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DistrictAdministration 1 00 pRODUCTS Top Teacher recruiTmenT/hiring SchoolSpring SchoolSpring is a job search website exclusively for educators. The company aggregates school job postings from around the country, allowing teachers to search for jobs by location, category, grade, or type for free, administrators to search for executive level positions, and district employers to recruit for open positions through single or unlimited postings for a small fee. A variety of services facilitates every aspect of district recruiting, including job postings, interview schedules, applicant evaluations, and job offers. www.schoolspring.com “SchoolSpring allows for a seamless, paperless and highly efficient teacher recruitment strategy for our school districts. Our reach, literally around the world, using SchoolSpring is unmatched.” —Ned Kirsch, superintendent, Franklin West Supervisory Union, Fairfax, Vt. myOn reader Capstone Digital A personalized literacy environment, myON Reader engages students at all reading levels by providing the largest integrated library of digital books. More than 2,000 enhanced digital books include reading supports, and are recommended to students based on individual interests and reading level using The Lexile Framework for Reading. 2 0 1 2 Pinnacle gradebOOK Global Scholar Part of the Personalized Learning Solution, Pinnacle Gradebook offers standards-referenced and standards-based grading, as well as traditional grading capabilities. Once tracked and captured, student information such as grades, attendance, and discipline can be incorporated into the profile for each student. Pinnacle Gradebook provides data visualization for every teacher, with day-to-day functionality to maximize instructional time and foster student growth. www.globalscholar.com “The Pinnacle Gradebook allows our district to track student progress in achieving proficiency and report levels of competency based on the standards to parents. The system allows teachers to analyze student achievement reflective of classroom assessments and district common assessments.” —Ellen Hume-Howard, curriculum director, Sanborn Regional School District, Kingston, N.H. www.myon.com SKillS, The Online auTiSm SOluTiOn C.A.R.D. (Center for Autism and Related Disorders) A Skills consultant provides in-person initial training/setup and follow-up to ensure that school staff are maximizing the potential in autistic students that both CARD eLearning and Skills can offer them. CARD eLearning provides foundational training in applied behavior analysis (ABA) and autism to teachers and assistants, equipping them with the knowledge they need to begin implementing ABA-based teaching techniques with students with autism and related disorders. www.skillsforautism.com guide K12 Guide K12 This geovisual analytics software enables education decision makers to explore and analyze school district data by adding a geographic and visual dimension to their student and community information. Users can filter on any student or household characteristic and view the information instantly. Other features include enrollment area analysis, student analysis, scenario tracking, attendance area locator and student/household profiles. www.guidek12.com 64 December 2012 District Administration http://www.schoolspring.com http://www.globalscholar.com http://www.myon.com http://www.skillsforautism.com http://www.guidek12.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - December 2012

District Administration - December 2012
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Special Education
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Fab Lab: Using Technology to Make (Almost) Anything!
Neuroscience in Schools
Three Squares at School
Top 100 DA Readers Choose Innovative Products of the Year
CIO News
Problem Solution
Crisis Response
Online Edge
Going Mobile

District Administration - December 2012