CEC Tapped for Input into US DOE National Education Technology Plan

Representatives of the CEC provided input, including the organization's work in this area, at the special Data-Driven Decision-Making meeting and forum. Other invitees included the Broad and Gates Foundations, Standard & Poors, Just for the Kids, and leading education and instructional technology experts.

CEC staff were invited to the event by US DOE technology chief John Bailey, based on the CEC's groundbreaking work in online data assessment (see SP Snapshot™ below) as the critical strategy for instructional leaders to raise student achievement. SP Snapshot™ was developed in partnership with Etraffic Solutions, an international provider of online learning content and applications for K-12 and adult learning. It is currently in use in schools in more than 40 of Florida's 67 counties.

"It was an excellent forum to provide insight into data assessment, particularly using performance information to drive achievement," said Dr. Liftin. "Through CEC's work, we discovered an urgent need for support of data-driven decision-making at schools. We have developed a state-of-the-art technology tool called SP Snapshot™ to meet and exceed those needs."

About SP SnapShot™

SP SnapShot™ provides several tools that allow users to analyze student data through charts, reports, and graphs. From this information, users are able to identify individual students in need of specific attention and create individualized professional development plans for teachers based on information gleaned from this data analysis tool. For more information, visit the SP SnapShot™ website at www.studentperformance.com.

About The Council for Educational Change

The Council for Educational Change is a Florida-wide, non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of education and strengthen academic performance for all children. It is the successor organization of the South Florida Annenberg Challenge initiative. The public-private $100 million initiative funded 102 innovative grant programs in the tri-county area, serving 378 schools, more than 280,000 students, 15,000 teachers, and 2,000 school and district leadership staff. For more information, visit their website at www.changeeducation.org.

About Etraffic Solutions

Etraffic Solutions Inc is an international provider of Internet-based elearning applications specializing in online staff development training, online second language training, and peer-to-peer platform software development for the exchange of learning objects. For more information please visit our website at www.etrafficsolutions.com.

Contact:
John Juricic
1.866.479.7627
johnj@studentperformance.com




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