Omaha Public Schools DIMES Project Student Information Systems

The National Computer Systems (NCS) Education Software and Services Division is the nations single largest provider of student management and instructional management software and services to the K-12 education market. They have provided solutions for education since 1962. NCS also supports over 20,000 schools utilizing other NCS student administrative products. NCS is partnering with its Nebraska Certified business Associate, Computer Information Concepts, Inc. (CIC) of Greeley, Colorado. CIC was organized in 1981 and has 35 employees that support School districts in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming. CIC works with approximately 100 schools in Nebraska that use various NCS financial and student management applications. NCS and CIC will provide support for various project activities including the following resources: Implementation Manager Coordinate all vendor support resources for the duration of the project. Conversion Manager Coordinate data conversion programming activities. Functional Analysts Provide functional consultation during the process redesign and system configuration activities. Network Specialists Support District technology personnel with installation, configuration and optimization of the new software and applicable hardware/network components. Application Trainers Conduct on-site training of application modules and support district personnel identified as trainers. District Integration DBA Assist in set-up, configuration and testing of the district-wide integration module.