Excelsior Software - The Pinnacle System

The Pinnacle System integrates grade and administrative data, while simplifying data entry and reporting processes. All modules work together to deliver data on demand for classroom teachers, administrators, families and students!

The Pinnacle System from Excelsior is a complete electronic student information management solution for schools, not just a gradebook system for teachers. Grades, student attendance, discipline reports and other data can all be recorded, standardized, viewed and used by teachers, administrators, students and parents using one centralized, web-enabled database system— the Pinnacle System.

The Pinnacle System is a collection of software products designed to integrate classroom and administrative data needs,while simplifying data entry and reporting processes. Pinnacle saves teachers and administrators time while enhancing and standardizing student records. It's the solution you can trust to make student information accessible,secure and accurate.

Pinnacle's three integrated modules support your most important classroom and administrative data needs:

Gradebook files for your teacher to use in their classrooms
Pinnacle administrative system integration tools
The Pinnacle Gradebook server for collecting and distributing real-time information to both teachers and administrators

All aspects of installation, configuration, inner connectivity with other software, staff training, data and system management are included with the Pinnacle solution.

Behind the Scenes Support for Teachers, Administrators, Students and Parents
The Pinnacle System is designed to be added to a school's existing technology and used to facilitate the evolution of a completely electronic grading and record-keeping environment. Pinnacle becomes the behind-the-scenes helper for classroom teachers by:
Creating class files Keeping files in sync with the administrative system Facilitating access to information both at home and at school	Collecting assessment information in place of bubble sheets Archiving files for protection from loss Documenting for audit purposes
Once teachers are using their electronic gradebooks on a daily basis, the information being collected and archived directly from the classroom becomes a powerful tool for empowering students, parents and school decision-makers. No other system on the market can offer the same real-time assessment information with less intrusion into the educational process or day-to-day tasks of classroom teachers.
Pinnacle's powerful Gradebook and Viewer modules enable controlled access to the information collected and stored — allowing for better, faster and more informed decision-making by all.
Gradebook2 Attendance Viewer Student Viewer	Principal Viewer Parent Internet Viewer Pinnacle Notification Systems
Product Features
Pinnacle is the best, most advanced electronic gradebook solution available today. Feature for feature, nothing else compares with the power of Pinnacle. Only Excelsior can offer both the software and the years of research and experience to bring you a complete student management solution.
Integrates with 80+ school administrative systems - including SASI Automatic creation and maintenance of teacher gradebooks Automatic file backup and redundant storage Built-in Class file Integrity checking and recovery Automatic collection and reporting of student grades, attendance and discipline Check-in and check-out "take home" maintenance of gradebook files Real-time synchronization of gradebook files with your school administrative system Support for third party gradebook software Fully customizable reporting capabilities	Phone system interface for school-to-home attendance and grade reporting Internet interface for real-time report card, attendance and detailed grades Local area network access for detailed real-time reporting to students Discipline records management between school office and teacher gradebooks Automatic scheduled generation of reports and execution of repetitive tasks Automatic scheduled generation of letters to parents based on present thresholds ODBC SQL compliant database Works with all network protocols and file servers
Excelsior Software offers onsite and offsite training and certification, as well as remote support when you need it. Complete documentation is available to registered customers on demand.

System Requirements

The Pinnacle System is SQL-based, making it an Open Architecture System solution that allows for seamless integration of Excelsior’s or other third party gradebooks, administrative systems or student courseware. Pinnacle software works with all network protocols and file servers.

Gradebook is Multi-platform:

Network OS:

Novell Netware®4.x, 5.x or higher
Windows®2000 Server (Service Pack 3)
Windows®2003 Server** (Service Pack 1)

*required for use with Macintosh workstations

Pinnacle Servers (Centralized Model):

	Application Server	Database Server
Operating System*	Windows 2000/2003 Server. Standard or Enterprise.	Windows 2000/2003 Server
SQL Version	Standard or Enterprise Versions
CPU	Pentium 4 or Xeon 2.6GHz or higher Processor
Memory	1 GB	2GB
Hard Drive	120 GB SCSI-RAID 5	200GB plus SCSI-RAID 5
Transaction Log Size	5 to 10% of the database
License	Per Processor
Fault Tolerance	Raid 5	Database Backup Plan Database and transaction log on separate drives
Clustering	**Optional
Network Access Card	100MB	1GB
Backup	Tape or CD/DVD RW
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)	Required

Pinnacle Application Server (Hybrid Model):

Operating System*	Windows 2000/2003 Server
CPU	Pentium 4 processor or higher at 2.6+GHZ
Memory	1GB
Disk Space	60 GB. SCSI for optimal performance.
Network Access	100MB / 1G
Backup	Tape or DVD+RW.
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)	Strongly recommended

Contact Excelsior Software or your local Excelsior representative to find out more about the Excelsior Pinnacle System and installing it in your school today!