Brochure

The CPSI solution, collectively called the xDStudio State Enterprise, is the new technology standard in data collection, data warehousing, analysis, and reporting for State Departments of Education and School Districts. This total solution provides:

• A standardized data model for data collection and reporting based on the XML data standard.
• ETL functions that can generate XML for SIF, PESC, IMS, SCORM, or any other XML data model (xDUA).
• Complete information access via data mining tools that can access a variety of databases, spreadsheet and test files (xDTools and xDAdHoc).
• Creates both operational and transactional DataStores that support dynamic schema additions and modifications, as well as custom object XML schema (xDStore).
• Builds and manages reporting Data Marts.
• Longitudinal data warehouse system is built from the data gathered and stored in the DataStores. The dynamic data repository can be updated in real time or via a predetermined schedule (xDVault).
• Extensive out-of-the-box data validation solution that provides standard rules and allows additional custom rules via an easy-to-use interface – no coding necessary (xDValidator).
• Enterprise-level dashboards can plug into existing Microsoft SharePoint or DNN portals.
• Unique Student ID provisioning to ensure that students are tracked throughout their school career (xDUID).
• SIF Certified Zone Integration Server providing a robust SIF communication process (xDZIS).

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Solutions for Districts

Download the xDStudio District 2-Page PDF Brochure

Download the xDStudio District Detailed 8-Page PDF Brochure

CPSI has an extensive line-up of solutions for school districts, including our flagship product, Visual CASEL. Use Visual CASEL to:

• Administrative Group Creation
• Automated School Management
• Computers/GPO/OU Management
• Grade Management
• Provisioning
• User Management
• Roster Management
• Teacher and Student tools
• Extensive Administrator Tools

xDStudio District collectively comprise the remainder of our products, including those both SIF and non-SIF based. They are:

• Extraction Transformation, and Load (ETL)
  • The xDComposer and xDTransporter provide ETL functions that can generate XML for SIF, PESC, IMS, SCORM, or any other XML data model.
  • The xDMover is a lightweight data transporter that moves data from multiple smaller databases to one central location.
• Data Warehousing and Longitudinal Data Systems (LDS)
  • The xDStore serves as both an operational and transactional DataStore that supports dynamic schema additions and modifications, as well as custom object XML schemas.
  • The xDStore builds and manages reporting Data Marts.
  • The xDVault, or Longitudinal Data Warehouse System, is built from the data gathered and stored in the DataStores. The dynamic data repository can be updated in real time or via a predetermined schedule.
• Validation
  • The xDValidator is an extensive out-of-the-box data validation solution that provides standard rules and allows additional custom rules via an easy-to-use interface – no coding necessary!
• Business Intelligence and Reporting
  • Give direct access to your data and the tools to analyze that data without burdening your IT staff or the DBA’s.
  • Gain complete information access via the xDTools and xDAdHoc data mining tools, access a variety of databases, spreadsheet and test files.
• SIF Integration
  • The xDZIS is a SIF Certified Zone Integration Server providing a robust SIF communication process.
  • CPSI also create many SIF agents for various applications, as well as providing a means to “SIF-alize” applications without an agent.

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Why CPSI

Ultimately, there are many reasons why CPSI should be your choice for network and data management solutions. The top 10 are:

1. CPSI Knows Schools!
2. We understand that you need to spend your money wisely, and we work hard to provide premium services for reasonable costs.
3. CPSI is the leading K-12 data and network integrator in the country.
4. We are the leading provider of SIF solutions in the US and Canada.
5. We are constantly developing new and innovative technologies and solutions that meet the ever-expanding needs of schools and states.
6. CPSI has been servicing the world of K-12 education since 1989 – longer than nearly any other technology vendor in the US.
7. CPSI and its staff are committed to K-12 districts, schools, and the organizations that support them.
8. We have hundreds of school district clients in nearly every state and province in the US and Canada, ultimately providing for the integration of data for nearly four million students and staff.
9. We respond quickly and timely to requests, providing you with the solution you require for your network and data integration needs.
10. Our solutions are in data management are light years ahead of our competitors.

Our Vision

Our vision is to create products with exceptional quality backed up by exceptional support, now and for many years to come. Michelle Elia, our President, says it best:

"Our vision has always been to ultimately make it easier for teachers to teach, and for students to learn, and for the administrators to assist with that by getting the data they need. Our technologies revolve around the infrastructure of the system so that little things, like every student having their own network login and home directory, can help with classes, teachers, portfolios, and more."

Our History

CPSI started out, in 1989, as a hardware/software/network integrator. We did everything from cabling to building the computers, installing the computers, and setting up the network server to installing software and providing training. In 1992, we started the development of CASEL (Classroom Administrative System for Educational LANS) in response to a school district that wanted to manage logins and home directories for students on a Novell network.

We gained that school as a customer (and they remain a customer), and continued to build on the product itself. CASEL moved on to support Windows 3.11 on diskless workstations, adding features along the way.

In 1994, it became evident that CASEL was needed in more places than we could support with hardware and cabling, and we started selling the software to other vendors in Illinois and Wisconsin. In 1995, when Windows 95 was released, we added to the features and “Visual CASEL” was born. We still supported Novell networks only at this time. We also started to remove ourselves from hardware sales and support to allow more time for Visual CASEL support. In 1998, we added support for Windows NT networks and Windows 98 workstations.

Well, Active Directory from Microsoft was released in 2000. CPSI was asked by Microsoft Education to develop a version of Visual CASEL for Windows 2000 Server. We did, and we were part of the worldwide launch web cast for Windows 2000 Server in Redmond, Washington. We expanded the network features with this new product, adding features that would support rapid deployment of the Active Directory and semi-automated account management. This new release was called Visual CASEL 2000 (naturally!).

While we enjoyed the network infrastructure business, our customers wanted and needed more. So, in 2000, we started developing our solutions for Schools Interoperability Framework (SIFA). In late 2001, our xDStudio (previously called the CPSI-Connect Suite) was released. The release included the xDUA, xDZIS, and a SIF Agent for Visual CASEL. In 2007, our xDStore was released with xDTools, followed by the xDVault, xDAdHoc, and xDStAR.

We have continued to grow and expand. We now are the vendor for the SIF Longitudinal Data System project in Oklahoma, providing Student Testing Numbers for all 540 districts, and collecting data from these districts for analysis and decision making.

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Our Customers

State Implementations:

• Oklahoma State Department of Education
• Maine Department of Education

District Implementations (US – Partial List)

• Orange County Public Schools (FL)
• Duval County Public Schools (FL)
• Nashville Metropolitan School District (TN)
• Jefferson County Public Schools (KY)
• Amarillo ISD (TX)
• West Contra Costa Unified School District (CA)
• Oklahoma City Public Schools (OK)
• Bloomington Schools (IL)
• Clay County School District (FL)
• New York Regional Information Centers (NY)
• Broken Arrow Public Schools (OK) 12. Phelps Clifton Springs (NY)
• Providence School District (RI)
• Alhambra School District (CA)
• Indian River County Schools (FL)
• Anne Arundel School District (MD)
• Irving ISD (TX)
• Ohio Department of Youth Services (OH)
• Columbia Public Schools (MO)
• Twin Rivers USD (CA)
• Horry County Public Schools (SC)
• Harford County Schools (MD)
• Kodiak School District (AK)

District Implementations (Canada – Partial List)

• Grand Erie School Board (Ontario)
• Kawartha Pine Ridge School Board (Ontario)
• Louis Riel School Board (Manitoba)

School Implementations (UK – With our Partner RM)

• Knowsley
• Service Birmingham

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Featured Resellers and Distributors

In the 1990s it became clear that the educational community was looking for more from their suppliers than simple technological expertise. RM rose to the challenge. Looking beyond the technology, the Group formed long-term partnerships with both educationalists and other learning technology companies. These partnerships allow us to deliver genuine learning productivity. It is a strategy that has worked, as our market leadership shows.

• RM
  In the 1990s it became clear that the educational community was looking for more from their suppliers than simple technological expertise. RM rose to the challenge. Looking beyond the technology, the Group formed long-term partnerships with both educationalists and other learning technology companies. These partnerships allow us to deliver genuine learning productivity. It is a strategy that has worked, as our market leadership shows. RM's passion is education and its aim is to explore and exploit the potential of IT to improve educational standards. Today, RM is a group of educationally-focused companies providing a diverse range of education services.
   
• RMAP
  RM Asia-Pacific is one of the region's most successful providers of School Management Solutions, Learning Platforms, IWB Software and Learning and Teaching tools for the education market.
   
• Integrity
  Integrity Technology Solutions helps schools make more effective use of data within existing systems from tracking enrollment and test scores to operating your school's Intranet or parental Web site. Integrity Technology Solutions will help you improve information accuracy, availability, and security. Districts will gain the ability to analyze information from a variety of sources allowing them to make better, faster decisions that will empower the educational process.
   
• Global Connect
  Global Connect, the leading provider of web-based voice messaging, helps a variety of organizations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico deliver personalized voice messages quickly and cost-effectively.

Technology Partners

• Aeries by Eagle Software
• Crosspointe
• Edulog
• Edupoint Genesis
• Harris Computer Systems
• InformationNow by STI
• Mindex SchoolTool
• Timpanagos Ascent SIS
• Trapeze MapNet
• VIPTone School Matrix

Other Partners

• Core ECS
• Docufide
• IBM

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