Pleasantville School District Teams with Century Consultants
for Abbott District State Reporting

Century's Star_Base School Suite and Star_Insight have
simplified the reporting process for the Pleasantville School District

Lakewood, NJ (October 19, 2007) - Many States provide extra funds for educating students who are considered at-risk because of their economic deficiency. In New Jersey these schools are known as "Abbott Districts". Abbott Districts are school districts included in the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling which found that urban students in "special needs districts" were not receiving an adequate or constitutional education. The method in which aid is calculated is established by individual states.

The number of students eligible for the federally sponsored Free and Reduced Lunch program is usually part of the formula, although some states award a flat grant while other states apply a weight to at-risk per-pupil counts. In the event that a district is classified in this manner, eligibility criteria must be met and supplementary reports are required by the State to maintain funding. This extra reporting can overwhelm the technical and administrative staff. Pleasantville School District has found a solution to this dilemma; Star_Base School Suite, in tandem with the Star_Insight feature of the suite.

Pleasantville School District is an Abbott District located adjacent to Atlantic City in southern New Jersey. The district has approximately 4,000 students and has been a Century Consultants customer since 1986. Pleasantville has always been a progressive district and was one of the first to use Star_Insight, a new data driven decision tool offered by Century Consultants. This application enables the end user to analyze multiple dimensions of data, and to display, report, or export instantaneously from Star_Base School Suite, Century's Student Information Software.

Initially purchased to analyze trends relating to grades and attendance, Star_Insight also proven invaluable in other capacities, specifically state reporting. "We use Star_Base School Suite along with Star Insight to assist in accessing data for the following state reports, the ASSA, The School Report Card, NJSMART, The Fall Survey, The School Register, The CRDC Report and the monthly reports to administrators. This tool has allowed me to process reports in half the time and with more accuracy. When coworkers request data for our student ID company, yearbook company, etc., I use Star_Insight because it is easier to save in Excel and simplifies tasks for the end user, sorting and formatting data to fit their needs. Star Insight has been a lifesaver for me as the database coordinator, enabling me to complete requests in a timely manner. Star_Insight technical support has been excellent and dependable" Sandra Anderson, District Database Coordinator, Pleasantville School District.