DALLAS — Tyler Technologies, Inc. has signed a contract with Tennessee’s Shelby County Schools Board of Education for its Versatrans student transportation management solution, part of Tyler’s integrated software solutions for the K-12 school market. On July 1, 2013, Shelby County Schools (SCS), the unified district combining Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools, will become Tennessee’s largest school system and the 14th largest district in the U.S. serving nearly 140,000 students.
SCS selected Tyler’s Versatrans solution because of its scalability as the district transitions to a single public school district, merging the transportation operations of the former Memphis and Shelby County schools. SCS invested in a wide range of applications, including Versatrans Routing & Planning™, Versatrans Onscreen®, Versatrans Triptracker® and Versatrans e-link® to share user-defined data on the Web, giving staff and parents the ability to look up route information.
“Assimilating Versatrans across the district will aid in providing a consistent level of excellence in the transportation of all students,” said Debbie Rike, Shelby County Schools’ transportation director. “The GIS system and map integration in Versatrans is superior to other products we reviewed, and the ease of use for routing and planning exceeded our expectations.”
“Our clients have relied on Versatrans’ industry leadership for nearly 30 years, and we will continue to deliver innovative solutions that provide the flexibility and scalability school districts require,” said Ted Thien, senior vice president and general manager of Tyler’s Versatrans solution. “Tyler solutions will help the unified district of Shelby County meet its operating objectives while supporting the needs of its administrators, staff, students and their parents well into the future.”
About Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL) is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler partners with clients to empower the public sector – cities, counties, schools and other government entities – to become more efficient, more accessible and more responsive to the needs of citizens. Tyler’s client base includes more than 11,000 local government offices in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. Forbes has named Tyler one of “America’s Best Small Companies” five times in the last six years. More information about Dallas-based Tyler Technologies can be found at www.tylertech.com.
