Roanoke, VA – September 20, 2024 –Veracity is pleased to announce Laredo College (Laredo) has selected Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to support ongoing initiatives to improve the overall health of educational technology (edtech) management and investments. Serving more than 10,000 students each semester, across two campuses, Laredo College joins…
Roanoke, VA – August 29, 2024 –Veracity is pleased to announce South East Cornerstone Public School Division #209 (SECPSD) has selected Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to bring centralization, communication, and efficiency to its schools – and is the first to do so in Canada. The southeastern Saskatchewan division, bordered…
Roanoke, VA – August 14, 2024 –Veracity is pleased to announce JSerra Catholic School has selected Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to maximize edtech investments by building awareness, streamlining processes, and centralizing data. The co-ed independent Catholic high school in San Juan Capistrano, CA enrolls approximately 1,200 students and joins…
You’ve determined your district or campus needs a technology management system and successfully gained buy-in with a strong business case, so what’s next? With the greatest challenge – the budget – still ahead, you’ll need to thoroughly prepare for common objections and perhaps present new budgeting strategies not previously considered.…
If your district or campus is considering a new technology management system and you’ve engaged the appropriate stakeholders, the next step is preparing the business case. Skipping the first step could be a costly mistake if you attempt to build your case without interviewing others and capturing every problem the…
Is your district or campus considering a new technology management system? Like any new edtech purchase, the process of researching, validating, and acquiring a system – that involves many stakeholders – can be long and convoluted. With the right strategies in place, you can avoid common roadblocks and navigate a…
Words like “management system”, “automation”, and “workflows” can be intimidating and often perceived as costly. Instead of learning and adapting to these concepts and technologies, it can be easier to avoid the risk and give in to self-doubt and myths often associated with adopting anything new. A technology management system…
Roanoke, VA – May 2, 2024 – Veracity is excited to announce its new partnership with the Oklahoma Society for Technology in Education (OKSTE), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing innovation in the authentic integration of technology to transform teaching and learning in Oklahoma schools. OKSTE provides edtech expertise, resources,…
Roanoke, VA – April 24, 2024 –Veracity is pleased to announce Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) has selected Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to streamline technology processes, systems, and communications across the district. BHUSD, home to 3,300 students, has ranked among the top California public schools, focusing not only…
The act of approving and acquiring new technologies in K-12 school districts today is a convoluted mess of forms, emails, and broken or ignored processes. Admittedly, a “process” is, unfortunately, non-existent in many. Most of this burden has fallen into the hands of the Technology Director since the technology team…
Roanoke, VA – March 14, 2024 –Veracity is pleased to announce El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD) has selected Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to enhance operational efficiency and collaboration between the technology, instruction, and business departments. ESUSD, home to 3,500 students, is known for its award-winning schools, exceptional ratings,…
Roanoke, VA – December 15, 2023 – Veracity is pleased to announce Octorara Area School District (OASD) has chosen Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to support OASD’s vision of maximizing every learner’s opportunity for success. OASD’s established priorities and strategies defined in its comprehensive plan through 2024 highlight educational technology…
Roanoke, VA – December 11, 2023 –Veracity is pleased to announce Brunswick County Public Schools (BCPS) has chosen Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to introduce an innovative approach to technology management, and in support of Superintendent Dr. Kristy Somerville-Midgette’s vision for educating students, inspiring success, and improving tomorrow. BCPS’ strategic…
Roanoke, VA – December 7, 2023 –Veracity is pleased to announce Trinity Basin Preparatory (TBP) has selected Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to bring an innovative approach to managing edtech across Texas campuses and in support of TBP’s mission to inspire every student to do more, expect more, and be…
Veracity is proud to announce its Technology Management System (TMS) has been named a finalist for 2024 Top Ed Tech Product of the Year by District Administration in the category of Management Systems Technology. The mission of this award program is to highlight the most innovative, impactful, and important education…
Veracity is excited to announce its new partnership with CESA Purchasing, a free Wisconsin statewide cooperative that works to provide value-added benefits to K12 schools. CESA Purchasing’s mission is to level the playing field for all Wisconsin schools. By negotiating contracts on behalf of all Wisconsin schools, CESA Purchasing can…
Veracity announced today at the International Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference (ISTELive 23) its new SaaS-based solution supporting K-12 technology and instructional leaders in the management of educational technologies (edtech), from investigation to renewal and everything between. A “soft launch” in select states – including Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma,…
Back in 2019, Glimpse K-12 shared a staggering statistic suggesting two-thirds of software licenses were unused in K-12 schools. Along came COVID-19, and “access to, and the use of, digital tools increased so quickly, and to such large extent, that adoption was haphazard, lacked structure and resulted in a number…
Our previous blog post, Learning Loss Recovery Tops K-12 Priorities for 2021-2022 School Year, discussed the learning loss that educators are facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is difficult to determine the exact amount of learning loss and in what areas, but educators are confident it exists. In addition to…
Our previous blog post, K-12 Priorities in the Era of a Pandemic, highlights the research Veracity conducted in the fall of 2021 to learn educator challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research overwhelming (nearly three quarters) showed learning-loss recovery and social-emotional needs as the top priority educators are desperately…
At Veracity, we have been studying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 school and district purchasing decisions – specifically educational technologies designed to improve students’ academic achievement. It is important to understand how – and if – these decisions are being prioritized among a multitude of competing, and…
Our latest research, Understanding K-12 Priorities: Fall 2021, finds that as we endure the 2021–2022 school year, there is consistent focus across K-12 in learning loss recovery and the physical and mental well-being of students and staff but little investigation and foresight into how technology may play an intentional role. This…
Researching, evaluating, and purchasing the right educational technologies can be a daunting and exhaustive process for school districts – with curriculum and technology leaders carrying the weight of the burden. Selecting software solutions that drive accountability, student outcomes, and teacher success while ensuring data security, compliance, and integration with current…
This guest post was authored by Dr. Kecia Ray and originally posted by CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 – 6:51pm. Sometimes, timing is everything. Recently I found myself talking with an edtech leader who had just purchased technology that didn’t end up working the…
A CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) Roundtable with Veracity Verification Solutions Summary: Educators and edtech providers alike agree there are considerable obstacles impeding the success of implementing and maximizing value of education technology investments in school districts today. Many of these hurdles are fundamentally rooted in the lack of access,…
This post is from guest blogger Amber Lindsay, President & CEO of iKeepSafe. iKeepSafe is a trusted partner of Veracity Verification Solutions. This past year presented an array of unique challenges and opportunities, when over 40 million K12 students moved to some form of distance learning and more than 30…
In partnership with CoSN (Consortium for School Networking), a recent roundtable of experienced educators, edtech strategists, and industry thought leaders gathered to discuss the greatest disconnect in edtech and K-12 today. Members from various backgrounds shared insights and recommendations for building trust and instilling confidence with buyers to improve the…
The EdTech Landscape: A sea of offerings Assessing instructional needs, discovering products in the market, and evaluating these products for best fit have been recognized by organizations such as Digital Promise as top challenges within school districts for many years. Among these challenges, educators must navigate a sea of EdTech offerings -…
As marketers, we spend countless hours tending to customer advocacy initiatives to build our products’ reputation through peer reviews, testimonials, case studies, etc. Today’s buyers can quickly and easily gather information independently via digital channels, meaning our sales teams have fewer opportunities to influence customer decisions and our reputation tactics are more important than ever. In fact, according to Gartner “…when B2B buyers are considering…
Driving educational achievement with the right EdTech solutions starts with YOU and Veracity.
As we collectively seek greater student achievement, EdTech Providers and Educators alike are being asked to do more with less – now more than ever. While Educators invest scarce time and resources to find products that meet specific needs of the school district, EdTech Providers struggle to stand out amongst…
The following post is written by guest blogger Jim Yurasits, Director of Testing, Data, and School Improvement at Orange County Public Schools (VA). I have been working in public education for 34 years as both a teacher and an educational administrator. During that time, I have had to decide which software to…
In this interactive discussion, a panel of district leaders discuss best practices for EdTech purchasing – including the evaluation and selection processes, important stakeholders, and secrets to successful implementation and adoption.
The quest to identify, evaluate, and select the appropriate education technology solutions to meet district needs is a daunting one, to say the least. Many resources are invested, and unfortunately, purchases made do not always produce the desired results. Like any other technology investment, buyers expect value realization and often…
