Claraview Expands Education Analytics Practice.

Enhanced Longitudinal Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence Consulting Services 

RESTON, Va. -- Claraview, Inc., a strategy and technology consultancy specializing in business intelligence (BI), today announced the expansion of its dedicated Education Analytics practice with enhanced service offerings and the addition of Ms. Darla Marburger as Consulting Principal. Ms. Marburger will be a key team member in expanding Claraview's presence in the education sector.

Prior to Claraview, Ms. Marburger served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. In this capacity, she acted as the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary on the formulation, development and execution of policy affecting the delivery of education in grades pre-K through 12. She also orchestrated the Office's activities required for the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act to ensure states, districts and schools are accountable for providing every child with a quality education. Previously, Ms. Marburger served as the Senior Policy Analyst for the Texas Senate Education Committee where she was an active member of the policy team that affected education reform in Texas.

"Darla brings significant education expertise to our company and we are pleased to welcome her aboard," stated Eric Driscoll, Claraview Partner and head of its Government Solutions practice. "Her strong background and passion for education will serve to further enhance and strengthen our positioning in the Education Analytics arena."

Claraview brings together a proven team of experienced consultants in Education Analytics to manage the collection, organization, storage and analysis of education data. Claraview's expanded practice offers state and local education agencies a total solution for maximizing student achievement with data-driven policymaking, including full lifecycle BI services, consultants with deep subject matter expertise and technology accelerators.

Claraview helped build the EDFacts analytical system used by the U.S. Department of Education to analyze state NCLB data. This intimate involvement with EDEN and EDFacts enables Claraview to provide states with the necessary domain and technical expertise to comply with NCLB data reporting requirements as well as stay abreast of the latest policy decisions that impact the collections.

Claraview's enhanced Education Analytics services include:

* Design, Development and Implementation of Education Data Warehouse Solutions

* Creation of Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems 

* Education Information Strategy & Architecture

* Data Integration and Management

* Data Quality Assessment

* Education Analytics/Reporting

* Program Management

* Knowledge Transfer, Training, User Adoption & Enablement

"State and local education agencies face a growing number of challenges when attempting to improve visibility into student progress," said Eric Driscoll. "One of the most effective ways to drive educational improvements for the students is by implementing a robust Education Analytics strategy that combines business intelligence and data warehousing."

Recognized by industry analysts as one of the leading business intelligence services firms, Claraview specializes in complex, large-scale business intelligence and data warehousing solutions. Claraview's enhanced service offerings are designed to help state and local agencies manage their information more effectively and arm them with the mission-critical insight needed for longitudinal analysis and decision making that ultimately will result in improved fiscal and academic performance. For more information about our Education Analytics practice, please visit www.claraview.com.

About Claraview

Claraview is a strategy and technology consultancy that helps leading companies and government agencies use business intelligence (BI) to achieve competitive advantage and operational excellence. The Claraview Way(SM), is our repeatable implementation methodology that has delivered scalable business intelligence systems with measurable results - faster time to decision, improved information quality, and greater strategic insight.