SANTA CLARA, Calif. – April 4, 2008 – The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), April 4-8, Nashville, TN (http://s15.a2zinc.net/clients/naesp/ naesp08/public/enter.aspx), will feature two workshops demonstrating key FileMaker Pro database solutions for use within school administration and classrooms.

“School Improvement: Student Assessment and Data Analysis” – On Tuesday April 8, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., Bill Harman, technology consultant, Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Md., will show schools how to use databases to comply with No Child Left Behind, create powerful student data analysis tools, and analyze this information as part of student achievement plans.

“Enhancing Student Information Systems to Ensure No Child Left Behind” – Discover how the Pinellas County school system implemented a database system to interact with its Student Information System (SIS) and expedite analysis of student data for assessing individual and grade-level performance results. The session will be presented on Saturday, April 5, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. by Greg Walker, database administrator, Pinellas County Schools, Largo, Fla.
FileMaker database software helps schools collect, manage and report on student and administrative data. More than 10,000 K-12 schools use FileMaker in their data-driven decision-making processes to achieve greater operational efficiency, comply with federal and state reporting requirements and track student performance.

FileMaker also offers the K-12 Education Starter Kit, featuring five education starter solutions, and other helpful K-12 resources. The Starter Kit with a trial version of FileMaker Pro 9 can be downloaded at www.filemakertrial.com/k-12.

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