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SAS presents EVOS analytics platform to appropriations subcommittee; state contract covers reporting for districts
Summary
SAS representatives demonstrated the Education Visualization and Analytics Solution (EVOS/EVAS) to the House Appropriations Subcommittee, describing statewide deployment since 2018, a $2,000,000 annual contract line for reporting, training supports, and near‑universal district opt‑in for at least one report type.
Tom Green, senior education policy advisor for SAS Institute, and Erica Prentice, EVOS policy lead, presented the SAS Education Visualization and Analytics Solution (EVOS, also called EVAS in the briefing) to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid and the Department of Education and described how the platform is used by Michigan districts and the state.
What EVOS does: Green described EVOS as a web‑based reporting system that uses statewide assessment data (M‑STEP, PSAT, ACT, SAT) to produce value‑added and growth reports at the student, classroom, school, district and state levels. The system offers secure educator access to…
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