K-12

Every year, K-12 education grows more complex, facing increased opportunities and challenges. Student populations continue to grow and diversify, and an ever-changing global economy places higher expectations upon the student body.   In the Spotlight Missouri school system earns an A+ with SAS With SAS Enterprise Intelligence Suite for Education, principals and administrators for the Liberty Public School District don’t need to depend on IT to check on student test scores and attendance. Current complex educational issues require more rigorous measurement of effectiveness and a more strategic allocation of resources. In addition, state and federal mandates such as the No Child Left Behind Act call for improvements in student achievement, operational effectiveness and fiscal responsibility. SAS® provides a powerful and interrelated suite of solutions and services, including curriculum resources, schooling-effectiveness technologies and administrative solutions. Education professionals can turn to SAS to get the accurate, critical and timely information they need. SAS helps you: Improve student test scores and graduation rates. Better prepare students for college and the work force. Recruit and retain the best teachers. Ensure that students are performing at their highest level and determine which programs help individual students make progress. Find online curricula that meet state standards. To deliver these benefits, SAS® offers capabilities in these primary categories: Data-Driven Decision Making. Our integrated solutions provide data integrity with easy access, management, analysis and reporting capabilities, providing districts with the ability to make informed proactive data-driven decisions to enhance efficiency and performance. Longitudinal Data Systems. Use accurate data to make proactive decisions and effective education policies. Online Curriculum. SAS Curriculum Pathways software, a free online resource for students and teachers, provides standards-based content in all the core disciplines. SAS OnDemand for K-12. A Web-based administrative data management solution designed for small to medium- sized school districts. Schooling Effectiveness. SAS EVAAS for K-12 delivers precise measurements of student progress over time and a reliable analysis of opportunities for growth.

Looking for more information on SAS® and K-12? View this archived audio web seminar to learn about Open Source in K-12. Read related education success stories. Ready to put THE POWER TO KNOW® to work for you? Sign up for one of our free academic initiative e-newsletters. Contact your local SAS office or call us toll free at 1-800-727-0025 (U.S. and Canada). Contact SAS for pricing information and to learn more about our products and solutions. View this archived audio web seminar to learn about Open Source in K-12.