BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Marzano Resources, a premier provider of K-12 professional development resources and services for educators, has announced a five-year partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) to improve student outcomes in math in low-performing, low-income schools and help move state schools to competency-based learning. 

The partnership is being funded by Golden LEAF Foundation, a North Carolina-based nonprofit organization that works to increase economic opportunity in the state’s rural and tobacco-dependent communities through leadership in grantmaking, collaboration, innovation, and stewardship. Approximately $13 million of the $25 million grant will be allocated to Marzano Resources for the statewide implementation of two educational cohorts: 

1. Providing Targeted Support for Low-Income, Low-Performing Schools: This project focuses on 10 low-income schools that have been identified due to historically low performance and student outcomes in mathematics. These schools will receive intensive, customized onsite services aimed at improving school processes and practices, with a particular emphasis on creating a strong, effective culture for learning in mathematics.

As part of this cohort, each school will undergo a detailed needs assessment to inform the creation of a tailored improvement plan. Schools will also receive six onsite learning sessions (a coaching academy) and approximately 20 days of onsite coaching each year for the next five years. The schools will move through the Marzano Resources High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework, with the ultimate goal of achieving HRS certification. The NC DPI will coordinate with other vendors to ensure the seamless implementation of new curricular materials within this framework.

2. Advancing Competency-Based Education: The second cohort will include schools that are not currently considered low-performing but are interested in advancing to a competency-based education model. These schools will gain access to a customized version of the Marzano Resources Marzano Mastery Approaches cohort plan, as well as a comprehensive resource bank to use at their discretion. Additional onsite coaching days with Marzano Resources associates will be available to ensure effective implementation and ongoing support.

Both cohorts will participate in annual in-person sessions designed to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and networking among participants.

“Marzano Resources is honored to partner with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and to work with the Golden LEAF Foundation to drive meaningful change across the state,” said Terri Martin, president of Marzano Resources. “Through this collaboration, we aim to equip North Carolina educators with proven strategies to improve math outcomes and transition schools toward a competency-based learning model that ensures every student can succeed.”

About Marzano Resources
Marzano Resources, formerly Marzano Research, is dedicated to helping K–12 educators advance student achievement. Built on the foundation of Dr. Robert J. Marzano’s 50 years of education research, Marzano Resources supports teachers and administrators through customizable on-site professional development, educator events, virtual coaching, books, videos, and online courses. Our associates and authors are thought leaders in the field of education and deliver research-backed guidance for all major areas of schooling, including curriculum development, instruction, assessment, student engagement, and personalized competency-based education. Marzano Resources is the home of High Reliability Schools and The New Art and Science of Teaching series.

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HOUSTON, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TrusteSolutions (TES), the cloud-based technology innovator of the ultimate case management platform in the enterprise-level management software industry for the bankruptcy and fiduciary markets, reveals its impressive growth numbers for 2024 along with findings from its annual customer satisfaction survey. The online customer survey opened November 5, 2024, and closed November 22, 2024. A record number of responses were collected from customers evenly split between United States Panel Trustees and trustee assistants.

Specific survey highlights include overall high satisfaction ratings with the software, support team, and Trustee Interim Report (TIR) process. 100% of respondents stated satisfaction with TrusteSolutions’ customer support and TIR process. Kristi Singal, President of TrusteSolutions, shared, “We are pleased to learn our Chapter 7 Trustees unanimously found our TIR prep features led to more accurate TIR results and fewer errors. It is our goal to provide software features and support that increase efficiency and reduce work for our customers.”

Ease of use received an overwhelming number of responses when customers were asked to cite their favorite feature. Accurate reporting was a close second. One respondent stated, “The software is easy to use and assists in catching issues in reporting that may have been missed.”

Additional findings include survey participants often recommend TrusteSolutions to others, stating ease of use and excellent, responsive customer support as main reasons to switch to the software platform, followed by training and the ability to work from anywhere on any mobile device. One customer shared, “Yes, I recommend TrusteSolutions. I used another vendor for years and thought they were great until I started using TrusteSolutions. It is much more user friendly and has a great deal more to offer in assisting Trustees and their assistants with the whole Trustee process. And, TrusteSolutions has the greatest customer support.”

TrusteSolutions grew 13% in 2024, more than doubling its growth from 2023. Almost half of its acquired customers are newly appointed Chapter 7 United States Bankruptcy Panel Trustees. Others are existing Trustees that were previously with other case management providers. Being easy to navigate and use is a major reason New Panel Trustees chose TrusteSolutions along with recommendations from existing Trustees.

About TrusteSolutions

TrusteSolutions offers the ultimate case management platform to help attorneys and fiduciaries manage cases effortlessly with more automation, customization, and mobility than any other solution, helping them uphold fiduciary responsibilities with excellence, maintain compliance effortlessly, and maximize profitability. Built in the cloud and backed by outstanding customer support, TrusteSolutions, a division of Financial Software Solutions, LLC, is a Houston-based enterprise-level software company that empowers attorneys to unlock the full potential of their Chapter 7 cases and experience better case management.

About Financial Software Solutions

Financial Software Solutions (FSS), provides bankruptcy trustees, receivers, law firms and other professionals with enterprise-level, cloud-based time management, case and document management and banking automation software for anytime, anywhere access. Its BlueStylus product line includes Case Builder, an online Chapter 7, Chapter 13, Chapter 11 and Chapter 11, Subchapter V easy-to-use petition preparation, filing and management tool that leads you through the filing process, replacing expensive solutions. BlueStylus provides legal and professional firms with an intuitive online office management tool for time and billing, document sharing and storage, and task management at an affordable price.

FSS supports Subchapter V trustees with CORE, a complete online solution to handle UST reports, case management, and banking. CORE is designed to keep the receivership process organized so receivers can experience greater efficiency while managing large caseloads. FSS provides enterprise-level, cloud-based software to help businesses do more with fewer resources for enhanced productivity and mobility.

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Partnership enables church outreach startup to leverage the power of Gloo platform capabilities and channel while enhancing benefits for Gloo+ members

BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gloo, the technology platform for the Christian faith ecosystem, announced a strategic investment in VisitorReach. The investment and resulting partnership will enable both organizations to accelerate their services to the local church and will provide churches with technology and services to reach, connect and engage with people in their communities.

“VisitorReach represents the next generation of church outreach,” said Brad Hill, chief solutions officer at Gloo. “We especially love that it combines the latest trends in technology and marketing with solid pastoral experience that understands the unique needs of the local church. As VisitorReach prepares to scale to a new level, we’re excited for the multiple ways that Gloo can support and accelerate its growth.”

Founded in 2023, VisitorReach offers an artificial intelligence-powered service and app to deliver personalized ads to those in a local community, inviting them to a conversation with a church through one-on-one text message conversations. Its Digital Health Assessment offering has been used by more than 600 churches, providing a comprehensive checkup of a church’s online presence and suggestions for improvement. VisitorReach’s tools empower churches to personally engage with new visitors and people in their own congregations.

“This partnership with Gloo marks a defining moment in our mission to empower churches with transformative tools to reach their communities with excellence and purpose,” said Marc Estes, president and CEO of VisitorReach. “By uniting the Gloo technology platform with VisitorReach’s innovative outreach solutions, we can jointly equip churches across the nation to bring hope, healing and the message of Jesus to a world in desperate need.”

The Gloo platform offers a variety of solutions to serve churches, including communications tools, digital ministry capabilities and social media resources. Plans are already underway to introduce a bundled offering of VisitorReach with the platform premium membership Gloo+. Details and timing of this bundled release are forthcoming.

“VisitorReach fills an important gap in how Gloo serves churches,” said Hill. “We can now offer churches a full lifecycle solution for every phase of the visitor and congregant journey. The net result of the partnership will be that churches can enjoy a steady, predictable stream of new visitors, leverage modern digital marketing principles without a full-time staff, and have the tools to more effectively engage and retain their people for greater ministry impact.”

As a Gloo Capital Partner, VisitorReach will retain its existing leadership team, operate as its own brand and continue business operations as usual. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Gloo is the technology platform connecting the Christian faith ecosystem. Gloo connects ministry leaders to resources, people, insights and funding so their people and communities flourish and their organizations thrive. Gloo enables trusted exchange between organizations and people, so they can collaborate with greater confidence. Gloo serves over 80,000 churches and over 1,000 resource partners. Gloo is based in Boulder, Colorado.

VisitorReach helps churches build meaningful connections with people through personalized communication tools. The platform delivers personalized ads to people in a community and invites them to a conversation with a pastor through 1:1 text conversations. Tools like quick replies, a conversational assistant and guided journeys make it easy for pastors to engage with new people and assist in ongoing assimilation efforts. By streamlining outreach and communication, VisitorReach empowers churches to focus on what matters most: reaching and caring for their community.

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