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Student Administration and Data Services

SPARCC provides applications and support for the creation and maintenance of student records and the supporting reports providing information needed to make educational decisions. Software support is provided for data entry and processing and the import and export of data. Training for software procedures is offered on a continuous basis. Specific items of support include an electronic gradebook, student scheduling, grade reporting, interim progress reports, attendance reporting, registration, transcripts, student demographics, student discipline tracking and EMIS compliance reporting requirements.

EMIS Services

SPARCC provides support to member districts enabling them to meet the reporting requirements as set by the Ohio Department of Education. SPARCC distributes district reports from ODE and assists in the interpretation of the information. Additionally, custom and user defined reports are created to supplement the error checking process.

School Accounting and Staff Payroll Services

SPARCC provides applications and support for the processing financial transactions by member districts. This service enables districts to create and maintain financial accounts, enter and track financial transactions, build financial reports and meet periodic reporting requirements including W2’s, 1099’s, financial forecasts and other related items.

SPARCC provides applications and support for the creation and maintenance of employee records, processing of payroll and supporting reports applications, data management defined by the Ohio Department of Education and the State Auditor’s Office, end-of-year processing and closing of records, direct deposit, payroll transmission, and account reconciliation and salary projections.

Library Automation Services

SPARCC provides applications and support for library automation services enabling an electronic card catalog, policy management, cataloging, circulation, inventory reports, web-based catalog access, and library attendance package.

Internet Connectivity and Support

SPARCC provides wide area network access enabling Internet Connectivity in member districts. This service includes content filtering, firewall protection, distribution of IP addresses, DNS services, web hosting services, Anti-SPAM and Anti-Virus protection. This service includes the distribution of electronic mail messages.

Online and Distance Learning

SPARCC provides applications and support for the delivery of instructional resources and academic content via audio conferencing, video conferencing and web-based conduits. SPARCC hosts the applications and the content needed to enable virtual courses.

Technology Integration

SPARCC provides leadership for exploring and implementing technology integration projects, opportunities and programming and maintains a presence in regional, state, national organizations and conferences in the use new and emerging technologies.