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Table of Contents

Background ................................................................................................................................1

Requested Information.............................................................................................................. 2

3 Year Implementation Plan .....................................................................................................18

Budget/Costs ........................................................................................................................... 24

Content Implementation ..........................................................................................................25

Request for Information

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Background

From: Frey, Matthew@Educational Technology Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 1:48 PMTo: Frey, Matthew@Educational TechnologySubject: Request for Information: Instructional Improvement Systems

Good Morning,

As you may be aware, Florida has recently been awarded funds through the federal Race to the Top (RttT) initiative. Accordingly, Brevard Public Schools is developing a scopethe compliance requirements associated with the state’s approved proposal.

As a member of the project team investigating Instructional Improvement Systems, I am interested in gathering some information about various solutions avalimited research, I have concluded that your company may offer, in part or in whole, a product that matches some/all of the desirable elements of an Instructional Improvement System.

To further the work being done in committee, I’m attempting to gather some preliminary/introductory information. I have discerned a series of questions from a range of relevant sources including RttT, FL Statutes, and state and local educational technology planning documents.questions. If you have an interest in submitting responses to these questions, I believe the collective information gleaned from you and other suppliers will be most helpful to our ongoing discussions/decision-making. Please consider t

- See Sections below “Requested Information

Finally, I want to emphasize that these questions are very much a preliminary step toward identifying a system (or integrated systems) that may be will be shared with a newly formed project team that will undoubtedly require additional information.further anticipate that the district is likely to issue an RFP or ITN relative to any suchcan’t really discern a timetable for that course of action.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response.

Regards,

Matt FreyManager, Educational TechnologyBrevard Public Schools


Frey, Matthew@Educational Technology Monday, September 06, 2010 1:48 PM

Frey, Matthew@Educational TechnologyRequest for Information: Instructional Improvement Systems

As you may be aware, Florida has recently been awarded funds through the federal Race to the Top Accordingly, Brevard Public Schools is developing a scope of work that will address

the compliance requirements associated with the state’s approved proposal.

As a member of the project team investigating Instructional Improvement Systems, I am interested in gathering some information about various solutions available in the K-12 marketplace.limited research, I have concluded that your company may offer, in part or in whole, a product that matches some/all of the desirable elements of an Instructional Improvement System.

g done in committee, I’m attempting to gather some preliminary/introductory I have discerned a series of questions from a range of relevant sources including RttT, FL

Statutes, and state and local educational technology planning documents. Listed below are my If you have an interest in submitting responses to these questions, I believe the collective

information gleaned from you and other suppliers will be most helpful to our ongoing Please consider the following:

“Requested Information, 3 Year Implementation Plan and

Finally, I want to emphasize that these questions are very much a preliminary step toward identifying a that may be viable for Brevard Public Schools. The information I gather

will be shared with a newly formed project team that will undoubtedly require additional information.further anticipate that the district is likely to issue an RFP or ITN relative to any suchcan’t really discern a timetable for that course of action.

I look forward to your response.

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As you may be aware, Florida has recently been awarded funds through the federal Race to the Top of work that will address

As a member of the project team investigating Instructional Improvement Systems, I am interested in 12 marketplace. Based on my

limited research, I have concluded that your company may offer, in part or in whole, a product that

g done in committee, I’m attempting to gather some preliminary/introductory I have discerned a series of questions from a range of relevant sources including RttT, FL

isted below are my If you have an interest in submitting responses to these questions, I believe the collective

information gleaned from you and other suppliers will be most helpful to our ongoing

Budget/Costs” -

Finally, I want to emphasize that these questions are very much a preliminary step toward identifying a The information I gather

will be shared with a newly formed project team that will undoubtedly require additional information. I further anticipate that the district is likely to issue an RFP or ITN relative to any such system, but I



Requested Information

Describe how your system can be easily used by students, parents, teachers and administrators (school and district) to show growth of students, teachers, schools and districts disaggregated by subject and demographics.

Pinnacle Suite offers an integrated modular solution next steps in adopting rigorous standards to delivering standardsimplementing rigorous longitudinal data systems to developing 360 degree professional development and teacher evaluation systems, our solutions, design and implementation services will help transform your Race to the Top vision into reality.

Pinnacle Solutions can be used in modules or as a comprehensive approach to innovation and reform. We meet you “wherimplement solutions that address your specific RT3 programs.

Pinnacle Solutions are proven, innovative, practical and affordable. Pinnacle Solutions are scalable to meet your needs now and as your programs evolve

and grow.

The challenge today is not a lack of informationof curriculum or research about how learning should happen.

The problem today is that we have excellent pieces that don’t necessarily fit togbeen designed from the ground up to support teachers needs of learners.

Not all information systems are made equal and Pinnacle puts the student back into Student Information Systems. Pinnacle knows standards, knows how to manage virtual and traditional classrooms in harmony and knows that scheduling classes based on student performance will also help to increase it.

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The industry leader in standards-based grading and assessment management, Pinnacle Grade truly delivers on the promise of transforming traditional classroom grading into a 21st century threeview of student progress. From the ultrathat transition is possible when the power of student performance data is allowed to drive the learning process.


system can be easily used by students, parents, teachers and administrators (school and district) to show growth of students, teachers, schools and districts disaggregated

Pinnacle Suite offers an integrated modular solution to address core RT3 initiatives. From supporting your next steps in adopting rigorous standards to delivering standards-based, high-quality assessment, implementing rigorous longitudinal data systems to developing 360 degree professional development and eacher evaluation systems, our solutions, design and implementation services will help transform your Race

Pinnacle Solutions can be used in modules or as a comprehensive approach to innovation and reform. We meet you “where you are” and work with your teams to implement solutions that address your specific RT3 programs.Pinnacle Solutions are proven, innovative, practical and affordable.Pinnacle Solutions are scalable to meet your needs now and as your programs evolve

The challenge today is not a lack of information or powerful technology tools; neither is there a shortage of curriculum or research about how learning should happen.

The problem today is that we have excellent pieces that don’t necessarily fit together because they’ve not been designed from the ground up to support teachers to be more effective in meeting the individual

Not all information systems are made equal and Pinnacle puts the student back into Student Information ms. Pinnacle knows standards, knows how to manage virtual and traditional classrooms in harmony

and knows that scheduling classes based on student performance will also help to increase it.

Bringing all of your school's best practice together in concert is a proven way to increase student achievement. Curriculum and Assessment Management can finally organize all of your classrooms around a

assessment-analysis model, furthering your differentiated instructional goals wering an educational community.

based grading and assessment management, Pinnacle Grade truly delivers on the promise of transforming traditional classroom grading into a 21st century three

rogress. From the ultra-traditional to the leading edge of reform, this gradebook proves that transition is possible when the power of student performance data is allowed to drive the learning

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system can be easily used by students, parents, teachers and administrators (school and district) to show growth of students, teachers, schools and districts disaggregated

to address core RT3 initiatives. From supporting your quality assessment,

implementing rigorous longitudinal data systems to developing 360 degree professional development and eacher evaluation systems, our solutions, design and implementation services will help transform your Race

Pinnacle Solutions can be used in modules or as a comprehensive approach to e you are” and work with your teams to

Pinnacle Solutions are scalable to meet your needs now and as your programs evolve

either is there a shortage

ether because they’ve not the individual

Not all information systems are made equal and Pinnacle puts the student back into Student Information ms. Pinnacle knows standards, knows how to manage virtual and traditional classrooms in harmony

and knows that scheduling classes based on student performance will also help to increase it.

is a proven way to increase student achievement. Curriculum and Assessment Management can finally organize all of your classrooms around a

analysis model, furthering your differentiated instructional goals

based grading and assessment management, Pinnacle Grade truly delivers on the promise of transforming traditional classroom grading into a 21st century three-dimensional

traditional to the leading edge of reform, this gradebook proves that transition is possible when the power of student performance data is allowed to drive the learning



Customize your data and transform it into wisdom. Kindustry and Pinnacle Insight brings leading edge business intelligence to the world of student, classroom and school performance data. Visually driven analysis takes all the guesswork out of planning and predictions. Any data, anywhere, anytimefingertips.

You can’t always double your staff, but you can double their effectiveness. Protect your valuable teacher capital by bringing real-time professionessential areas of reform, by providing jobeffectiveness, develops teachers’ 21st Century teaching skills , delivers researchimprovement and brings real value to the idea of data in the hands of teachers.

Learning has always been real-time, all the time, and yet school is only sometimes 7 hours during the weekday. Bring real-time and learning back together again with education delivered completely online by your own staff, with your own curriculum to all yo


Customize your data and transform it into wisdom. Knowledge Management is the key to success in any industry and Pinnacle Insight brings leading edge business intelligence to the world of student, classroom and school performance data. Visually driven analysis takes all the guesswork out of planning and

Any data, anywhere, anytime. Information at the speed of sight. Knowledge at your

You can’t always double your staff, but you can double their effectiveness. Protect your valuable teacher time professional development to your staff. Our programs address all four

essential areas of reform, by providing job-embedded, on-demand PD that: improves teacher 21st Century teaching skills , delivers research-based practices on sch

improvement and brings real value to the idea of data in the hands of teachers.

time, all the time, and yet school is only sometimes 7 hours during the time and learning back together again with education delivered completely online by

your own staff, with your own curriculum to all your students in need of a little extra help.

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nowledge Management is the key to success in any industry and Pinnacle Insight brings leading edge business intelligence to the world of student, classroom and school performance data. Visually driven analysis takes all the guesswork out of planning and

nowledge at your

You can’t always double your staff, but you can double their effectiveness. Protect your valuable teacher al development to your staff. Our programs address all four

improves teacher based practices on school

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What tools/utilities are included in the system that would help the district to monitor utilization in order to evaluate engagement of all stakeholder groups?

IIS Element *

1. Generates accurate and timely information about student successes and failures around knowledge comprehension

2. Permits students to assume an active role and accept responsibility for their educational experience.

3. Empowers staff to work cooperatively, collaboratively and interdependently.

4. Links staff development programs and supervision/evaluation activities with student learning

5. Correlates state/district curriculum standards to instructional programs and assessment strategies.


What tools/utilities are included in the system that would help the district to monitor utilization in order to evaluate engagement of all stakeholder groups?

GSP Module(s)Method and

Example

Comprehensive data collection and transformational channeling of human capital

Relative, real-time and actionable feedback about their successes and their failures with the learning process.

Collaborative planning and measurement that drives a common goal of student success.

All-in-one solution that is able to actually see cause and effect between teaching and learning

Comprehensive Standards Based Learning Management system coupled with robust longitudinal database

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What tools/utilities are included in the system that would help the district to monitor

Method and Example

Value Added

Comprehensive data collection and transformational

Improves student achievement with focused knowledge management principles

time and actionable feedback about their successes and their failures with

Improves student agency and student efficacy by empowering success from honest effort

measurement that drives a common goal of student

Builds instructional teams, increases student achievement, enhances productivity and improves accountability.

one solution

see cause and effect between

Puts meaning into measures of effectiveness and the ability of teachers to listen and adapt to learner needs with the means to change and enhance teaching skills where they are most required.

Comprehensive Standards Based

system coupled with robust longitudinal

Allows standards to both drive instructional process and align assessment methodologies.



6. Identifies gaps in instructional programs, such as adequacy of instructional resources, assessment items and/or staff proficiencies.

How can your system be adopted and used in the classroom, school and district offices to support instruction in the classroom, operations at the school and district levels, and research?

The Pinnacle Suite provides educators access to curriculum, assessments and supplemental resources via one unified platform. Educators can augment classroom resourctagged to objectives, and conduct more frequent formative assessments to determine student progress. (Pinnacle Instruction)

The Pinnacle Suite allows site and district administrators to implement a consistentthe most comprehensive, standards-based assessment and grading solution available. parent participation by offering a userfeedback and remediation goals, building an extended, supportive learning community

The Pinnacle Suite reveals data to schoolPowerful analytics and ad hoc technology provides administrators a higher order critical reporting—turning data into actionable insights.

GlobalScholar distinguishes itself from the competition by offering an integrated suite designed to provide actionable data to guide daily decisions. For datamany districts are turning to technologyoffering direct instruction, assessment and remediation, which allows for comparisons and trend analysis as well as tracking of individual student’s progress.

The best technology systems also offer tools for communicating with parents, administrators and other stakeholders. The foundational concept must be to make the right data available, to the people who need it, by their preferred method, at the right time.

No two school districts are alike and this is certainly true in the realm of data collection and analysis. While other vendors offer the same stale application to all customers, GlobalScholar tailors each Insight application to meet the unique needs of each school district. This has resulted in an unsurpassed customer satisfaction rating, improved teaching and learning, and more efficient school operations.


End-to-End Instructional Enterprise allows every system to act in synchronization and harmony with other systems

How can your system be adopted and used in the classroom, school and district offices to instruction in the classroom, operations at the school and district levels, and research?

The Pinnacle Suite provides educators access to curriculum, assessments and supplemental resources via one unified platform. Educators can augment classroom resources with online supplemental resources that are tagged to objectives, and conduct more frequent formative assessments to determine student progress.

The Pinnacle Suite allows site and district administrators to implement a consistent grading policy, offering based assessment and grading solution available. Pinnacle encourages

parent participation by offering a user-friendly parent portal where educators can share student , building an extended, supportive learning community (Pinnacle Grade)

schools and districts and allows decisions to be made in real timetechnology provides administrators a higher order of data functionality for

turning data into actionable insights.

GlobalScholar distinguishes itself from the competition by offering an integrated suite designed to provide actionable data to guide daily decisions. For data-driven help geared specifically to student learning, many districts are turning to technology-based tools that gather data about student progress while offering direct instruction, assessment and remediation, which allows for comparisons and trend analysis as

s tracking of individual student’s progress.

The best technology systems also offer tools for communicating with parents, administrators and other stakeholders. The foundational concept must be to make the right data available, to the people who need

by their preferred method, at the right time.

No two school districts are alike and this is certainly true in the realm of data collection and analysis. While other vendors offer the same stale application to all customers, GlobalScholar tailors each Insight application to meet the unique needs of each school district. This has resulted in an unsurpassed customer satisfaction rating, improved teaching and learning, and more efficient school operations.

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Enterprise allows every system to act in synchronization and harmony with

Permits often limited resources to be effectively directed to areas where they can provide the highest return on investment.

How can your system be adopted and used in the classroom, school and district offices to instruction in the classroom, operations at the school and district levels, and research?

The Pinnacle Suite provides educators access to curriculum, assessments and supplemental resources via one es with online supplemental resources that are

tagged to objectives, and conduct more frequent formative assessments to determine student progress.

grading policy, offering Pinnacle encourages

friendly parent portal where educators can share student (Pinnacle Grade)

decisions to be made in real time. of data functionality for

GlobalScholar distinguishes itself from the competition by offering an integrated suite designed to provide p geared specifically to student learning,

based tools that gather data about student progress while offering direct instruction, assessment and remediation, which allows for comparisons and trend analysis as

The best technology systems also offer tools for communicating with parents, administrators and other stakeholders. The foundational concept must be to make the right data available, to the people who need

No two school districts are alike and this is certainly true in the realm of data collection and analysis. While other vendors offer the same stale application to all customers, GlobalScholar tailors each Pinnacle Insight application to meet the unique needs of each school district. This has resulted in an unsurpassed customer satisfaction rating, improved teaching and learning, and more efficient school operations.



GlobalScholar offers Pinnacle InsighInsight’s unique, simplified yet powerful solution addresses the complex reporting needs of school districtwithout the need for expensive servers implementing this solution, districts will also eliminate the need for the cumbersome and time consuming tasks of scrubbing and cleansing the data associated with a traditional data warehouse model. As those that have experience with this function realize, this process is one of the most painful and expensive aspects of traditional data warehousing. Instead, Pinnacle Insight allows reside in their current databases, and allows even nonless than a day of training.

Using patented Associative Query Logic™ (AQL), Pinnacle Insight combines multiple data sources from multiple years into one easy-to-use application interface. Pinnacle Insight accomplishes this by alloyour district to leave your data in its original form and location and centralize it quickly into a Data Cloud™. The revolutionary Data Cloud technology routinely pulls data from the many and varied data sources within your district and gives users thdata that currently resides in disparate open data

By replacing the traditional data warehouse approach, the Pinnacle Insight system, with AQL, removes the need to define complex hierarchies and generate cubes. This approach offers a new perspective for database applications contrary to traditional database tools. In addition, it enables the software to work with millions of cells of data and still respond to queries in less than a srelationships in the underlying data, AQL brings the relationship to the surface to aid the user in understanding and interpreting the data.Data 360)

Pinnacle SIS forms the data foundation and facilitates the traditional grades, transcripts, scheduling, etc. as well as allowing a venue for performancemore modern learning and grading methods. Traditionallstructure of the underlying SIS. This constraint left schools either dependent on the gradebook provided by the SIS, or using one that was limited by the functionality of the SIS. By merging an SIS with a standardbased gradebook/learning management system, learning can begin to move up the chain to drive traditional administration tasks rather than the other way around.Scheduler)


GlobalScholar offers Pinnacle Insight as a Data Management Component for the K-12 industry. Pinnacle Insight’s unique, simplified yet powerful solution addresses the complex reporting needs of school district

expensive servers or building and developing OLAP cubes and data marts. In implementing this solution, districts will also eliminate the need for the cumbersome and time consuming tasks of scrubbing and cleansing the data associated with a traditional data warehouse model. As those

ction realize, this process is one of the most painful and expensive aspects of traditional data warehousing. Instead, Pinnacle Insight allows a district’s data to continue to reside in their current databases, and allows even non-technical end users to begin ad-hoc queries after

Using patented Associative Query Logic™ (AQL), Pinnacle Insight combines multiple data sources from use application interface. Pinnacle Insight accomplishes this by allo

your district to leave your data in its original form and location and centralize it quickly into a Data Cloud™. The revolutionary Data Cloud technology routinely pulls data from the many and varied data sources within your district and gives users the ability to quickly query, measure, and cross

resides in disparate open database sources.

By replacing the traditional data warehouse approach, the Pinnacle Insight system, with AQL, removes the erarchies and generate cubes. This approach offers a new perspective for

database applications contrary to traditional database tools. In addition, it enables the software to work with millions of cells of data and still respond to queries in less than a second. Rather than concealing relationships in the underlying data, AQL brings the relationship to the surface to aid the user in understanding and interpreting the data. (Pinnacle Insight) and traditional Data Warehouse (

orms the data foundation and facilitates the traditional grades, transcripts, scheduling, etc. as well as allowing a venue for performance-based scheduling, hybrid standards-based transcripts and much more modern learning and grading methods. Traditionally, gradebooks have had to conform to the structure of the underlying SIS. This constraint left schools either dependent on the gradebook provided by the SIS, or using one that was limited by the functionality of the SIS. By merging an SIS with a standardbased gradebook/learning management system, learning can begin to move up the chain to drive traditional administration tasks rather than the other way around. (Pinnacle SIS and performance based

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industry. Pinnacle Insight’s unique, simplified yet powerful solution addresses the complex reporting needs of school districts

ata marts. In implementing this solution, districts will also eliminate the need for the cumbersome and time consuming tasks of scrubbing and cleansing the data associated with a traditional data warehouse model. As those

ction realize, this process is one of the most painful and expensive district’s data to continue to

hoc queries after

Using patented Associative Query Logic™ (AQL), Pinnacle Insight combines multiple data sources from use application interface. Pinnacle Insight accomplishes this by allowing

your district to leave your data in its original form and location and centralize it quickly into a Data Cloud™. The revolutionary Data Cloud technology routinely pulls data from the many and varied data

e ability to quickly query, measure, and cross-reference all

By replacing the traditional data warehouse approach, the Pinnacle Insight system, with AQL, removes the erarchies and generate cubes. This approach offers a new perspective for

database applications contrary to traditional database tools. In addition, it enables the software to work econd. Rather than concealing

relationships in the underlying data, AQL brings the relationship to the surface to aid the user in and traditional Data Warehouse (Pinnacle

orms the data foundation and facilitates the traditional grades, transcripts, scheduling, etc. as based transcripts and much

y, gradebooks have had to conform to the structure of the underlying SIS. This constraint left schools either dependent on the gradebook provided by the SIS, or using one that was limited by the functionality of the SIS. By merging an SIS with a standards-based gradebook/learning management system, learning can begin to move up the chain to drive

(Pinnacle SIS and performance based



Having a single integrated solution from homerHaving a fully integrated (or modular physical locations and traditional report cards is something Pinnacle Suite is an end-to-end solution for schools. Establishing a foundation for both the traditional and the most modern pedagogy, we believe the completed StandardsManagement, SIS Data Warehouseand beyond.

What types of student growth data is available to each user group through your system?How does/may your system present longitudinal data?we expect to be included in reporting?

The Pinnacle Suite stores all student performance data from year to year so that longitudinal analysis can be performed. Pinnacle Insight and Data 360 include the capability to present individual student, classroom, building and district information longitudinally over the entire period of available data. Pinnacle Insight and Pinnacle Data 360 can produce views, reports and analysis of longitudinal education data, including, but not limited to, student level academimeasurements based on assessment results. performance data over time/longitudinal student data.


Having a single integrated solution from homeroom to boardroom is something all schools can benefit from. fully integrated (or modular solution) truly in support of instruction rather than just managing

physical locations and traditional report cards is something most districts have yet to experience. end solution for schools. Establishing a foundation for both the traditional and

the most modern pedagogy, we believe the completed Standards-based Gradebook, Learning environment will pave the way for schools into the next quarter century

What types of student growth data is available to each user group through your system?How does/may your system present longitudinal data? What types of longitudinal data would we expect to be included in reporting?

Pinnacle Suite stores all student performance data from year to year so that longitudinal analysis can Pinnacle Insight and Data 360 include the capability to present individual student,

building and district information longitudinally over the entire period of available data. Pinnacle Insight and Pinnacle Data 360 can produce views, reports and analysis of longitudinal education data, including, but not limited to, student level academic, personal, physical, and social growth measurements based on assessment results. Pinnacle provides access to individual student assessment performance data over time/longitudinal student data.

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oom to boardroom is something all schools can benefit from. truly in support of instruction rather than just managing

xperience. The end solution for schools. Establishing a foundation for both the traditional and

based Gradebook, Learning will pave the way for schools into the next quarter century

What types of student growth data is available to each user group through your system?What types of longitudinal data would

Pinnacle Suite stores all student performance data from year to year so that longitudinal analysis can Pinnacle Insight and Data 360 include the capability to present individual student,

building and district information longitudinally over the entire period of available data. Pinnacle Insight and Pinnacle Data 360 can produce views, reports and analysis of longitudinal education

c, personal, physical, and social growth Pinnacle provides access to individual student assessment



Pinnacle Insight is an ”off the shelf” but fully customIn this simple example, the same group of students and their performance on the NWEA Map test is compared from year to year and their performance changes are represented by bubles to the left (increases from Profecient to Advance

The following language has recently appeared in Florida Statute (Section 1006.281):

(1) To ensure that all school districts have equitable access to digitally rich instructional materials, districts are encouraged to provide access to an electronic learning management system that allows teachers, students, and parents to access, organize,available instructional materials and teaching and learning tools and resources, and that enables teachers to manage, assess, and track student learning.

By seamlessly integrating the data from the assessments and instructional modules, possible to automatically identify which students are not meeting certain standards and to suggest an automated learning plan for each student. By identifying the lessonapplicable to students’ enrichment or supplemental needs, the system can be used to define rubrics that facilitate intelligent delivery of the content to students. In addition, due to deep integration of curriculum and assessments, the effectiveness of instructional resources can be better judged and appropriate academic rigor can be applied

The Assessment module integrates both formative and summative tests based on learning outcomes of instruction and on classroom performance. The module supports all levels of school examinations and classroom tests. The Software supports both online and paperwith auto-grading or hand-scoring functionality, automatically inputting the respencil tests into the gradebook and ensuring reports are instantly available without the need for additional data entry


”off the shelf” but fully customized application that can easily track longitidula data. the same group of students and their performance on the NWEA Map test is

compared from year to year and their performance changes are represented by bubles to the left Profecient to Advance for example) or to the right (decreases from Proficient to Basic


(1) To ensure that all school districts have equitable access to digitally rich instructional materials, districts are encouraged to provide access to an electronic learning management system that allows teachers, students, and parents to access, organize, and use electronically available instructional materials and teaching and learning tools and resources, and that enables teachers to manage, assess, and track student learning.

integrating the data from the assessments and instructional modules, Pinnacle possible to automatically identify which students are not meeting certain standards and to suggest an automated learning plan for each student. By identifying the lesson plans and activities that are applicable to students’ enrichment or supplemental needs, the system can be used to define rubrics that facilitate intelligent delivery of the content to students. In addition, due to deep integration of curriculum

ments, the effectiveness of instructional resources can be better judged and appropriate

The Assessment module integrates both formative and summative tests based on both global standards or nd on classroom performance. The module supports all levels of school

examinations and classroom tests. The Software supports both online and paper-pencil testing capabilities scoring functionality, automatically inputting the results of online or paper and

tests into the gradebook and ensuring reports are instantly available without the need for

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ized application that can easily track longitidula data. the same group of students and their performance on the NWEA Map test is

compared from year to year and their performance changes are represented by bubles to the left Proficient to Basic).


(1) To ensure that all school districts have equitable access to digitally rich instructional materials, districts are encouraged to provide access to an electronic learning management

and use electronically available instructional materials and teaching and learning tools and resources, and that enables

Pinnacle makes it possible to automatically identify which students are not meeting certain standards and to suggest an

plans and activities that are applicable to students’ enrichment or supplemental needs, the system can be used to define rubrics that facilitate intelligent delivery of the content to students. In addition, due to deep integration of curriculum

ments, the effectiveness of instructional resources can be better judged and appropriate

global standards or nd on classroom performance. The module supports all levels of school

pencil testing capabilities ults of online or paper and

tests into the gradebook and ensuring reports are instantly available without the need for



(2) To the extent fiscally and technologically feasible, a school district's electronic learning management system should allow for a single, authenticated signfunctionality:

(a) Vertically searches for, gathers, and organizes specific standardsmaterials. Pinnacle Instruction provides helpful and easy to useassessment items by many different criteria. Assessments or lessons which provide further review or additional advancement through selected subjects are easy to create and schedule to the students.

Pinnacle also provides a resource library for digital content to enhance student learning.“Search For” tools provide teachers with Resources from:

My Resources: These are the resources you have added to the Resource Library. Favorites: The resources in the Resource Library you have marked as your favorite. Adding

Resources to your Favorites is described later in this document. All Files: Lists all files in the Resour All Images: Lists all image files in the Resource Library. All Tools: Lists all the tools that have been added by Global Scholar to the Resource Library.

Examples of tools are calculators, Audio: Lists all the audio files in the Resource Library. Video: Lists all the video files in the Resource Library. GlobalScholar All Rights Reserved Categories - Math, Language, Science, and Social Studies displays the resources that have been

flagged with those categories when the

Search by grade level, standard, keyword and rating makes individualizing learning easy


(2) To the extent fiscally and technologically feasible, a school district's electronic learning system should allow for a single, authenticated sign-on and include the following

(a) Vertically searches for, gathers, and organizes specific standards-based instructional

Pinnacle Instruction provides helpful and easy to use sorting tools for teachers to sort curriculum and assessment items by many different criteria. Assessments or lessons which provide further review or additional advancement through selected subjects are easy to create and schedule to the students.

Pinnacle also provides a resource library for digital content to enhance student learning.“Search For” tools provide teachers with Resources from:

se are the resources you have added to the Resource Library.Favorites: The resources in the Resource Library you have marked as your favorite. Adding Resources to your Favorites is described later in this document.All Files: Lists all files in the Resource Library, regardless of their type.All Images: Lists all image files in the Resource Library.All Tools: Lists all the tools that have been added by Global Scholar to the Resource Library. Examples of tools are calculators,

files in the Resource Library.Video: Lists all the video files in the Resource Library.GlobalScholar All Rights Reserved

Math, Language, Science, and Social Studies displays the resources that have been flagged with those categories when they were added to the Resource Library.

Search by grade level, standard, keyword and rating makes individualizing learning

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(2) To the extent fiscally and technologically feasible, a school district's electronic learning on and include the following

based instructional

sorting tools for teachers to sort curriculum and assessment items by many different criteria. Assessments or lessons which provide further review or additional advancement through selected subjects are easy to create and schedule to the students.

Favorites: The resources in the Resource Library you have marked as your favorite. Adding

All Tools: Lists all the tools that have been added by Global Scholar to the Resource Library.

Math, Language, Science, and Social Studies displays the resources that have been



(b) Enables teachers to prepare lessons, individualize student instruction, and use best practices in providing instruction.

Bringing all of your school's best practicePinnacle Instruction - Curriculum delivery classrooms around a common curriculumdifferentiated instructional goals and empowering an educational community.

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their curriculum and assessment items. It allows district administration to easily platform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including Understanding by Design (UBD) models. The end result is userlessons, activities, assessments and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their ability to manage the data and performance levels of their students. GlobalScholar cacurriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent approach to instruction. The curriculum map and implementation time line for each content area and grade level will be integrated into an electronic calendar that paces teachers through the curriculum. Units and Lessons can be ordered and re-ordered by teachers for accommodated scope and sequence. The GlobalScholar Pinnacle solution currently offers the following features:

1. Fully integrated with the Pinnacle Gradebook2. Role-based permission3. State Standards preloaded4. Formatting toolbar for text fields throughout the system5. Full multimedia support (images, flash, audio)6. Custom curriculum configuration7. Set scope and sequence of curriculum c8. Align curriculum components to state, local, and/or national standards9. Custom curriculum unit templates10. Custom lesson plan templates11. Limit the view of any curriculum component (teacher only, students, parents, students and parents, or

public)


(b) Enables teachers to prepare lessons, individualize student instruction, and use best practices

hool's best practices together is a proven way to increase student achievement. delivery and Assessment Management can finally organize all of your

classrooms around a common curriculum-instruction-assessment-analysis model, furthering your ed instructional goals and empowering an educational community.

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their curriculum and assessment items. It allows district administration to easily modify and customize the platform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including Understanding by Design (UBD) models. The end result is user-friendly access to pacing guides, units,

ents and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their ability to manage the data and performance levels of their students. GlobalScholar can upload the district’s curriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent approach to instruction. The curriculum map and implementation time line for each content area and grade level will

o an electronic calendar that paces teachers through the curriculum. Units and Lessons can ordered by teachers for accommodated scope and sequence. The GlobalScholar

Pinnacle solution currently offers the following features:

rated with the Pinnacle Gradebook

State Standards preloadedFormatting toolbar for text fields throughout the systemFull multimedia support (images, flash, audio)Custom curriculum configurationSet scope and sequence of curriculum componentsAlign curriculum components to state, local, and/or national standardsCustom curriculum unit templatesCustom lesson plan templatesLimit the view of any curriculum component (teacher only, students, parents, students and parents, or

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(b) Enables teachers to prepare lessons, individualize student instruction, and use best practices

is a proven way to increase student achievement. and Assessment Management can finally organize all of your

analysis model, furthering your

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their modify and customize the

platform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including friendly access to pacing guides, units,

ents and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their ability to

n upload the district’s curriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent approach to instruction. The curriculum map and implementation time line for each content area and grade level will

o an electronic calendar that paces teachers through the curriculum. Units and Lessons can ordered by teachers for accommodated scope and sequence. The GlobalScholar

Limit the view of any curriculum component (teacher only, students, parents, students and parents, or



12. Sharing options for any curriculum component13. Add teacher resources to any curriculum component (File, URL, or Text, Video)14. Add parent resources to any curriculum component (File, URL, or Text)15. Copy/Paste formatted text and graphics from web pages into 16. Copy/Paste formatted text from Word documents into curriculum17. Create curriculum activities (Discussion, Exercise, Experiment, Field Trip, Lecture, Presentation, Project,

or Reading)18. Import SCORM packages19. Curriculum mapping (entire class or indiv20. Teacher comments and collaboration for units and lesson plans21. Create assessments

a. Common district assessmentsb. Teacher created assessmentsc. Answer sheet only (use separate question sheet)d. Online assessmente. Offline assessment (pl

i. Paper or online scoring of constructive response questionsii. Simply upload scanned answer sheets

f. Question types available:i. Multiple choiceii. True/Falseiii. Fill-in-the-blankiv. Constructive response (scalable ½ page, full v. Exhibit passage

g. Align each question to a curriculum standardh. Create questions manually (copy/paste from Word/HTML)i. Full multimedia support (audio, video, images)j. Browse item bank of questions, sort by standard, grade level, best practice, key w

or subject.k. Generate assessment from item bankl. Full item bank management with user roles (viewer, author, editor, reviewer, admin.)m. Statistical data tracked for each questionn. Alignment strength for each questiono. Comments recorded for each p. Source/author information retained for each questionq. Flexible scheduling optionsr. Item Analysis reports. Class Proficiency reportt. Item Response reportu. Learning Trend graph showing student

progress toward standards22. Individualized Learning Plans

a. View student progress toward standardsb. System recommended activities and

assessmentsi. Teacher scheduledii. Auto scheduled

c. Collaborationd. Discussion forumse. Instant messagingf. Email messagingg. Online meeting

i. Interactive whiteboardii. Voice-over-iii. Drag-and-drop docum


ring options for any curriculum componentAdd teacher resources to any curriculum component (File, URL, or Text, Video)Add parent resources to any curriculum component (File, URL, or Text)Copy/Paste formatted text and graphics from web pages into curriculumCopy/Paste formatted text from Word documents into curriculumCreate curriculum activities (Discussion, Exercise, Experiment, Field Trip, Lecture, Presentation, Project,

Curriculum mapping (entire class or individual students/student groups)Teacher comments and collaboration for units and lesson plans

Common district assessmentsTeacher created assessmentsAnswer sheet only (use separate question sheet)

Offline assessment (plain paper scanning)Paper or online scoring of constructive response questionsSimply upload scanned answer sheets – Pinnacle does the rest

Question types available:Multiple choice

blankConstructive response (scalable ½ page, full page, etc.)Exhibit passage

Align each question to a curriculum standardCreate questions manually (copy/paste from Word/HTML)Full multimedia support (audio, video, images)Browse item bank of questions, sort by standard, grade level, best practice, key w

Generate assessment from item bankFull item bank management with user roles (viewer, author, editor, reviewer, admin.)Statistical data tracked for each questionAlignment strength for each questionComments recorded for each questionSource/author information retained for each questionFlexible scheduling optionsItem Analysis reportClass Proficiency reportItem Response reportLearning Trend graph showing student progress toward standards

Individualized Learning Plansstudent progress toward standards

System recommended activities and

Teacher scheduledAuto scheduled

Interactive whiteboard-IP audiodrop documents onto whiteboard (images, ppt, doc, xls, pdf)

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Create curriculum activities (Discussion, Exercise, Experiment, Field Trip, Lecture, Presentation, Project,

Browse item bank of questions, sort by standard, grade level, best practice, key word, rating,

Full item bank management with user roles (viewer, author, editor, reviewer, admin.)

ents onto whiteboard (images, ppt, doc, xls, pdf)



iv. Text chatv. Custom themes and layoutsvi. Shapes, symbols, and stamps

23. Professional Development –24. Teacher PD Portfolio25. District and class announcements26. Class surveys27. Set tutoring availability28. Schedule tutoring sessions29. All tutoring sessions and instant meetings are recorded30. Currently support integration with over 110 Student Information Systems

Featuring drag and drop assignments, the teacher Plan book has capabilities to allow foaccording to teachers’ classes and preference.

(c) Provides communication, including access to upto help teachers and parents better serve the needs of students.

Student portals today must do more than allow students to view grades. Pinnacle provides students with the option to customize and add web parts which display assignments, enhance learning and one to one or one to many and have sessions available for review from previous rPinnacle Portal allows students and parents to stay informed and participate fully in the educational experience. Providing upcoming assignment organization, collaboration opportunities, calendars, class listing, tutoring assistance and ability to personalize their own page:

Student Portal


Custom themes and layoutsShapes, symbols, and stamps

– Teacher becomes student

District and class announcements

All tutoring sessions and instant meetings are recordedCurrently support integration with over 110 Student Information Systems

Featuring drag and drop assignments, the teacher Plan book has capabilities to allow foaccording to teachers’ classes and preference.

(c) Provides communication, including access to up-to-date student performance data, in order to help teachers and parents better serve the needs of students.

ore than allow students to view grades. Pinnacle provides students with the option to customize and add web parts which display assignments, enhance learning and

to many and have sessions available for review from previous recordingallows students and parents to stay informed and participate fully in the educational

experience. Providing upcoming assignment organization, collaboration opportunities, calendars, class bility to personalize their own page:

Student Portal

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Featuring drag and drop assignments, the teacher Plan book has capabilities to allow for color coding

date student performance data, in order

ore than allow students to view grades. Pinnacle provides students with the option to customize and add web parts which display assignments, enhance learning and meet online,

ecording(s). The allows students and parents to stay informed and participate fully in the educational

experience. Providing upcoming assignment organization, collaboration opportunities, calendars, class



(d) Provides access for administrators to ensure quality of instruction within every classroom.

Advanced teacher portals

Teachers can collaborate on line with other teachers to develop lessons, and assessments. Teachers can securely meet with students or groups of students by using the Pinnacle Instruction Collaboration feature. The Pinnacle Suite offers a collaboration toodiscussion threads, and interact with students and colleagues directly with instant messaging. Teacher homepages are maintained automatically based on the activities and the curriculum maps createteacher. What’s better is that each student’s view of the class calendar reflects what they have been assigned as differentiated activities.



Teachers can collaborate on line with other teachers to develop lessons, and assessments. Teachers can securely meet with students or groups of students by using the Pinnacle Instruction Collaboration feature. The Pinnacle Suite offers a collaboration tool that allows teachers to post class announcements, create discussion threads, and interact with students and colleagues directly with instant messaging. Teacher homepages are maintained automatically based on the activities and the curriculum maps createteacher. What’s better is that each student’s view of the class calendar reflects what they have been assigned as differentiated activities.

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Teachers can collaborate on line with other teachers to develop lessons, and assessments. Teachers can securely meet with students or groups of students by using the Pinnacle Instruction Collaboration feature.

l that allows teachers to post class announcements, create discussion threads, and interact with students and colleagues directly with instant messaging. Teacher homepages are maintained automatically based on the activities and the curriculum maps created by the teacher. What’s better is that each student’s view of the class calendar reflects what they have been



Post Lesson ReflectionTeachers have the opportunity to add Postshare their best practices and recommendations with one another.

Pinnacle Accelerated Learning

Whiteboard capability provides online distance learning, or groups of students.

Learning has always been real-time, all the time, and yet school is only sometimesweekday. Bring real-time and learning back together again with education delivered your own staff, with your own curriculum, to all your students in need of a little extra help. Now, Pinnacle offers online tutoring to complete your total-access teaching package. Our new Tutoring feature includes an electronic whitebstudents and instructors can draw to demonstrate ideas, a document library where students and instructors can load documents to share, an online chat for conversation, and voice support for participants who have microphone and speaker capability. In addition to these three modes of communication, the Tutoring window includes extensive formatting tools including various stamps, mathematical expressions, shapes, and even Greek letters. All this is provided with a configurable layout that allows instructors and students to select how they want to organize their displays.

(e) Provides access to multiple content providers.

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their curriculum and assessment items. It allows district administration to easily modify and customize the platform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including


Teachers have the opportunity to add Post-lesson Reflections for each lesson, giving teachers the chance to share their best practices and recommendations with one another.

online distance learning, teaching and learning experiences for individual

time, all the time, and yet school is only sometimes - 7 hours during the time and learning back together again with education delivered completely online by

your own staff, with your own curriculum, to all your students in Now, Pinnacle offers online tutoring to

access teaching package. Our new Tutoring feature includes an electronic whiteboard where students and instructors can draw to demonstrate ideas, a document library where students and instructors can load documents to share, an online chat for conversation, and voice support for participants who have microphone and speaker

. In addition to these three modes of communication, the Tutoring window includes extensive formatting tools including various stamps, mathematical expressions, shapes, and even Greek letters. All this is provided with a configurable layout that allows

tructors and students to select how they want to organize their

(e) Provides access to multiple content providers.

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their assessment items. It allows district administration to easily modify and customize the

platform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including

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n, giving teachers the chance to

and learning experiences for individual

7 hours during the completely online by

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their assessment items. It allows district administration to easily modify and customize the

platform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including Heidi



Hayes Jacobs or Understanding by Design (UBD) models. The endguides, units, lessons, activities, assessments and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their ability to manage the data and performance levels of their students. GlobalScholar can upload the District’s curriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent approach to instruction.

(3) The Department of Education shall provide assistance as requested by school districts in their deployment of a district electronic learning management system.

GlobalScholar has worked at all levels with State, District and useful tools for the education market. For the past 24 years, GlobalScholar has been exclusively devoted to the K-12 education market and has many long term clients in the State of Florida, including MiamiCounty and Lee County. Our knowledge and experience cuseful and continually relevant solutions.

Please respond to each of the items and subin part or in whole, the meet the intent of the legislation.


Understanding by Design (UBD) models. The end result is user-friendly access to pacing guides, units, lessons, activities, assessments and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their ability to manage the data and performance levels of their students. GlobalScholar can upload the

istrict’s curriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent

Education shall provide assistance as requested by school districts in their deployment of a district electronic learning management system.

GlobalScholar has worked at all levels with State, District and local schools to provide thoughtful and ls for the education market. For the past 24 years, GlobalScholar has been exclusively devoted

12 education market and has many long term clients in the State of Florida, including MiamiCounty and Lee County. Our knowledge and experience comes from serving our customers and providing useful and continually relevant solutions.

Please respond to each of the items and sub-items by describing how your system may be used, in part or in whole, the meet the intent of the legislation.

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friendly access to pacing guides, units, lessons, activities, assessments and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their ability to manage the data and performance levels of their students. GlobalScholar can upload the

istrict’s curriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent

Education shall provide assistance as requested by school districts in

chools to provide thoughtful and ls for the education market. For the past 24 years, GlobalScholar has been exclusively devoted

12 education market and has many long term clients in the State of Florida, including Miami-Dade omes from serving our customers and providing

items by describing how your system may be used,



3 Year Implementation Plan

Describe a three year implementation plan that scales up most significantly by the end of the third year.

Project Planning Team Development

Project Design Considerations

Establish Team, Determine Focus, Set Timelines, Milestones

Configuration Requirements, Populate Samples, Review

Analyze and Review Current Systems and Integrations

Determine Hardware needs

Gap Analysis, Document Planning, Specifications, Assessment types and needs,

Year 1Assessment and Longitudinal Evaluation Systems

• Pinnacle Instruction (assessments)

• Pinnacle Insight & D360


Implementation Plan

Describe a three year implementation plan that scales up most significantly by the end of the

Project Design Considerations

Project Development Considerations

Project Integration Considerations

Configuration Requirements,

Samples, Review

Determine Configuration Standards, Grade Course,

Design & Complete Data Exchange, Conversion & Reporting

Gap Analysis,

Specifications, Assessment types

Determine Report Specifics, Import & Export Functions

Identify Levels of Instruction

Define and Configure Access Specifications

Year 2Instructional Content & Learning Management

• Pinnacle Grade• Pinnacle Instruction

(curriculum)

Year 3Student Management, Professional Development and Evaluation

• Pinnacle SIS and performanced based Scheuler

• Pinnacle Teacher Evaluate

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Describe a three year implementation plan that scales up most significantly by the end of the

Project Roll Out, QA

Define PD Plan

Train Staff

Seek Feedback

Monitor, Evaluate, Improve

Year 3Student Management, Professional Development and Evaluation

Pinnacle SIS and performanced based ScheulerPinnacle Teacher Evaluate



While our priorities are subject to change as we get further into developing the scope of this project, our early focus has tended to lean toward the Improvement System/Learning Management System.mechanism and/or methodology for common assessments.

GlobalScholar has seen improved progress toward learning goals that resformative and summative assessments with standardsfrequent and encouraging feedback, we know that teachers can become more effective and students more engaged in their own learning when provided with a clear picture of progress toward learning goals and how to improve. Pinnacle Instruction provides useful information that goes far beyond currently mandated assessment scores with its modules that are designed to shape and supclassroom performance. Pinnacle Instruction lets students, parents and educators at all levels see immediate data regarding student achievement. Teachers easily monitor learning trends and identify atrisk students based on continuous assessment. The platform supports both computerized and (plain) paperpencil assessment capabilities with autoassessments into the most powerful web gradebook and ensuring rthe need for additional data entry. Standardsincluding:

District wide common assessments School-level common assessments Classroom-level assessments

With Pinnacle, parents and students can receive immediate feedback on their performance on standards; teachers can access immediate data on student performance from formative assessments to drive their curricular and instructional planning; and district and buiteacher collaboration and professional development planning.

Pinnacle Instruction (fully integrated capability with the ability to deliver bothdelivered online and/or offline and scores can be automatically loaded into gradebook with componentlevel scoring, which enables tracking on a per

With the ability to embed SCORM content, additional rich content, such as games, etc., can be embedded and scores can be automatically through the Pinnacle Gradebook


While our priorities are subject to change as we get further into developing the scope of this project, our early focus has tended to lean toward the assessment component of an Instructional Improvement System/Learning Management System. Please describe your ability to deliver a mechanism and/or methodology for common assessments.

GlobalScholar has seen improved progress toward learning goals that result from the integration of formative and summative assessments with standards-based instruction. By using technology that provides frequent and encouraging feedback, we know that teachers can become more effective and students more

earning when provided with a clear picture of progress toward learning goals and how to improve. Pinnacle Instruction provides useful information that goes far beyond currently mandated assessment scores with its modules that are designed to shape and support instruction based on student classroom performance. Pinnacle Instruction lets students, parents and educators at all levels see immediate data regarding student achievement. Teachers easily monitor learning trends and identify at

on continuous assessment. The platform supports both computerized and (plain) paperpencil assessment capabilities with auto-grading functionality, automatically linking the results of online assessments into the most powerful web gradebook and ensuring reports are instantly available without the need for additional data entry. Standards-based and traditional assessments are equally supported,

District wide common assessments level common assessments

level assessments

Pinnacle, parents and students can receive immediate feedback on their performance on standards; teachers can access immediate data on student performance from formative assessments to drive their curricular and instructional planning; and district and building administration can use data to drive their teacher collaboration and professional development planning.

ntegrated solution or stand alone modules) offers integrated assessments capability with the ability to deliver both classroom and district common assessments. They can be delivered online and/or offline and scores can be automatically loaded into gradebook with componentlevel scoring, which enables tracking on a per-standard performance.

RM content, additional rich content, such as games, etc., can be embedded through the Pinnacle Gradebook.

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While our priorities are subject to change as we get further into developing the scope of this assessment component of an Instructional Please describe your ability to deliver a

ult from the integration of based instruction. By using technology that provides

frequent and encouraging feedback, we know that teachers can become more effective and students more earning when provided with a clear picture of progress toward learning goals and

how to improve. Pinnacle Instruction provides useful information that goes far beyond currently mandated port instruction based on student

classroom performance. Pinnacle Instruction lets students, parents and educators at all levels see immediate data regarding student achievement. Teachers easily monitor learning trends and identify at-

on continuous assessment. The platform supports both computerized and (plain) paper-grading functionality, automatically linking the results of online

eports are instantly available without based and traditional assessments are equally supported,

Pinnacle, parents and students can receive immediate feedback on their performance on standards; teachers can access immediate data on student performance from formative assessments to drive their

lding administration can use data to drive their

offers integrated assessments classroom and district common assessments. They can be

delivered online and/or offline and scores can be automatically loaded into gradebook with component-

RM content, additional rich content, such as games, etc., can be embedded



Administrators can to create assessments with remediation activities and use that to help drive remediation. In addition, with the Individualized Learning Plans, the system will automatically track students’ learning trend performance against learning standards and

Creating an assessment is as easy as choosing items from the District’Curriculum content filters allows searching by grade level, subject, key word, standards and type.

Or, items can be manually entered, and points assigned. Optionally, select the Item Level as this allows the system to calculate the assessment scores based on the level of difficulty. This process is frequently recommended by Dr. Robert Marzano as a more accurate way of determining student proficiency.


to create assessments with remediation activities and use that to help drive ddition, with the Individualized Learning Plans, the system will automatically track

students’ learning trend performance against learning standards and suggest remediation activities.

Creating an assessment is as easy as choosing items from the District’s one or many item banks, and like the Curriculum content filters allows searching by grade level, subject, key word, standards and type.

Or, items can be manually entered, and points assigned. Optionally, select the Item Level as this allows m to calculate the assessment scores based on the level of difficulty. This process is frequently

recommended by Dr. Robert Marzano as a more accurate way of determining student proficiency.

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to create assessments with remediation activities and use that to help drive ddition, with the Individualized Learning Plans, the system will automatically track

suggest remediation activities.

s one or many item banks, and like the Curriculum content filters allows searching by grade level, subject, key word, standards and type.

Or, items can be manually entered, and points assigned. Optionally, select the Item Level as this allows m to calculate the assessment scores based on the level of difficulty. This process is frequently

recommended by Dr. Robert Marzano as a more accurate way of determining student proficiency.



Pinnacle provides for multiple choice, constructive ability to insert multimedia questions and answer choices.

Standard(s) being assessed can be linked to each question or item


Pinnacle provides for multiple choice, constructive response, t/f and other types of questions.ability to insert multimedia questions and answer choices.

Standard(s) being assessed can be linked to each question or item

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response, t/f and other types of questions. Notice the



Once the students have been assessed, the teacher can view each which shows the student’s progress and recommends remediation activities/assessments where needed.

This is an example of an offline assessment being scored online on a question


Once the students have been assessed, the teacher can view each student’s Individualized Learning Plan which shows the student’s progress and recommends remediation activities/assessments where needed.

This is an example of an offline assessment being scored online on a question-by-question basis.

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student’s Individualized Learning Plan which shows the student’s progress and recommends remediation activities/assessments where needed.

question basis.



The entire answer sheet is viewable by the teacher if necessary.

GlobalScholar gives teachers performance data on items can study the data instead of spending their time compiling scores. What was considered toconsuming – gathering performance data from every is now a reality. The data points that this provides teachers will weaknesses of each student on each and ever


ire answer sheet is viewable by the teacher if necessary.

GlobalScholar gives teachers performance data on items linked to standards in real time. Nocan study the data instead of spending their time compiling scores. What was considered to

gathering performance data from every student’s response on each item on an assessmentis now a reality. The data points that this provides teachers will show empirically, the strengths and weaknesses of each student on each and every standard.

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linked to standards in real time. Now teachers can study the data instead of spending their time compiling scores. What was considered too time

item on an assessment --show empirically, the strengths and



Budget/Costs

While a budget has yet to be determined for this project, it is important for us to understand the kind of investment that will be necessary to implement an Instructional Improvement System that meets the intent of Race to thegoals of Brevard Public Schools.phased in and scaled up over time, please consider the ball park costs associated with implementing your solution. I anticipate that the lion’s share of Brevard’s Race to the Top allocation will go toward developing and executing a differentiated paystructure. However, in relatively short order, I need to be able to advocate for a portion oaward that can be used to deliver a viable Instructional Improvement System.Information that may help you arrive at these preliminary figures includes the following:

70,000 K-12 students @20,000 students in grades 9 @30,000 students in grades 7 @40,000 students in grades k 86 traditional schools 4500 teachers

While we’d like to provide your district with IIS/LMS, it’s a bit too premature to do so at this time. In addition, purchase of an IIS/LMS would be funded by a fraction of your district’s total RT3 funds, the action would be to first identify that fractionalan annualized IIS/LMS budget, we can then develop a multidistrict’s annual budget while bringing


While a budget has yet to be determined for this project, it is important for us to understand the kind of investment that will be necessary to implement an Instructional Improvement System that meets the intent of Race to the Top and Florida Statute while concurrently meeting the

Knowing that we will likely favor a modular approach that is phased in and scaled up over time, please consider the ball park costs associated with

I anticipate that the lion’s share of Brevard’s Race to the Top allocation will go toward developing and executing a differentiated pay-for-performance

However, in relatively short order, I need to be able to advocate for a portion oaward that can be used to deliver a viable Instructional Improvement System.Information that may help you arrive at these preliminary figures includes the following:

@20,000 students in grades 9-12@30,000 students in grades 7-12@40,000 students in grades k-7

your district with a glimpse into the size of the investment of our Pinnacle Suite IIS/LMS, it’s a bit too premature to do so at this time. In addition, since you mentioned, your district’s purchase of an IIS/LMS would be funded by a fraction of your district’s total RT3 funds, the

identify that fractional annual amount and communicate that to us. IIS/LMS budget, we can then develop a multi-year implementation plan that fits your budget while bringing it into compliance by 2014.

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While a budget has yet to be determined for this project, it is important for us to understand the kind of investment that will be necessary to implement an Instructional Improvement System

Top and Florida Statute while concurrently meeting the Knowing that we will likely favor a modular approach that is

phased in and scaled up over time, please consider the ball park costs associated with I anticipate that the lion’s share of Brevard’s Race to the Top

performance However, in relatively short order, I need to be able to advocate for a portion of the

Information that may help you arrive at these preliminary figures includes the following:

size of the investment of our Pinnacle Suite you mentioned, your district’s

purchase of an IIS/LMS would be funded by a fraction of your district’s total RT3 funds, the best course of and communicate that to us. Once we have

year implementation plan that fits your



Content ImplementationAdditionally, it would not be unreasonable to explore an implementation content area at a time (i.e. math, science, language arts, etc.)

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their curriculum and assessment items. It allows district adminiplatform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including Hayes Jacobs or Understanding by Design (UBD) models. The end result is userguides, units, lessons, activities, assessments and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their ability to manage the data and performance ldistrict’s curriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent approach to instruction. The curriculum map and implementation time line for each content arlevel will be integrated into an electronic calendar that paces teachers through the curriculum. Units and lessons can be ordered and re-ordered by teachers for accommodated scope and sequence.

For more information, please contact:

Ken ReeserRegional Account Manager407-406-0807 [email protected]


Additionally, it would not be unreasonable to explore an implementation that addresses one content area at a time (i.e. math, science, language arts, etc.)

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their curriculum and assessment items. It allows district administration to easily modify and customize the platform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including

Understanding by Design (UBD) models. The end result is user-friendly access to pacing ides, units, lessons, activities, assessments and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized

materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their ability to manage the data and performance levels of their students. GlobalScholar can upload the district’s curriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent approach to instruction. The curriculum map and implementation time line for each content arlevel will be integrated into an electronic calendar that paces teachers through the curriculum. Units and

ordered by teachers for accommodated scope and sequence.

For more information, please contact:

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that addresses one

Pinnacle Instruction is an open, content neutral platform which Districts and Schools will use to import their stration to easily modify and customize the

platform to reflect the philosophy of the schools for Curriculum and Assessment delivery, including Heidi friendly access to pacing

ides, units, lessons, activities, assessments and associated resources for teachers via Pinnacle. Organized materials form a coherent teaching and learning system which increases teacher effectiveness and their

evels of their students. GlobalScholar can upload the district’s curriculum into an easily accessible teacher and student friendly system that provides a coherent approach to instruction. The curriculum map and implementation time line for each content area and grade level will be integrated into an electronic calendar that paces teachers through the curriculum. Units and

ordered by teachers for accommodated scope and sequence.

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