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From classrooms to boardrooms, the Mizuni Buzz is everywhere! Mizuni Solutions are changing the way data is collected, analyzed and used to inform instruction and increase student achievement! For the latest on how Mizuni is improving information management in education, we invite you to browse our current press releases, e-newsletter and events. If you would like to be kept up-to-date on Mizuni and other relevant news, please subscribe to the Mizuni Buzz newsletter.
Press Releases
Pasadena ISD Winner of SIF Excellence Awards
Addison, TX (May 12, 2010) – Mizuni, Inc. congratulates Pasadena Independent School District (ISD) in Pasadena, Texas for receiving a 2010 Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) Excellence Award. Pasadena ISD was chosen as the winner in the category for Outstanding Local Education Agency (LEA)/Horizontal SIF Implementation. Winners were announced at the SIF Association End User Meeting in New Orleans on May 6, 2010.
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Three Mizuni Partners Named Finalists in SIF Excellence Awards
Addison, TX (April 1, 2010) – Mizuni, Inc. congratulates three of its district partners for being named Finalists of the SIF Excellence Awards. The 2010 SIF Excellence Awards recognize outstanding SIF Implementation at the state and local levels and promote the strength of the SIF Specification as a whole. Mizuni partners Pasadena Independent School District (ISD) and Mount Pleasant ISD were chosen as Finalists in the Outstanding Local Education Agency category, while Joe Kitchens, Superintendent at Western Heights Public Schools, was selected as a Finalist in the category for Outstanding Individual Leadership.
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Klein ISD Implements the Mizuni Data Warehouse in One Month
Addison, TX (February 9, 2010) – Klein Independent School District (ISD), just outside of Houston, has successfully implemented the Mizuni Solution for School Districts in record time. Klein chose the Mizuni Data Warehouse, Mizuni Dashboard Suite, Mizuni Zone Integration Server and Mizuni SIF Agents to streamline data collection and improve data reporting. In one month, Klein was up and running with the Mizuni Data Warehouse loaded with five years of historical student demographic and assessment data for its 45,000 students.
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NUTRIKIDS Point of Sale System Receives SIF 2 Certification
Addison, TX & Rochester, NY (January 7, 2010) - LunchByte Systems, Inc. is proud to receive SIF (Schools Interoperability Framework) 2 Certification for their NUTRIKIDS® Point of Sale solution. LunchByte Systems worked closely with SIF Agent partner Mizuni, Inc. to achieve certification. NUTRIKIDS POS Enterprise Version 2.x has been SIF 2 Certified for the SIF Implementation Specification version 2.0r1 to better utilize the technology available to school districts.
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Mizuni Joins Catoosa Public Schools’ 21st Century Learning Initiative
Addison, TX (December 1, 2009) – Catoosa Public Schools, located East of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has chosen Mizuni, Inc. as an integral technology partner for its 21st Century Learning Initiative. Catoosa’s 2,100 students will benefit from the complete Mizuni Solution for School Districts including the Mizuni Data Warehouse, Mizuni Dashboard Suite, Mizuni Zone Integration Server and Mizuni SIF Agents. Catoosa selected Mizuni because of Mizuni’s expertise in providing easy-to-use tools for
data-driven instruction.
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Laurie Collins Joins Mizuni as Vice President of State Solutions
Addison, Texas (August 24, 2009) – Mizuni, Inc., a leader in data-driven decision-making solutions for pK-12 Education, is proud to announce that Laurie Collins has joined Mizuni as Vice President of State Solutions. By combining Laurie’s leadership and Mizuni’s proven track record of success, Mizuni will extend its innovative data management solutions to meet the needs of states across the country.
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Mr. Bob Daughrity Named Texas CTO of the Year
Addison, TX (February 25, 2009) – Mizuni, Inc. would like to congratulate Mr. Bob Daughrity of Pasadena Independent School District (ISD) for receiving the CTO of the Year awarded by the Texas K-12 CTO Council of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). Mr. Daughrity is the first recipient of the Texas Grace Hopper Award for Individual Achievement which considered nominees’ accomplishments in the areas of effective leadership, community building, innovative use of learning and impact on learning. The award is named in honor of Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Murray Hopper, a pioneer in technology who said that her greatest contribution was "all the young people I've trained."
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Edmond Public Schools Selects Mizuni to Increase Efficiency and Improve Analytics
Addison, TX (February 3, 2009) – Edmond Public Schools in Edmond, Oklahoma has selected Mizuni, Inc. as its vendor partner to increase the efficiency of reporting processes and improve data analytics. Edmond chose the Mizuni Data Warehouse and Web Portals for its 20,300 students after successfully implementing the Mizuni SIF Integration Tools three years ago.
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Fast-growing Frisco ISD Chooses the Mizuni SIF Integration Tools
Addison, TX (January 29, 2009) – Frisco Independent School District in Texas has chosen the Mizuni SIF Integration Tools to streamline its business processes and improve data quality for their fast-growing district of 31,000 students. To help manage information on staff and students, Frisco ISD implemented the Mizuni Solution including the Mizuni Zone Integration Server and Mizuni SIF Agents for Hayes TIPWeb and Microsoft Active Directory. Frisco ISD chose Mizuni for their proven implementation success and first-class customer service.
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Groundbreaking SIF 2.0r1 Certified Mizuni Zone Integration Server
Addison, TX (January 13, 2009) – Mizuni, Inc. announces the new release of its groundbreaking SIF 2.0r1 Certified Mizuni Zone Integration Server (ZIS) product. The new Mizuni ZIS allows customers to choose best-of-breed applications without concern for their respective SIF Agent version. Mizuni is the only vendor to provide this cutting-edge solution that seamlessly provides forward and backward compatibility to its Corporate and District Partners.
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E-Newsletters 
With the focus on PK-20 state longitudinal data systems, more and more student data is being stored in district and state warehouses. These efforts raise the issue of data security, which is a major concern here at Mizuni. Therefore, we have dedicated this newsletter’s feature article to Keeping Your Data Secure.
Mizuni was excited to participate in the first year of the SIF Excellence Awards and would like to congratulate
three Mizuni partners for being recognized in these prestigious awards―three finalists, of which one was named a winner!
Read more from our Summer 2010 E-Newsletter
Upcoming Events
| Date | Event | Location | Booth |
| Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2010 | CoSN - Consortium for School Networking | Washington, DC | 305 |
| Mar. 1 - 5, 2010 | NCES MIS - National Center for Education Statistics | Phoenix, AZ | TBD |
| May 19 (2p ET / 1p CT) | Real-time and On-time Dropout Prevention Webinar | Online | - |
| Jul. 26 - 30, 2010 | STATS DC 2010 Data Conference | Bethesda, MD |
"Inside Business Report" Highlights the Mizuni Solution
As America’s students fall behind their counterparts around the world, educators are searching for new, innovative ways to improve student learning. A solution from Addison, TX-based Mizuni, Inc., highlighted in this Inside Business Review TV Show segment, delivers data to teachers and administrators from Pasadena ISD and around the country, providing insights to inform instruction and decision-making, and ultimately, help our kids reach their personal best.