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Cleverex Wins Competitive Bid for Prestigious 4-year ECLKC Contract

Reston, VA . -- 5/30/2008 -- The Office of Head Start has selected Cleverex Systems to be the provider of ongoing maintenance and development of the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) over the next four years. Cleverex has provided technology services at the very start of the ECLKC project which has quickly matured over the years into a sophisticated online resource which connects people and collects and disseminate early childhood education content to all members of the community. The competitive contract was awarded in late May, and Cleverex will be providing these services as the incumbent to the project. In this new contract, Cleverex will be maintaining the current features and developing new technology for the Office of Head Start’s ECLKC which include a vast array of growth and development resources aimed at enriching the Head Start agencies and early childhood education providers. Some of the latest features released on the site include; a shopping cart functionality, allowing users to “shop for” free information resources and print materials they would like shipped to their agency; collaborative workspaces, giving users the opportunity to share information and ideas in virtual workspaces; and advanced searching techniques, providing users the ability to target specific information needed in an easy to use interface. Ongoing maintenance will also focus on streamlining all existing tools and features in the hopes to make the site even more user-friendly and accessible by all members of the community. Along with the ongoing maintenance, Cleverex will also be focusing on many new and exciting developments that will occur over the next few years. A stronger emphasis on community knowledge sharing through the use of interactive tools will help bridge Head Start communities from across the nation. eConferencing tools will allow for advanced user interaction by allowing users to look, see and hear presentations and conferences located in other parts of the country. Cleverex will be enhancing the metadata management workflow allowing the metadata to be managed and organized more efficiently, ensuring that all of the information resources are disseminated and searchable at advanced levels. Emphasis on streamlining the user interface and enhancing the overall user experience will be a focus with the new contract award as well. The Cleverex project team is extremely excited for this opportunity to once again work closely with the Office of Head Start and to continue to develop and enhance the ECLKC, ensuring that it reaches its maximum potential and delivers needed resources to the Head Start community.

La Administración para el Cuidado y Desarrollo Integral de la Niñez Selected PROMIS

San Juan, PR . -- 4/24/2008 -- La Administración para el Cuidado y Desarrollo Integral de la Niñez or ACUDEN Office for Child Care and Integral Development in San Juan, Puerto Rico selected PROMIS as their one-stop family servies management system. Phase II of PROMIS Implementation has been taking place since January. Phase II brings the PROMIS Case Management System to more than 900 Head Start Centers distributed throughout the country of Puerto Rico, benefiting more than 18,000 children in Head Start. "We are working with Cleverex in coordination with our local IT provider Forcelink, Corp. to implement the first comprehensive family services management system this large scale for the very first time. Tens of thousands of children and families will be benefited from receiving a better service as a very important result." said Ms Blanca Perez, ACUDEN Information Systems Director. So far, Cleverex has delivered PROMIS Workshops to over 400 Head Start Managers. Each workshop was targeted to the needs and requirements of the Head Start Managers and provided staff with the opportunity to learn and practice their newly acquired skills. Pre and Post events worked with Grantee Office Management Staff to develop a set of Standardized Policies and Procedures with which to utilize to effectively implement and roll-out of Phase II.

Cleverex Secures Contract to Augment ECLKC Infrastructure and Capacity

Reston, VA . -- 3/24/2008 -- After many years of working with the Office of Head Start, Cleverex has been awarded a Technical Infrastructure contract to augment and host the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC). Cleverex has been chosen to continue providing hosting services for the ECLKC after having submitted a competitive bid for the contract in late March. The hardware for this contract will consist of 10 new servers in Phase I for the primary site which will be hosted in the McLean, Virginia data center. In Phase II of the project, Cleverex will procure an additional 10 servers for the west coast hosting facility located in San Francisco, California. This will not only act as the back-up to the primary site, but will also increase the efficiency of the user requests. This contract affords Cleverex the opportunity to bring the platform in line with current software advances and to upgrade the platform software to the latest release versions. This infrastructure will be monitored by Cleverex to ensure that any unlikely disruptions to the service are avoided. Our assembled project team for the Technical Infrastructure award is energized and prepared to take on this opportunity. Cleverex is thankful for this new endeavor and is thrilled to continue working with the Office of Head Start.

NHA proudly supports the advancement of PROMIS

San Diego, CA . -- 1/1/2008 -- Neighborhood House Association. In a letter from, the President and CEO of Neighborhood House Association, Randy K. Jones, Esq proudly supports the advancement of PROMIS within NHA saying: “NHA’s Head Start Program has one of the most technologically advanced and effective enrollment, attendance and record keeping systems in the nation. Today, NHA can access “real-time” reports and information. Never before available to the program. “ He continues saying: “Our team uses the most sophisticated record keeping and tracking system, PROMIS, and is on the move to make San Diego’s Head Start program a model nationwide. Collectively this…has made NHA more accountable, transparent, effective and efficient.” Neighborhood House Association is one of the many ‘mega-grantees’ that has elected PROMIS as their ‘go-to’ Head Start Case Management System solution. Cleverex Systems, Inc has been the pioneering leader in the area of providing desktop and web-based computing solutions for Head Start for over 15 years.

HSFIS 6.2 (Head Start Family Information System) software released to Head Start agencies

Reston, VA . -- 8/2/2007 -- Cleverex is proud to announce the release of HSFIS 6.2. This new version contains many features that users have become familiar with over the years, plus many new and exciting features that were not previously available. Some highlights are: 45 Day Alert System of children's required screenings; Enhanced Attendance and Meals Screen; Over 15 new reports - Grantee Enrollment Report, PRISM Audit Report, etc. Please see the "What's New in Version 6.2" for additional details. Order your copy today by contacting Cleverex Systems, Inc. HSFIS is a fully automated case management record keeping system that collects, organizes, maintains, and reports detailed demographic, education, health and social services information at the child and individual family level. It greatly assists agencies in determining program eligibility, and the comprehensive family data collected through HSFIS helps Head Start staff to determine the needs of the entire family unit, address family service goals, and track and manage the delivery of all appropriate services. It also tracks staff information, volunteer records, community resources, in-kind donations, and much, much more.