4321 109th Avenue NE >> Blaine, MN 55449 >> 800 850 2335 >> Transforming K12 Education® CHALLENGES David Lopez, director of technology for McFarland, was hired in 2005 to develop a technology department for the district. Lopez needed to update the 5-year-old computers and refresh the software so it would accommodate the district’s data management and state reporting requirements. McFarland had used Quintessential School Systems (QSS) student informa- tion system hosted on a mainframe computer located at the county office of education. After a thorough evalua- tion of the goals and expectations for the district, it was clear a new system was necessary for the district to more effectively manage their student data and accurately adhere to state report- ing requests

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