The Enterprise Solutions office is responsible for the planning, design and support of Arlington Public Schools' data and business systems.This unit has major responsibility for ensuring that the APS staff and community have access to accurate data in order to support Instructional and business decisions.The work involves a wide range of interactions with the schools system and county government, software vendors and consultants.
Services provided include:
Custom application development
Support and maintenance of APS Instructional Systems
Support and maintenance of APS Administrative systems
Support for data delivery services
FY 2010 Priorities
Providing excellent customer service
Implementing ITIL methodology
Improve access to data for end-users
Conduct an audit of all APS systems
Continue development of administrative and instructional data infrastructure
Provide leadership in the selection of the next generation gradebook
Roll out iSupplier & iSourcing Modules in STARS
Standardize Purchasing Procedures and Processes
Automated Process integration of Finance and HRMS
Roll Self-Service HR Functionality in STARS including W-2 and Personal Information
Automate and Standardize HR Procedures and Processes
Automate and Standardize Payroll processes
Setup Alerts and Notifications at various key events and transition points identified by the functional users
Automate and Standardize Special programs into the core SIS System
Provide end users the capability to build their own reports on data to which they have access.
Optimize the performance of the various audited Instructional Systems used with Instruction
Automate / Integrate these Instructional systems with the core SIS System