LEADERSHIP

Few institutions are under as much pressure to provide cost-effective computing services as those involved in public education. This is particularly true in the state of California, where budget deficits have led to deep funding cuts throughout the educational system. The California Educational Computer Consortium (CECC) is ideally positioned as a viable solution to this problem.

CECC was originally formed in 1987 to resolve a number of issues related to third-party software available at that time for the educational market:

• Poor software quality
• Lack of standards
• Lack of new development
• Inadequate user support
• Financial stability of vendors

Since then, CECC has evolved into a unique partnership of Community Colleges, K-12, ROP, and County Offices of Education that pool both human and fiscal resources to develop and maintain financial software systems designed for the unique business needs of the educational sector. Its ultimate goal is to reduce operational redundancy and related expenses associated with the development of alternatives to commercially available software.

The CECC membership spans the entire state. The main strength of the software is its ability to support the varying needs of each one of its members in meeting their state and federal administrative requirements. Fiscal solvency is priority one, and CECC provides state-of-the-art integrated position control and budget development software to assist in the automated process of monitoring and auditing schools budget information.

Members are a vital and interrelated component of the CECC structure. CECC provides each member an opportunity to:

• Direct and control the consortium
• Participate in project study teams
• Participate in planned software development
• Invest & own a member percentage (shares) of CECC developed software programs

 

For more information on the California Educational Computer Consortium, please contact Melita Crowell or call (909) 386-2700.