Gray, Georgia
5,620 Students
Jones County School District (JCSD) was on another student information system (SIS) for less than a year when they realized the system could not help them meet their goals and objectives. JCSD needed to efficiently track the many activities that influence student achievement to make informed decisions. They needed an SIS that was fully integrated to save data-entry time, increase data integrity and provide easy access to reporting. Infinite Campus was chosen as the SIS best able to meet their needs.
Challenges
JCSD’s previous vendor announced the end of life for the product, so
they needed to find a new SIS. They selected another system, and after
only ten months, they realized they were spending more time dealing with
issues than making progress. “We felt we had to make yet another change
in order to move forward,” said Vicki Rogers, JCSD Assistant
Superintendent. “We really needed the Web-based functionality of
Infinite Campus.”
Measuring student achievement and making sound administrative decisions
to ensure student success requires reliable and accessible data. One of
JCSD’s primary objectives in selecting a new SIS was monitoring all
phases of student activity, from behaviors to extra-curricular
participation, while creating efficient and reliable reports for any or
all of the activities.
Solution
“Infinite Campus is the best solution to allow us to track and monitor
student progress in all areas,” said Rogers. “We are able to customize
Infinite Campus to track specific items for efficient analysis and
better decision making.”
Most districts agree that state reporting can be a challenge. Today,
with the built-in and ad hoc reporting functionality of Infinite Campus,
reporting has become a comfortable part of routine administrative
activity.
“Reporting with Campus is a cake walk compared to our previous
experience. Where a report would have taken weeks to prepare, we are
ready for sign-off 72 hours after the window is opened,” said Rogers.
“Reporting tools are easier to use and we have information quicker. We
laugh and say our data is ‘squeaky clean’ with Infinite Campus.”
Results
When speaking about Infinite Campus, JCSD emphasizes the quality of the
product, the customer and technical support, the ease of state
reporting, the user-friendly application, and the fact that Infinite
Campus maintains their data’s integrity.
“For any district wanting to maximize their dollar, Infinite Campus is
definitely the answer, because it is a quality product,” said Rogers.
“But also, the people at Infinite Campus KNOW the product and provide
comprehensive support, as well as understanding our specific needs for
state reporting. Even before we were Campus Customers, we viewed
Infinite Campus as a product that could deliver on its promise.”
As JCSD completes its first year with Infinite Campus, the district is positive about what the future holds.
“Improved operations will save us time and resources,” said Rogers. “I
believe we will be able to do even more with our data than we have done
in the past. We will continue to benefit from the quality features of
Infinite Campus including Campus Portal, Campus Grade Book and state
reporting functions.”