Streamlining the school accreditation process through AWS Cloud solutions
Services Offered: Full-stack application development, AWS cloud and QA testing
Introduction
Customer
In the education industry, admissions & enrollment, data management, and accreditation processes are crucial. FCIS is the premier accrediting body for independent schools throughout Florida and wanted to develop a cloud-based solution that can automate the accreditation process while considerably reducing the paper and manual work. FCIS also represents the interests of independent schools in matters of legislation and regulation.
For this, they approached Amzur to build their entire process and host infrastructure on AWS Cloud to keep track of committee visits and make data available 24×7.
Challenges
Relying on manual processes like visiting schools and verifying their records of previous years for evaluation and accreditation is time-consuming and turns out to be inefficient. Transforming traditional school management systems with high technology-enabled automation tools to support the administrative and accreditation process remains a challenge for FCIS.
FCIS found extensive paperwork, record verification, school visits, and manual accreditation processes are the major hurdles in the current technology-driven education system. They struggled with the following:
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Solution and Strategy
To scale and streamline operations, Amzur’s expert team collaborated with the FCIS team and suggested building a full-stack application using Ruby on Rails, MYSQL, and AWS, which in turn, takes care of independent school registration, its evaluation, and the accreditation process by reducing manual intervention.
The solutions comprise of –
Tech Stack
Improving the quality of FCIS application
We adopted an agile application testing strategy in which different modules of the application have been tested concurrently to identify bugs and resolve them in the early stages. As FCIS is a full-stack application, we’ve used JIRA/Redmine tools for functional testing to check the application’s functionality across browsers. Database testing tools are used to examine the errors in the linked database of software. Above all, our “test early and test often” strategy helped develop and deliver a bug-free application that streamlined the accreditation process with a few simple clicks resulting in 30% of the time spent on data management.
Why Amzur
Benefits
Conclusion
It is always crucial to find schools with quality education and standards. With numerous schools in Florida, their evaluation has become the biggest challenge for students and parents to make a decision.
FCIS is the premier accrediting body for independent schools in Florida, representing over 157 member schools with more than 73,000 students. To address the challenges associated with the accreditation process, FCIS thought of developing a cloud solution for integrating critical data from all its schools into a single platform and managing all the activities on priority.
FCIS approached Amzur with numerous challenges including, paperwork, process inefficiencies, and mundane school visits. Our full-stack development and AWS cloud architect teams have helped them build an integrated platform for real-time school management and a hassle-free accreditation process. FCIS’s advanced technology solution further helps schools set the standards and advance the quality in matters of legislation and regulation.
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