Information bulletin No 28 - May 10, 2011

Corporate News

GGT meeting : June 2, 2011 in Brossard New management of the PAIE and GRH development teams Société GRICS appears before a parliamentary committee Rate adjustments for 2011-2012

User satisfaction surveys - High response rate

Updates on our Products and Services

CVE - The new website for La Collection de vidéos éducatives New group timetable generator module in TOSCA BIM online - Turnkey evaluation situations LUMIX-FP-FGA - now available!

Training

Upcoming training dates

Events and Activities

Upcoming 2011 special events Winter 2011 conferences 


Corporate News



GGT meeting : June 2, 2011, in Brossard

The next meeting of the Groupe des gestionnaires des technologies (GGT) will be held Thursday, June 2, at the ALT Hotel Quartier DIX3 in Brossard - Register now!   The agenda, online registration form and logistical details are now available.

We look forward to seeing you on June 2.

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New management of the PAIE and GRH development teams

Following the recent appointment of Marcelle Dupré as Product Manager of the Products Division, the three PAIE and GRH development teams that previously reported to her are now reporting to Murielle Cormier.

In addition, Ms. Cormier is currently managing the financial, material and document resources development teams.  She has nearly 25 years of experience with various Société GRICS compensation systems including 9 years in maintenance team management.

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Société GRICS appears before a parliamentary committee

On Tuesday, April 5, Société GRICS presented a brief to the Committee on Public Finance on its position and recommendations regarding Bill 133.

Société GRICS was invited to provide its feedback on the bill. Messrs. Richard Fiset and Daniel Besner went to Quebec City to submit and present the organisation's brief, which proposes an alternative approach designed to maintain school board autonomy in terms of IT hardware and software selection and purchase and to legitimize the role of Société GRICS.

For more information, we invite you to contact your local representative.

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Rate adjustments for 2011-2012

In March, Société GRICS informed its clients of the rate adjustments for 2011-1012.  On March 1, 2011, consulting, custom development and training services fees were increased by 2.9%.  A second adjustment, applicable to all Société GRICS products, will come into effect on July 1, 2011.

Please see the official March 2 release on this topic for further information, or refer to the simulated annual invoice that was recently sent to you by your representative.

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User satisfaction surveys - High response rate

A series of satisfaction surveys has been sent out since February to users of several Société GRICS products.  This year, we expanded the pool of respondents, and surveys are now being redirected to the main users of these products.

The response rate so far has been extremely positive.  Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.  We will update you on the results once they have been compiled. 

 

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Updates on our Products and Services


CVE - The new website for La Collection de vidéos éducatives

CVE, the new website for La Collection de vidéos éducatives, was launched on April 20.

CVE is currently being tested in two school boards.  The official start date for subscriptions will be in September.  For those of you who already subscribe to La Collection de vidéos éducatives, further details on migrating to CVE will be sent to you in September.

The state-of-the-art, user-friendly CVE system boasts a powerful search engine and uninterrupted access to high-definition content.

CVE features a wealth of online resources, including videos in French and English, the accompanying teaching materials and more.  All this for only $267 per school!

To find out more about CVE.  Do not hesitate to contact your local representative or our customer service team at 514-251-3730 or info@grics.qc.ca

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New group timetable generator module in TOSCA

A new traditional group timetable generator module is now available in TOSCA.  The generator can use group planning information compiled in the TOSCA system to generate group-specific timetables in a matter of minutes.

The easy-to-use module will help you save time by eliminating manual data entry and maximize your resources by generating group-specific information quickly, simply and effectively.

The module is currently being tested in two school boards and will be available to all our clients in late May 2011.

For further information on this new module, we invite you to contact your local representative or our customer service team at 514-251-3730 or info@grics.qc.ca

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BIM online - Turnkey evaluation situations

BIM online is designed for use by school administrators, pedagogical consultants and elementary and secondary school teachers.  Bim online features a bank of nearly 200 validated evaluation tools.

The evaluation situations offered cover a wide variety of subjects, including French, math, science, social sciences, ethics and religious culture and visual arts.  The situations all correspond to MELS orientations and, every year, new material is uploaded to the BIM online site.

Each situation is developed jointly by the Société GRICS team of evaluation consultants and groups of participating pedagogical consultants and teachers.

Subscribing to Bim online not only provides users with access to evaluation situations, it also gives teams interested in taking part in the development of evaluation situations the opportunity to benefit from a range of free complementary services including assistance with copyright applications, copyediting and transfer to electronic media.

Those interested in helping to develop evaluation situations are encouraged to contact the team of evaluation consultants at Société GRICS.

For further details, please contact your local representative or our customer service team at 514-251-3730 or info@grics.qc.ca

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LUMIX-FP-FGA - Now available!

LUMIX-FP-FGA is now available!  LUMIX FP-FGA extends attendance and grading indicators to FP and FGA programs.

LUMIX-FP-FGA also streamlines the process of gathering data related to compliance with partnership agreements.

For more details on the features of LUMIX-FP-FGA, we invite you to contact your local representative or our customer service team at 514-251-3730 or info@grics.qc.ca

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Training


Upcoming training dates:

Visit http://formation.grics.qc.ca to find out the latest training dates and register online. You may also contact us at any time to arrange on-site training at your workplace.

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Events and Activities


  Upcoming 2011 special events

GGT Meeting - June 2, 2011 - Register now!

The next GGT meeting (Groupe des gestionnaires des technologies) will be held on June 2, 2011 at the Alt Hotel Quartier Dix30 in Brossard.   Register now!

Société GRICS Annual Golf Tournament

Our annual Golf Tournament will be held on August 19, 2011 in Lachute.

2011 Réunion nationale

The 2011 Edition of Société GRICS Réunion nationale will take place on November 23, 24 and 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Montreal.

Spring 2011 conferences

Have a look at the list of conferences in which Société GRICS will be taking part this winter.

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