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Special education technology has to meet the needs of a diverse group—students, teachers, administrators and, not surprisingly, IT departments. EVOLVE has been developed with the kind of back end functionality that makes it easier for IT departments to meet their objectives, not more difficult.

SIS integration and legacy data. Say goodbye to time consuming data migrations and nightly imports. EVOLVE's object virtualization layer (OVL) enables the application to integrate with existing data stores in real time through defining a set of schema meant to represent some form of data, which can be in multiple locations and formats. When this data queried by the application, the OVL will consult these schemas and generate the appropriate queries for the respective data stores. Later, when data is modified in the application, it's split up and written back to the originating data store. Schemas can be modified, added or removed at any time. If a new piece of a data is required, it's just a matter of adding the appropriate schema. Want to avoid interfacing the OVL directly with the SIS? Staff, student and school data can be read from an MSSQL view, formatted to look similar to EVOLVE.

The benefits of pure JavaScript. By building EVOLVE as a pure JavaScript application, nothing gets lost in translation, development costs are kept in check and programming on the server side can natively access programming on the client side—drastically reducing the amount of twisting traditional programming needs to undergo to fit over the web.

One heck of a document database and a configurable import-export system. EVOLVE's server has a document database that can handle the depth and complexity of SIS data with ease. You can import and export data from all datasets, including SIS and Ministry-required data, using our powerful translation system (ImportExportSynchronizer) that can handle import and export of SQL (Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL and ODBC/JDBC), XML, CSV, the EVOLVE API and more. You get extreme flexibility during deployment, lower total licensing costs, and focused and auditable connections to other systems onsite. 

Flexible hosting options. Our managed hosting solution, provided through SPEDASSIST's data centre at 151 Front Street in Toronto, offers the best service level, uptime and value for your IT spending dollar. You get a 24/7 dedicated team to meet all your hosting and operations needs, including seamless connection to your local system using our SPEDASSIST Network Agent. But if your priority is keeping your data and the application onsite, you can host EVOLVE on your local network. We offer an unmatched level of support for SQL and no-SQL databases and can deploy EVOLVE on any operating system as a native Linux installation or a VMware appliance. For Windows customers, a Hyper-V installation path is provided at no extra charge.

IEP

  • Sections can be ordered based on preferred workflow
  • Easy and fast navigation
  • Multi-select function for quick adding of items like "Strengths and Needs"
  • Detailed alternative, modified and accommodations only course information
  • 100s of pre-populated selection criteria in over 20 categories including: assessment methods, teaching strategies, human resources, support services, etc.

IPRC

  • Identification, Placement and Program workflows based on OnSIS compliance including reporting periods
  • Required information summary and checklist
  • Case and pending information reports

Letters

  • Concise: IEP and IPRC reports only print sections that have data entered
  • Add your logo and address information to your digitally recreated letters
  • Interactive PDFs populate items like student profile information and committee members automatically
  • Open in MS Word for fine tuning

Forms

  • Generate, complete and print IEP related forms, including:
    • Transition Plan
    • Consultation Form
    • SRT Meeting Form
    • Assessment Form
    • Parent/Guardian Request for Referral
    • IPRC Invitation Letter
    • Confirmation of Attendance Form
    • Identification and Placement Consent Form

Workflow Modules

  • Some students don’t need an official IEP, use other SPEDASSIST modules to track:
    • Monitored students list
    • Accommodations only students

Customization

  • Have new modules developed to meet your Board’s specific needs
  • Exclude existing sections if you don’t want to use them

Security

  • Data Encryption
    • All data transmissions between SPEDASSIST and its users are fully encrypted to the highest possible standards
  • User Permissions and Authentication
    • Each user will be given a unique username and password for login, which may be derived from your existing user authentication system (such as LDAP)
    • User permissions are defined according to the user’s role and school association