Educational technology is automating many data collection tasks in schools and districts so that teachers and principals can spend more time focused on improving student outcomes and parents can stay informed about their student's progress.

Research shows that the most effective education model uses curriculum that has been aligned to state and national learning standards with frequent assessments to impact instruction. The centerpiece of the Pinnacle Suite is an electronic gradebook that automates data collection and repetitive tasks so that teachers can spend more time actually teaching their students.

The Pinnacle gradebook is also the gateway to a full array of standards-based curriculum, instruction and assessment resources. Analytics and communication tools empower teachers, students and parents and provide school and district administrators with the information they require to build a district-wide culture of academic success.

The expansion of the Pinnacle/GlobalScholar platform ensures that standards-based resources are available for every student whether at school or home. Whether students need remediation or enrichment, student performance data informs the selection of resources to result in the greatest student outcome possible. This seamless integration of instruction, assessment, and the data that drives it will result in student outcomes that will prepare our students for life in the 21st century.

Schools and districts using the Pinnacle/GlobalScholar platform will improve test scores, but more importantly, they will increase positive academic results,provide their teachers, students and parents with an array of supplemental resources to improve student performance and create successful lifelong learners