Thank you for visiting our web site.  If you have read this far, you probably know by now that we provide products and services for K-12 school systems designed to turn data into actionable information.  Our professional backgrounds are based upon a combined 30 years of experience providing Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence solutions for organizations across multiple industries, including education.  We founded Performance Matters™ in 2003 when it became apparent to us that vendors were being opportunistic on the heels of the new funding sources meant to address the emerging accountability mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act.  You would expect any successful company to gravitate toward promising new markets.  However, most did not understand the customer's needs; in the end, untold resources were wasted and projects failed.

In the first six months of operation, we spent hundreds of hours face-to-face with our first customers doing our best to understand their needs.  In that process, we encountered individuals who worked tirelessly to provide the best teaching and learning environment for children; that experience deepened our commitment to this endeavor.  What started as the identification of an under-served market grew into a passion with boundless motivation. We quickly sought to be a catalyst for improvements in instruction and student learning throughout the country.  The reality was then and still is today, that the information needs of school systems are truly unique.  To responsibly serve customers in education with the products and services we provide, we believe you must:

1. Have a deep understanding of the unique challenges and information needs of the people who are directly responsible for the education of our youth; teachers, instructional specialists, guidance counselors, administrators, superintendents, and board members
2. Provide products and services "designed" to address the distinct information requirements of these stakeholders
3. Enable the customization of the product and service offering to meet the different needs school systems have; for example, urban school systems have some specific and different information requirements than a rural school system
4. Make sustained investments in your company that enable you to become a trusted adviser and true partner in the school system's pursuit of student learning
5. Instill a company culture passionately committed to the noble cause we are a part of; the education of our youth

At Performance Matters™, we strive each day to practice these principles.  As a result, our customers are building sustained improvements in instruction and student learning.  In addition, the strength and mutual value of our customer relationships grow stronger each year.  We see a bright future for education, and we are proud to be a part of such an important cause.

The Performance Matters™ Team