- Skyward
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company_name = Skyward
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company_type =Corporation
foundation = (1980)
location_city = Stevens Pointe, Wisconsin
location_country = USA
key_people = Cliff King, CEO
homepage = [http://www.skyward.com www.skyward.com]Skyward is a K–12 administrative software package used in schools to manage and store information pertaining to Student Management, Human Resources, Financial Management, Food Service and Special Education. They are a provider of this type of software to over 1,200 K–12 school districts worldwide. Skyward applications are currently used for select
school districts in 16US States (with very high concentrations inWashington andWisconsin ) [http://www.skyward.com/Images/Company/Usa_Software_Customers_Utah_small.gif] , as well as customers inSaudi Arabia ,Lebanon , andIndia [ [http://www.skyward.com/Company/Customers_International.shtml Skyward International Customers ] ] .Technical Personnel
As of the 2008 Skyward National Conference, Skyward divulge they employ technical staff holding several industry certifications:
(number of certification holders) - (certification held) 25 – Skyward Software Experts (proprietary corporate certification) 4 - Certified Novell Engineers (CNE ) 1 - Certified Master Novell Engineer (MCNE ) 1 - Certified Linux Engineer (CLE ) 1 – VMware Certified Professional (VCP ) 5 - Certified Novell Administrators (CNA ) 2 – Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSE ) 5 - Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCP ) 2 - Apple Certified Help Desk Specialists (ACHDS ) 2 - Mac OS X Support Essentials certification for Mac OS X v10.4 4 - SonicWALL Certified Security Administrator (CSSA ) 3 - Cisco Certified Network Associates (CCNA ) 2 - Certified Xiotech Engineers (CXE ) 1 - IBM Certified Specialist AIX 5L 2 - 3Com Certified Network IP Telephony Experts (CNTE )Company history timeline
*1980 - Jim King & Associates was founded in
Stevens Point, Wisconsin .
*1981 - A Personnel/Salary Negotiations software was developed for school districts.
*1984 - The business was incorporated as School Administration Software, Inc.
*1985 - The Skyward family of schools had grown from three to 50.
*1988 - Skyward opens branch office inSt. Cloud, Minnesota .
*1992 - Skyward opens branch office inBloomington, Illinois .
*1994 - School Administration Software, Inc. acquiredMatrix Computers , aspecial education administration software company.
*1994 - School Administration Software, Inc. was renamed to Skyward, Inc. The company took on a new look andlogo , yet maintained its focus on schools.
*1998 - Skyward opens a branch office inLansing, Michigan .
*2001 - Skyward partners with the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC). In 2002,WSIPC began deploying software and systems throughout 277Washington school districts via the Washington Stateeducational service district .
*2002 - Skyward acquired the SchoolAssyst Technical Division of TECS ofTexas and opens Texas Branch office in Austin.
*2003 - Skyward acquired Golden Concepts, LLC, an information technology company dedicated exclusively to providing technology services to K–12. As a result, Skyward opened a new branch office in Madison, Wisconsin named Enterprise Solutions.
*2004 - Skyward completed an expansion to its corporate headquarters in Stevens Point of almost 26,000 additional square feet.
*2005 - Skyward celebrates 25 years of providing administrative software to K–12 schools.
*2005 - Skyward announces opening of branch office in Pennsylvania and a second Texas Branch office located in Dallas.
*2005 - Skyward partners with the 41st largest district in the United States,Jordan School District , inUtah .
*2006 - Skyward installs its first International Customer. The American Embassy School inNew Delhi ,India .
*2006 - Skyward opens Branch Office inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania .
*2006 - Skyward opens Branch Office inDallas, Texas .
*2007 - Skyward adds two new International Customers: The American International School inRiyadh ,Saudi Arabia , and the American Community School atBeirut ,Lebanon .
*2007 - Skyward adds their firstNew Mexico customer.
*2007 - Due to continued customer growth, Skyward expands its corporate headquarters by adding a second office of 26,000 square feet in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
*2007 - Skyward adds its firstTennessee customer.
*2008 - Skyward adds new international customers inIndia ,Greece , andVenezuela .
*2008 - Skyward adds their firstFlorida customers.External links
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1. [http://skyward.com Historical Highlights]
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