Open Source Education Data Warehouse for K-12
NCLB, accountability, highly qualified teachers, student achievement........ You will recognize these as common buzzwords around the No Child Left Behind legislation that was signed into law by President Bush in 2001. Welcomed by many and feared by many, this law accelerated accountability trends and reform efforts that were already underway in many areas of the country.
At the bottom of all of this, one thing is certain: You have to establish baselines for students, track their efforts, measure their progress and analyze how successful your efforts are in increasing student achievement. And what is at the bottom of all of that: Simply put, data. Everything you must do to comply with NCLB is centered on the collection and reporting of data.
How do you that? An education data warehouse. openIntel©, the first free open source data warehouse is now available for districts.
Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
Unlike costly commercial alternatives, openIntel is open and free and has no upfront licensing costs. The base solution is entirely free for you to use. Because it is open source, there are no other software licensing fees either. Year in and year out, openIntel is the most cost effective solution in the education data warehouse market.
Easy Management of Information
Because openIntel is centralized and web based, information is available when you need it, anywhere, anytime. Users only need a modern day web browser to access all of the functionality of the openIntel solution. The four R's of information: The Right information for the Right person in the Right place and at the Right time. Simply put: Your needs, your way.
The Tools You Use
The tools your school or district uses for your every day reporting needs can be used with openIntel. Because openIntel is open, you can use any database, proprietary or open source. You can use any standard reporting software. An open solution that fits your tools and your skills. Don't buy new software. Use what you have or use the free software we have used.
Decisions from Data
Access to data at your fingertips. All of the pertinent data on your student, class, school or district is available to you. No guessing. No intuition. Make decisions based on data. Pinpoint students who have issues. Identify teachers who need professional development. Discover trends and best practices to drive student achievement. openIntel gives you the blueprint to know. Increase Involvement Through Information
Studies show that increased involvement occurs when information is shared and everyone is using the same information source. Do away with you silos of data where data is duplicated or different. One central database for all reporting needs ensures that everyone has the same information. openIntel enables schools and districts to increase involvement by using data to drive achievement.
Return Instructional Time to the Classroom
openIntel automates many daily tasks associated with creating informational reports. No need to call the IT department to ask for a report. Just open a standard web browser and get your report from openIntel. In just a few clicks, teachers and administrators can view reports specific to their needs. Five minutes here, fifteen minutes there all begin to add up to real time savings that can be redirected to instruction. Time savings are a hidden benefit of openCentre that can truly benefit student achievement.
