Published: July 28, 2010
Rhode Island to Implement PK-20 Statewide Longitudinal Data System
ADDISON, Texas - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Mizuni, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Rhode Island Department of
Education (RIDE) has selected Mizuni, in partnership with Urban Policy
Development (UPD) Consulting, to design and implement the Statewide
Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) for the State of Rhode Island. Mizuni
and UPD Consulting will combine their expertise to provide RIDE with a
solution to link PK-12, Higher Education, Labor and Training data and
give teachers and districts better information to improve student
achievement.
The PK-20 Statewide Longitudinal Data System will be funded through a
grant received by Rhode Island in 2009 from the U.S. Department of
Education's Institute of Education Sciences SLDS Grant Program. The goal
of the grant is to implement an electronic interoperability framework
that will enable RIDE to increase interoperability between schools and
districts, resulting in effective longitudinal tracking of students from
early childhood education through the workforce.
"RIDE has extraordinary vision on how they will use data to inform
administrators and teachers to improve student outcomes," said Ignacio
Ybarra, President of Mizuni, Inc. "Mizuni is excited to be part of the
team chosen to make this vision a reality."
About Mizuni, Inc.
Fusing a commitment to improving education with decades of experience
developing corporate enterprise solutions, Mizuni, Inc. has pioneered an
innovative data-driven decision-making solution for education. The
Mizuni PK-20 Enterprise Information Management Solution for States
informs instruction and improves student achievement by providing
educators with accurate, real-time information. Our solution is
comprised of the Mizuni Data Warehouse, Mizuni Dashboard Suite, Mizuni
Zone Integration Server, Mizuni SIF Agents, and Mizuni Unique State ID
and Locator Solution for Students and Employees. Also available is the
Mizuni PK-12 Enterprise Information Management Solution for School
Districts designed to meet the unique information needs of Local
Education Agencies. Today, over 900,000 students throughout the United
States benefit from the Mizuni Solution. For more information, please
visit www.mizuni.com.
About Urban Policy Development (UPD) Consulting
To implement the RIDE solution, Mizuni is partnering with UPD
Consulting, a Baltimore-based, minority-owned public sector management
consulting firm that specializes in a wide range of services including
organizational transformation, performance management and
accountability, education data systems and public-private partnerships.
To learn more, visit www.updconsulting.com.
Mizuni, Inc.
Sa'Linda Dickerson, 214-751-6624 ext. 308
pr@mizuni.com
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