School Business Systems Modernization (SBSM)
A journey through a forest, made of different parts, all contribute to something that is breathtaking!
School Business Systems Modernization (SBSM) is a software modernization initiative by the North Carolina State Board of Education. This initiative aims to help update the systems used by the State’s K-12 School Districts (known as Local Educational Authorities, or LEA’s) and the Department of Public Instruction from current legacy systems to modern, cloud-based solutions.
CherryRoad was awarded as a prime contractor to modernize the State’s K-12 School Districts. The scope of the modernization effort includes the LEA’s systems for financial, procurement, payroll, human resources, and other business areas.  Oracle Cloud, coupled with CherryRoad’s K-12 industry solutions, is helping the State to achieve its modernization goals including efficiency, security, and real-time access to school district information.
Some of the State’s largest LEA’s, including Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Guilford County Schools, and Cumberland County Schools, are benefiting from CherryRoad’s K-12 solution.
Why Choose CherryRoad?
CherryRoad is an award-winning, full-service provider of cloud consulting, technical, and application management services to K-12 institutions. Throughout our 37-year history, we have successfully partnered with 200+ education/public sector institutions and 30+ School districts to modernize and optimize their back-office functions.
We understand the competing challenges today’s educators face. With stretched budgets and resources, their IT organizations juggle increasing pressures to improve operational efficiencies, optimize and integrate processes, and enable easy access and sharing of information across the institution. At the same time, they must effectively support strategic initiatives designed to enhance student and faculty experiences and performance.
Some Client Love
“We partnered with CherryRoad to implement Oracle Cloud for the City. Moving forward, Oracle Cloud will be the system of record at Roseville for all financial, payroll, and human resource transactions. It will serve as the centralized source of data, empowering staff to minimize manual processes and have access to a broader set of data needed to make timely informed decisions.”
“This is the second time in which the University has partnered with CherryRoad to achieve our business and technology objectives. During both experiences, CherryRoad exceeded our expectations. They have clearly demonstrated that they are a caring organization that listens. They have provided us with consultants who understand that system implementation is a technical and human process and are talented at blending both beautifully.”
“CherryRoad Technologies understands that flexibility and adaptability are essential for success in the communications industry. With CherryRoad as our partner, we implemented a software solution that lets us measure the profitability of individual projects and customer accounts, allocate personnel and resources more effectively and support the overall growth of our business.”
“As a tech-forward City, we are proud to utilize a digital tool which enhances our resident’s ability to be wholly involved. Whether it be to indicate budgetary priorities, share ideas, or to hear what fellow citizens want to share with their government, Digital Town Hall provides us a secure, easy-to-use, and digital forum to transact City business.”
“While it was not our plan to have our central office staff work remotely at the drop of a hat, we thankfully had CherryRoad’s Shark UTM® Remote Workplace at our disposal. In a matter of hours we created accounts for all of our central office staff and gave them connections to their desktops. It’s working out amazingly well and has provided invaluable flexibility in coping with the ever-changing work conditions we’re all facing.”