performancesoft Inc. Announces Pinellas County School Board Leaves No Child Behind Using pbviews

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) June 29, 2005

performancesoft Inc., makers of pbviews, the leading Performance Management software solution, recognizes its client, the Pinellas County School Board, for achieving positive outcomes with its No Child Left Behind initiative, resulting in continuous success by improving student performance across the district. In addition, Pinellas County is using pbviews to: deliver timely information about current performance against specific targets, assess the qualifications of its educators, and determine the success of specific programs.

Today’s school boards can focus on what works and close the achievement gap by using pbviews to provide a means to develop and automate the key indicators that monitor the ongoing improvement of student, staff and program performance. The flexibility built into pbviews supports the deployment of measures that help identify instances where schools chronically fail to improve the delivery of education services, resulting in increased accountability and transparency.

“Using pbviews to measure and assess the ongoing progress of the district’s No Child Left Behind initiative will vastly improve planning and alignment at Pinellas County, and its ability to adhere to, and report on, progress under the No Child Left Behind Act,” said Todd Oakes, Vice President, Government Solutions, performancesoft Inc. “We firmly believe that the Pinellas County School Board will achieve tremendous results by empowering students, parents, and educators through the automated delivery of results-focused Performance Management information.”

“pbviews helps us communicate performance data to our stakeholders,” said Al Swinyard, Assistant Superintendent MIS, Pinellas County School Board. “The software helps us establish appropriate goals and to track our progress toward those goals. pbviews is an important component in our effort to help all our students obtain academic success.”

About Pinellas County School Board

The Pinellas County School Board district unites with the community to provide a quality education that enables each student to succeed. The district is the seventh-largest in Florida and the 22nd largest in the United States. With 145 elementary, middle, high and specialty public schools, it serves more than 113,000 students. Nearly 36,000 adults are enrolled in post-secondary, career, technical and adult education programs.

About performancesoft Inc.

Founded in 1993, performancesoft is the acknowledged leader in the Performance Management and Balanced Scorecard solutions, with the richest, most intuitive and easiest to use product in the category. Its state of the art software, practical expertise and unparalleled customer support make pbviews the solution of choice for today’s performance driven organizations, which in the educational sector include: the California State University, George Washington University and the University of Washington, among others. For more information on how performancesoft helps schools, school districts, universities, and colleges reach the next level of performance excellence, visit: http://www.performancesoft.com.

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