4GL School Solutions Streamlines Special Ed Program Management with New Web-Based Solution Suite.Business Editors/Education Writers TOWSON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2003 Encore!(TM) Application Suite Helps Decrease Expenses, and Increase Revenue Reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. and Overall Effectiveness of Special Needs Programs 4GL School Solutions Inc. (4GL) announces ENCORE!(TM), an enhanced and Web-accessible version of the company's suite of special education management solutions. Designed specifically for the K-12 education market, ENCORE! helps districts operate more efficiently by automating and streamlining data collection and management, allowing them to redirect re·di·rect tr.v. re·di·rect·ed, re·di·rect·ing, re·di·rects To change the direction or course of. n. A redirect examination. re resources into the classroom for improved teacher effectiveness and student achievement. "Special ed delivery is in crisis. Teacher turnover is high; data collection, forms, and paper processing take an inordinate amount of time; and thousands of dollars that districts don't have in the first place are wasted or lost because of inefficiencies in the system," said Clark Easter, chief executive officer and founder of 4GL School Solutions. "Focusing solely on K-12 education, 4GL School Solutions understands the unique challenges in developing, managing, and reporting programs for special populations. Large districts, in particular, have used our solutions with incredible success. By making those solutions Web-accessible, districts large and small can now take advantage of what they know is the only way to get special needs programs under control - through technology-based, data-driven solutions tailored to meet their specific needs." The new Web-based ENCORE!(TM) is built upon 4GL's suite of server-based products which have helped districts such as Baltimore Public Schools and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) is a school district in Forsyth County, North Carolina. WSFCS has over 70 schools in its system, and serves about 48,300 students every year. (N.C.) - and nearly 100 other districts nationwide - save millions of dollars. 4GL School Solutions works collaboratively, on-site with each district to assess their needs and analyze their processes. The company then configures its software to reflect the district's specific needs, and offers both technology-based training and on-site training to ensure a successful implementation district-wide. A key component of the ENCORE! suite is Timeline
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For other uses of "Timeline", see Timeline (disambiguation). The following is an index of timelines found on Wikipedia. . Timeline Tracker manages and monitors all phases of the individual education process for students. As a result, time and energy can be refocused on improving learning. Interacting with Timeline Tracker is Forms Tracker(TM), a program designed to streamline data entry with electronic versions of district-specific forms used by special education teams. As data is entered, compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). are automatically verified, a process that can reduce a district's special needs program paperwork burden by as much as 40 percent. "After my 25 years in special education in four districts and two states, this is the most helpful process tool I have seen," said Samuel D. Dempsey, director for Exceptional Children's Programs, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . "The improvements enabled by this technology are significantly decreasing the paperwork burden and improving services. This innovation has ushered in a new era in special education." The ENCORE! suite also includes three optional modules: Encounter Tracker(TM) which documents the delivery of direct and administrative services; Claims Tracker(TM), an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. billing application that allows districts to file claims for reimbursable re·im·burse tr.v. re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·burs·es 1. To repay (money spent); refund. 2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred. services; and Educational Outcomes Cubes cubes See QQQ. (TM), an analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. tool that monitors compliance and records best practices in an ENCORE! Timeline Tracker implementation to help districts identify what is and is not working. Data accuracy, which is critical to managing information for special needs students, has been increased to over 98 percent for some 4GL clients, utilizing the online compliance support built into the system. About 4GL School Solutions Inc. 4GL School Solutions Inc. provides proven, data-driven solutions for managing special populations, including special education, Section 504, English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. learners, and at-risk students The term at-risk students is used to describe students who are "at risk" of failing academically, for one or more of any several reasons. The term can be used to describe a wide variety of students, including,
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