Beaufort County School District Awards Special Education Management Contract to 4GL School Solutions.TOWSON, Md. -- South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. District is First in State to Implement the Web-based ENCORE (Encore Real Time Computing, Inc., Melbourne, FL, www.encore.com) A computer company founded as Encore Computer Corporation in 1983 that specialized in real time systems. Encore was known for its unique Reflective Memory channel, a high-speed interconnect for up to 255 systems. ! Solution for Special Education Management The Beaufort County School District Beaufort County School District educates over 19,000 students in Beaufort County, South Carolina, the most rapidly growing county in South Carolina. The District manages 28 schools. The Superintendent is Dr. Valerie Page Truesdale. in Beaufort, S.C. has chosen 4GL School Solutions Inc. (4GL) to provide a Web-based solution for special education program management for its schools. The district will be the first in South Carolina to implement 4GL's ENCORE!(TM) suite of special education management solutions. 4GL is the leading provider of comprehensive, special education management solutions to top-tier school districts across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Beaufort County School District will install 4GL's ENCORE! Special Education product. The district also recently purchased laptop computers A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. for its special needs teachers and staff members to increase their mobility and enable them to easily access the Web-based ENCORE! system as they move throughout the schools to address the diverse needs of their special needs students. "We tried to implement a state-purchased system for special education management. It was a very time-consuming process. We were plagued with compliance errors in our paperwork. We reviewed several systems and found ENCORE! to be the most comprehensive. It provided just what we needed to address the issues we were encountering," said Cynthia K. Hayes, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. of student services. "Our goal with the ENCORE! system is to have each IEP IEP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Irish Punt. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. compliant and completed in timely manner. We also believe the ENCORE! system will help save teachers' time, so they can spend less time on paperwork and more time on instruction, working directly with students." Designed specifically for the K-12 education market, ENCORE! helps districts increase the effectiveness of special education programs by automating the time-consuming data collection and reporting processes, and reducing the paperwork burden. The Web-based solution is based on a dynamic business process database that manages all phases of the individual education process for students. 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, ensuring that paperwork is completed quickly, accurately and on time. Additionally, appropriate meetings and activities are scheduled as information is entered, reducing administrative burden. As a result, special educators can spend more time in the classroom, focusing on improving student learning. By streamlining data collection and management, automating reporting and billing processes, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements, ENCORE! also helps districts decrease expenses associated with special needs programs and increase revenue reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. . About the Beaufort County School District The Beaufort County School District is comprised of four regional clusters -- Battery Creek, Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head -- each with its own elementary, middle and/or high schools. Its 26 schools (four high schools, six middle schools and 16 elementary schools elementary school: see school. ) educate more than 18,000 students, including approximately 2,400 special needs students. Each year student enrollment increases by around 400 to 600 new students. About 4GL School Solutions 4GL School Solutions Inc. is the leading provider of comprehensive, special education management solutions to top-tier school districts across the United States. 4GL's depth and breadth of experience in special education help districts drive successful program implementations based on effective business processes and best practices. Focused solely on K-12 education, 4GL's Web-based, ENCORE! suite of products provides a complete solution for managing the administrative complexities and critical decision-making processes Presented below is a list of topics on decision-making and decision-making processes: | width="" align="left" valign="top" |
| width="" align="left" valign="top" | Founded in 1996, 4GL School Solutions serves more than 95 school districts representing more than 1.9 million students nationwide. For more information, visit http://www.4glschools.com or call 877-678-8070. |
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