SPS K-12 Clients | Student Provisioning Software for K-12 Schools

District Profile

Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District No. 3 is a highly rated, public school district located in Mahomet, IL. It has 3,053 students in grades PK, K12 across 5 campuses.

Problem

Prior to implementing Student Provisioning Services (SPS) Mahomet-Seymour Community School District was managing student account creation, deletion, grade level promotion, and suspension manually. Accounts were not being created with a standard format which caused many problems. They often forgot to deactivate student accounts upon graduation or other exit events.

Staff did not know who to reach out to for account creation because several people “took care” of it. Staff and students were very frustrated with the time it took to get changes through the system, impacting learning time in and out of the classroom, wasting precious time and man hours that should have been focused elsewhere. According to Jared Lynn, Mahomet-Seymour Community Schools Director of Technology, Mahomet-Seymour’s IT Department tried to come up with their own solution over several years, but never really made any progress. “We decided to look into automation after implementing 1:1 in grades 6-12 for over 2000 students and none of the student accounts had a standard format for their account.”

Solution

“We chose SPS for the price and the fact that they provided the entire solution without having to piece it together by ourselves,” said Lynn. “They made is extremely easy to get it implemented and all accounts are just done for us, completely eliminating waiting for the human element and the margin for error. Now, the student account automatically moves between grade levels. All of this was being done manually by me or my staff. Now, we do not have to even think about it,” according to Lynn. According to Jared Lynn, Mahomet-Seymour Community Schools Director of Technology, Mahomet-Seymour’s IT Department tried to come up with their own solution over several years, but never really made any progress.

Interview with Jared Lynn

Jared Lynn

Director Of Technology at Mahomet-Seymour School District

“If a student or staff member forgets their password, no longer do they have to email support. Instead, they can go to the password portal themselves and reset the password."

“We have been using SPS’s services for many years and it has worked very well for us. We seldom have issues, but when we do, their customer service has been excellent.”

Marian F., Ohio

“I am the only person working in the technology department… School Provisioning Services saves me an enormous amount of time… It completely simplifies and automates the entire student account process. On top of that, the support that Keith Larson provides is exemplary… one of the best support services I have ever worked with.”

Brian P., Ohio

“Getting SPS-K12 was one of the best decisions I’ve made for our small department… the setup process was a piece of cake. It’s a nice feeling knowing that those accounts are being automated and students can get to work as quick as possible.”

Kalan C., Georgia

“We used to have students sitting in class for half a day before their accounts were created. Now, once they are in our student information system, they are ready within an hour… With SPS, our teachers can reset student passwords, which saves classroom time… Support is rarely needed, but always quick and responsive.”

Barbi E., Texas

“Student Provisioning Services has taken a huge weight off my shoulders! … SPS automates those account creations and writes student emails back to our SIS and has been a very dependable and ‘hands-off’ service… Keith has always responded quickly and resolved our issues.”

Tracy F., Ohio

“SPS has been a time saver for me… they’ve taken tedious tasks off my to-do list and automated them. I never have to worry about processes not completing as they are always monitoring our system. Another great thing about SPS is if I have an idea or suggestion, they don’t hesitate to work with me on a solution that fits our district’s needs.”

Carrie M., Ohio

“SPS-K12’s Student Provisioning Services have been rock solid. Keith is very knowledgeable with Active Directory and Google Workspace and has automated tools that perform well… I like most that we don’t have to have an onsite server to use your program — that’s a big one for me.”

Jarrod F., Georgia

“Student Provisioning Services helps me ensure all of our students can access the sites and tools they need for learning. Every student has an email address within 24 hours of enrollment — and I don’t have to create it.”

Tim B., Alabama

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An Experienced Team

The Student Provisioning Services (SPS-K12) team is deeply experienced in implementing and managing technology solutions for school districts. We aren’t just software experts, we are advocates for a better learning environment for students and working environment for staff.

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