“I was especially blown away when our project lead from Soliant told us that they had found a way around having to do a complete upgrade. We were expecting to spend as much as $75,000 on it, and they told us that it wouldn't be necessary. That speaks volumes about Soliant's honesty and integrity.”

70% of All Public Schools in Nebraska Rely on Soliant’s System for Special Education

When the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) received a state mandate in 2001 to create and implement an identification and evaluation system for all resident children with disabilities, the volume of information they faced and the disparate schools across the state ensured they faced a daunting challenge. The department turned to Soliant Consulting for its deep bench of talent and experience.

The project required that over 95% of the public schools across Nebraska use the system. With such a broad user base and varied workflow processes, Soliant focused on defining the functional requirements and designing a system with rapid accessibility for all users.

Soliant worked closely with the NDE staff to create a web application that employs a combination of PHP, RDBMS (PostgreSQL), Prince XML and FileMaker tools. The application accommodates over 9,000 users and supports over 175,000 children with disabilities.

Over the years, NDE has turned to Soliant again and again to incorporate new districts and to broaden the scope of their workflow process. Finding ways to support and enhance the system cost-effectively is a responsibility NDE has entrusted to Soliant as their long-term partner.