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Software Answers is the premier provider of web-based classroom and student management solutions for the K-12 education market. Our ProgressBook education applications are used by over 750 school districts across the U.S., running with optimum parent-teacher communications, streamlined teacher processes, education that is aligned with state standards, and doing it all online with completely integrated programs. ProgressBook solutions are scalable, enabling districts of all sizes – from 100 students to over 500,000 – to attain an optimum level of technology and functionality with a single solutions provider.

Millions of teachers, parents, students and school district administrators, technologists and support staff depend on ProgressBook applications to manage and monitor student academic achievement – which is on the rise! ProgressBook applications are available as stand-alone or integrated packages.

Software Answers offers several core internet-based products:

GradeBook: Classroom lesson planning using standards-based or traditional grading, assignments, teacher grade book, attendance, lunch counts, online progress reports, report cards and more.
ParentAccess: Online web site giving parents and students 24/7 access to homework, grades, progress reports, report cards, student schedules, attendance and school resource.
SpecialServices: Special education (IEP) and gifted student online forms, progress tracking, educator collaborating, state department of education compliance and reporting.
DataMap: Data intelligence providing teachers with specific, actionable benchmarks to teach and emphasize, helping students gain differentiated instruction to improve standardized test scores.
StudentInformation (DASL): Student information system containing contact information, medical records, fees, calendars, transcripts, graduation eligibility, proficiency assessments, state reporting, scheduling and VendorLink, the ability to integrate third-party applications with ProgressBook.
VirtualClassroom: Online educating for students both in and outside the classroom. With curriculum uploading, sharing and rating, and student online tests, quizzes and homework.
SnapShot: Web-based walk-throughs documenting teacher and classroom observations.

Software Answers, Inc., was founded as a consulting and training company in 1994 by Paul Chaffee and Scott Miller, two consultants with extensive experience implementing processes and automation for corporations and large city school districts. In 2001, the duo led their team in the transition to developing ProgressBook – Grade Book, the web based application which was soon accepted by many Ohio Information Technology Centers as their preferred electronic grade book to offer their school district customers. Today, ProgressBook applications are used by over 4 million people – school staff, parents and students – in 9 states across the U.S. Seventy-five percent of Ohio public schools depend on ProgressBook in their districts.