Mann InfoCom Inc and Helios Tech become Approved IT Provider for Education Technology Micorosoft K-12 Voucher Program of the California Department of Education

The Voucher Program would enable school districts to take advantage of Helios products and services practically free as their costs would be reimbursed to them

Mann InfoCom Inc and Helios Tech were approved by the California Department of Education as approved IT providers for school districts under the Education Technology K-12 voucher program as part of the Microsoft settlement. It is great news for all eligible school districts as they would be able to benefit from products and services offered by Helios Tech such as its flagship Helios K-12 software for K-12 management, compliance, and reporting. Districts can benefit from these products and other IT services provided by Helios Tech practically free of cost as their cost would be reimbursed to the district under the voucher program.

The Microsoft K-12 voucher program resulted from a settlement between Microsoft and California Department of Education and provides full reimbursement for technology products and services to schools and districts that provide free or reduced price meals to at least 40% of their students. For more information on the program, please visit the Education Technology K-12 voucher program website.

Some of the top reasons why districts should consider Helios Tech for their IT needs are:

• Approved IT services provider for the Microsoft K-12 voucher program
• Helios Tech's team of technology professionals have strong K-12 experience working in school districts
• Mann InfoCom Inc and Helios Tech are a local, minority-owned, California state-certified small business
• Their capabilities encompass the full range of a school district's technology needs including software, hardware, networking, databases, maintenance and support.

Helios Tech's flagship solution called Helios K-12 helps school districts manage their employees, make data-driven decisions on staffing, credentialing, and master scheduling as well as makes compliance reporting for NCLB, CBEDS, Assignment Monitoring, Williams law and other regulations very easy.

To learn how Helios K-12 can help them, districts should call 800.345.1947 or email: ysharma at heliosedu.com.

Helios K-12 HR: a breakthrough for K-12 HR management and reporting

Helios K-12 HR helps school districts meet NCLB and state requirements; manage HR more effectively and enables better decision-making

By a staff correspondent

School district administrators and educators today are constantly bombarded with multitude of requirements, paperwork, reports and so on. Not only does this take away the focus from education but makes schools prone to errors and risk of litigation. Add to that the need for making the right decisions to increase teacher effectiveness and student achievement and you already know that an information tool at your fingertips would make your work so much easy.

Helios’ founders experienced the same issues. There had to be a way. Thus Helios was born to address the real world needs of school district administrators and personnel. Enter the world of Helios - where information leads to compliance which leads to effective instruction. Helios K-12 HR is a HR and Credential management and reporting tool designed specially for K-12 districts and schools.

Developed by professionals with several years of experience in school districts, Helios brings to you tried and tested system for HR management, reporting and compliance with local, state and federal regulations and decision-making.

In a easy to use, web-based interface that means anytime, anywhere access, Helios organizes a lot of information in a manageable way. It offers strong security, customizable drop downs and reports backed with support on technical, HR and compliance issues.

Mann InfoCom Inc releases new time clock software

Mann InfoCom Inc recently released its new time and attendance application. TimeClock is simple, fast and easy to use but at the same time offers:

• Daily time punching by employees online including lunch breaks
• Automatic calculation of payroll - regular and overtime hours
• Manager administration of employees and time punches
• Detailed and summarized payroll reports
• Ability to export reports to Word, HTML or text formats