CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Gregory Firn, Superintendent of the Anson County Schools, will be featured in a webinar hosted by Mariner and Microsoft on January 20th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (see registration information below). School and district leaders are invited to participate in “Improving Student Achievement and District Operations with SeeChange™ Performance Management System.” In this webinar, the second in a series of five, Dr. Firn, will share the improvements in operations, student achievement and institutional and teacher effectiveness gained from Mariner’s SeeChange™ Performance Management System. In addition, David “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Mariner’s Vice President of the Education Group, will present a behind-the-scenes view of the SeeChange Data Foundation, the underlying structure of the SeeChange Performance Management System.
“We see our performance management system as a critical element in delivering on our “All means all” mission of providing each student with exactly the type of education they need to be successful in life,” said Dr. Firn. “The system we’ve implemented with Mariner’s help, gives us the ability to help our students maximize their educational potential.”
“K12 stakeholders must be able to effectively use data to drive improvements in instruction, student outcomes and operations,” said David “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Mariner’s Education Group Vice President and one of January 20th’s featured speakers. “The SeeChange™ Data Foundation provides a solid base for applications – such as Anson’s Strategic Commitments Dashboard – to support educators of all levels in managing for performance while providing transparency to the community served.”
This month’s webinar is part of a five part series that shows School and District leaders how data-driven decisions and district dashboards positively affect student learning and district operations. An archive of the SeeChange Overview webinar presented in December is available on Mariner’s website at www.mariner-usa.com/videos/SeeChangeOverview.aspx
Mariner and Microsoft have showcased K12 organizational leaders in previous sessions that have generated tremendous interest from school district administrators and educators in the United States and around the world.
Mariner's Education Group is a leading provider of performance management dashboards and scorecards for K12 school districts including superintendents, administrators, teachers, school boards and parents. Visit our website for more information.
Upcoming Web sessions:
January 20
SeeChange™ Data Foundation
Dr. Gregory Firn, Superintendent, Anson County Schools (Anson County Schools, LinkedIn profile), will talk about making the invisible visible in the drive to improve student achievement. He will detail current and planned initiatives enabling the district's students to meet and exceed district and state academic learning standards. Dr. Firn will also describe the indicators that define success, the data behind improving professional assessment and growth, the keys to building a productive culture and the values, beliefs and convictions to positively transform how students learn.
David "Fitz" Fitzgerald, Education Group Vice President, Mariner (Detailed bio, LinkedIn profile), will share ways the Data Foundation architecture reduces risks, integrates with existing systems and grows with the district.
Geared for Chief Information Officers, Chief Accountability Officers, & Instruction Officers and their direct reports
Register for the Webinar 1.20.11
Download the Data Foundation PDF
February 24
SeeChange™ Plans
This component helps districts create a cycle of continuous improvement including district strategic planning and individual school improvement planning. Session geared for principals, superintendents and central office staff.
March 17
SeeChange™ Instruction
This component provides principal and teacher portals to ensure alignment. Session geared for principals, teachers and chief curriculum officers.
April 21
SeeChange™ Community
This component gets everyone involved in helping students learn. Session geared for central office staff, principals, teachers and school board members.
To sign up for the January 20th, as well as the remaining web sessions, please go to: http://www.mariner-usa.com/news/briefEvents.aspx
An archive of the SeeChange Overview presented in December is available at www.mariner-usa.com/videos/SeeChangeOverview.aspx
About Mariner
Mariner, Microsoft’s 2010 US Public Sector K12 Education Partner of the Year Worldwide Partner of the Year, TDWI’s 2009 Best Practices Implementation Partner Award Winner and Microsoft’s 2008 Worldwide Partner of the Year in Performance Management Solutions, specializes in business intelligence, data warehousing, business scorecards and performance dashboards to help clients improve productivity and decision making in the education, utility, healthcare and other industries. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with specializations in Business Intelligence and Performance Management Solutions, Mariner helps organizations translate strategy into action. Mariner-Insight to Achieve. www.mariner-usa.com.
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