Aesop

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Aesop

• Automated Substitute Calling Internet Based
  System

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What is it?

• Substitute teacher placement system
• Automated Phone Internet System
• 75 of substitutes secure jobs through Internet
• Access 24 hours/day, 365 days/year

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Why Automate?

• District has over 200 substitute teachers and
  more coming on a daily basis
• Too much time is spent on making phone calls
• Calling substitutes who are already booked
• A lack of readily available reports

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Why Automate?

• Allows for time spent on other issues
• Allows for efficiency and equity in sub placement
  process
• Access 24/7
• Allows building principals authority to remove
  and prefer

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Researching Companies

• Viewed demonstrations from 5 companies
• Reference checks on all
• AESOP clear choice

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Why AESOP (Automated Educational Substitute
Operator)?

• Most experienced company around
• Used by over 8,000 schools everyday
• Customer service is rated best in reference
  checks
• Fully customizable

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Why AESOP?

• Easy access to all historical data
• Easy export to Excel
• ASP Model (Application Service Provider)
• Free upgrades

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References
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Current Cost

• Currently pay 3 building office assistants
• Overtime for phone calls to substitutes
• Total annual cost is approximately 7,000

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AESOP Cost

• One time training set up 4,250
• Annual cost of 6,783

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Benefits

• Less headaches for office staff
• More time to spend on other duties
• Better information for principals
• Ease of use for substitutes and teachers
• Upload documents beginning in fall
• No technology requirements other than Internet
  access

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Timeline to Implementation

• Pilot in Raymond and all elementary schools
• Training in April
• Implementation May 1st
• District wide implementation August 2006

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Questions?