Truenorthlogic and UPD Consulting to Ensure Successful Education Reform

SANDY, Utah - March 18, 2013 - PRLog -- Truenorthlogic, a leading provider of K-12 human capital management solutions and UPD Consulting (UPD), a Baltimore-based public sector management consulting firm, were recently selected by Chicago Public Schools, Austin Independent School District and Cleveland Metropolitan School District to support the districts’ educator effectiveness strategies.  Truenorthlogic will provide its performance management technology platform and UPD will provide professional development and on-the-ground project management for the school districts.  

Truenorthlogic’s comprehensive and fully integrated performance management technology platform will enable teachers, leaders and staff to conduct observations and provide feedback on performance as well as align with professional development opportunities for improving areas of growth. The customizable platform will allow the school districts the ability to conduct multiple-measure evaluation workflows, align measures to the chosen competency/rubric, and provide school teams and stakeholders immediate access to key performance indicators.

UPD, hired to manage the project, will employ an effective system implementation methodology to deliver results, to manage and ensure adherence to scope, and to support communications with team members, executive sponsors and stakeholders. At the core, UPD will deploy a project management development strategy that involves identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and mitigating risk factors that can threaten the success of a project through the stages of implementation.  

“Rigorous project management ensures that our work delivers value and results for teachers and students,” said Doug Austin, President and CEO of UPD Consulting.  “We believe in good project management and understand from experience why the client benefits from following a disciplined project approach.”

“It’s not just about meeting state and district requirements, but getting the most out of their system to promote educator growth and help education agencies succeed,” says Jeanette Haren, President and CEO of Truenorthlogic.

ABOUT TRUENORTHLOGIC

Truenorthlogic is the leading provider of K-12 Education Human Capital Management solutions that solve complicated educator quality issues.  Our award-winning solutions help education agencies link human resource management with sustainable, scalable strategies to ensure an effective educator for every student, including teacher preparation and induction support, licensure and certification tracking, career planning tools, professional development management and system support for differentiated learning and incentive pay models. With more than one million licensed users, Truenorthlogic has a proven track record helping organizations achieve educational workforce excellence.  www.truenorthlogic.com  

ABOUT UPD CONSULTING

UPD Consulting is a Baltimore-based, minority-owned public sector management-consulting firm that specializes in a wide range of services including organizational transformation, performance management and accountability, education data systems and public-private partnerships. www.updconsulting.com