March 23, 2018

Diocesan
ManageBac Company Update Boys’ School
Hong Kong

Theodore King
Co-Founder & CEO
School 2.0 Re-imagined
What’s new in 2017?
Beginning 2006-2007

1901 Harnwell House

Sunrise:
Our most productive time.
 School 2.0 Map by Stanford Research International

“There is no one path to the school of tomorrow. Technology is rapidly breaking down
school walls and letting the world in; harnessing it is key to building tomorrow's
schools and students. Integrating it into the learning ecosystem is everyone's
responsibility, and will ensure multiple paths to success.”
 IB School 2.0 in 2009

Moving Beyond CAS – Building out ManageBac with our first step into MYP and the IB
Continuum

• As the IB moved towards on-screen marking of exams, in July 2008, plans for e-Submission
were announced starting with Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay and Visual Arts.
 Evolution of the Learning Management System
A brief history of the systems development and technology adoption from University to K-12

1st wave 2nd wave 3rd wave

Client-Server Generic Curriculum First

1995 - 2006 2007 - 2012 2013 - 2017

• Learning Management Systems (“LMS”) developed in the late 1990s with rising Internet adoption in Higher
Education
• Early LMS providers such as Blackboard provided a generic, one-size fits all solution
• In 2007-2009, a second wave of new SaaS LMS providers entered the market with freemium-driven models,
ultimately leading to wider generic LMS adoption in K-12
• In the context of international schools, curriculum, assessment & reporting requirements from Standards & Practices
were fundamentally different – we observed that the systems were not built for purpose, but were instead re-
purposed to suit international schools
 East is East, West is West
Applying a Chinese Framework for Systems Development in International Schools
In summary … the West prefers to be independent,
the East interdependent.

Nisbett’s research also showed (p 109) that modern

Asians:

view the world in holistic terms: they see a great

deal of the field, especially background events; they
regard the world as complex and highly changeable
and its components as interrelated; they see events
as moving in cycles between extremes; and they
feel that control over events requires coordination
with others.

- George Walker, IB Position Paper (2010)

• Confucian circles of responsibility: Returning to IB DP Chinese

• How did we apply the ATL skill Transfer to this model for our systems development?

1. Confucian circles reflect the interconnections in the international education system

2. Self = Student / Teacher, Family = School / School Group, Community = Network of
IB / International Schools, Country = Regional Associations, World = IB / Exam
Boards
 Role of Software Systems
To reinforce professional development with a best practice workflow &
process. A clear path with guard rails.
 Destination
A fast, efficient & smooth ride towards effective implementation of
Programme Standards & Practices.
e-Coursework & Evaluation
Architecture and Integration Flows
 ‘Jobs to be Done’ Framework
System Architecture for International Schools & Groups
2017 in Review: Key Highlights
ManageBac presently serves over 700,000 international students

2,408 Schools
684,114 Students 52 Events

Increasing adoption across the international Driving higher enrolment levels and broadening On-the-ground commitment to our schools.
schools universe. In 2017, 213 new schools adoption within existing schools. In 2017, In 2017, we organized or attended 52
joined ManageBac. 103,500 new students joined ManageBac. events & conferences around the world.

1,101 170,956
23
1,287 257,698
33
1,523 354,448
52
1,915 480,145
2,195 580,544
2,408 684,114

37,466 Support Requests 99.87% Uptime SLA 8.1 Hours Average

Response Time
Our service commitment. In 2017, we Our reliability metric. To ensure the system Our service performance metric. To ensure
answered over 37,000 support requests. is accessible at all times. schools get quick responses to all questions.

20,545 99.80% 10
26,330 99.80% 10.9
32,985 99.90% 9.6
37,466 99.87% 8.1
 Product Roadmap
Product Development pipeline and priority of new feature development

Review and Updates

Our Product Roadmap is updated
on a monthly basis with released
items moved to Complete and
newly planned features added.

Priority of Features
Features are prioritized in our
development against the academic
calendar based on curriculum
changes and for the greater good
of schools. This determination is
made based on the number of
schools that will benefit from the
development and the impact (e.g.
enhanced functionality, time
savings and improved UX).

Browse our Product Roadmap at: https://trello.com/b/EOcVQYEH

 Global Data Protection & Security Update
Our Technical Operations team maintains and supports ManageBac infrastructure and applications
24/7/365 – this is an overview of our key improvements for 2018

• Amazon Web Services provides High Availability and Multi-Region Hosting

Capability:
Completed in December 2017, this greatly improves systems reliability and provides enhanced
flexibility of hosting for schools, which will become more important with the introduction of
GDPR in May 2018.

• Data Protection & Security:

We are one of the only international education systems providers with ISO/IEC 27001:2013
Information Security Management System certification, as well as being GDPR compliant which
reflects our commitment to strong information security and data protection.

• System Monitoring:
We use comprehensive real-time monitoring and analytics tools to monitor our network and
applications. Automated alerts are routed to on-call operators.

• Hardened Network:
We utilize enterprise-grade Denial of Service protection from Cloudflare in conjunction with
application firewalls to protect our networks from interruption or compromise.

• Penetration Testing:
We regularly perform third-party penetration testing to ensure our applications and
infrastructure are secure.

• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans:

All areas of our technical operations are covered by our 24-72 hour DR / BCP. In the event of a
catastrophic event, our plans aim to restore critical services within 24 hours and be fully
operational within 72 hours.
 iSAMS Partnership
Real time data sync to streamline account provisioning and data updates

For international schools wanting the best Paperless Admissions Office, School Management Phase 1 Supported Fields for Data Sync

System, and Curriculum-First Learning Platform, we are pleased to offer an integration Students

between OpenApply, iSAMS, and ManageBac. Student ID Status

First Name Telephone
Our two-way data sync provides for
Middle Name Address
real-time updates to student or
parent demographic information. Last Name Nationality

Update data in one system, and Preferred Name Language

watch it flow seamlessly across all Date of Birth Enrolment Year
three systems. Gender Homeroom Advisor
Year & Grade Level E-mail Address
This reduces work for admin teams,
protects your data integrity, and
streamlines account provisioning. Parents
Simplify how you oversee data for Parent ID Relationship
new students, current students, and First Name E-mail Address
departing students.
Last Name Title
Preferred Name Employer
Date of Birth Work E-mail
Fully supported data flow Eliminates manual data entry Best of Breed approach Gender Work Address

ü Demographic details for ü Allows schools to use the best Parent ID Relationship
ü Reduce the rate of human error
students, parents and staff caused by copy / paste. systems designed to solve First Name E-mail Address
sync in real time. specific problems without
ü Help school admin team focus sacrificing data integrity.
ü Newly enrolled students on higher level tasks. Staff
synced to iSAMS and ü Three of the top systems used First Name E-mail Address
ManageBac within minutes. by the world’s leading
international schools. Last Name
Accounts Portal Single Sign-On
Manage your identity and seamlessly switch between accounts

ü The Accounts Portal is built on OpenID and

upgrades our existing LaunchPad single-
sign-on (SSO) service extending the
capability from web to mobile.

ü Streamlined account linking of multiple user

type accounts in ManageBac (e.g.
Administrator, Teacher & Parent) or multi-
campus school group accounts.

ü Enhanced support for your school’s identity

management system.

ü Use Google Apps or Office 365 credentials to

sign into ManageBac.

ü Login using ManageBac credentials for

AssessPrep, BridgeU, OpenApply, BookJetty,
Subject Centre, and other integration
partners.
 New UI For Teachers and Administrators
Improved usability in a fully responsive mobile-ready layout

• 2018
Granular access & permission levels to
manage teacher access requirements by
curriculum, class and reports.
• Enhanced text editors with improved
formatting and embeddable media
options supporting numerous file types
like videos, websites, notes, and more.
• Seamless Google Docs integration to
allow for assignment template creation,
submission, and review.
• Extensive in-app announcements,
tutorials, and tips, making it easier to get
the most out of ManageBac from the
very beginning.

Fully responsive design Fresh & modern look Blazing fast

 Google Docs Integration
Create, Assign, Annotate, and Mark Google Docs from ManageBac

1 Teachers can create

Google Doc templates 2 Students can complete
and submit their 3 Once submitted,
teachers can mark 4 Submitted Google
Docs are automatically
and seamlessly assign assigned Google Doc Google Docs with versioned and saved
to students – directly within grades and into Portfolios.
supporting greater ManageBac. annotations.
differentiation.
Stream View for Assessment & Resources
Sequencing the Learning Journey with Assessment Tasks & Resources

ü Sequence Assessment Tasks & Resources within a

Unit Plan

ü Stream View provides a sequence for the students

to follow along their learning journey

ü Units > Resources can be shared with both students

& parents

ü Drag and drop allows for easy re-ordering of

assessment tasks and resources

12 Flipped Classroom Resource Types including:

Subtopic Text Video Image News Wiki

Question Game Map Presentation Embedded MindMap

 Curriculum First
Supported Curriculum Pathways

International Baccalaureate British American

DP: Diploma Programme
CP: Career Programme
MYP: Middle Years Programme
PYP: Primary Years Programme
A Levels: Advanced Levels
IGCSE: International General
Certificate of Secondary Education
Secondary: Key Stage 3
Primary: Nursery Reception
AP: Advanced Placement
HS: High School
MS: Middle School
ES: Elementary School
 Equivalency Matrix
Applying our integrated model to new curriculum programmes

Level 1
Basic
1. Classes can be created with pre-
built subjects
2. Standard Unit Planner template
3. Standard Assessment
Gradebook with Reporting
4. Customisable Options & Rubrics
for enhanced Assessment
5. Shared subject-specific resources

Level 2
Enhanced
1. Unit plans can be populated with
aims, objectives and syllabus
from the subject guides
2. Baseline assessment reference

Level 3
Comprehensive
1. Tailored Service Learning and
Project-based Learning
worksheets for specific
components e.g. CAS, EE, TOK
2. Whole-school curriculum
analytics
3. Built-in disposition connections
(e.g. ATL skills, Learner Profile,
21st Century Skills, etc.)
4. Exams (papers, % weights,
marks, etc.)
 Vantage Reader
Annotate and comment on all submitted coursework

Full PDF Export with Annotations

PDF

Supported file types:

6 Annotation Styles

Text Sticky Note T Text Box

Area Ink Highlight

Fully Responsive
Blazing Fast Speed Highly Scalable
& Mobile Ready
University guidance software built for the IB Pricing Guide
No. students:
By 2025, there will be 100 million more students enrolled in higher education, 8 From $1,100
< 50
million of which will attend university in a foreign country. By 2020, there will be a >100 From $2,900
shortage of 40 million employees with the right qualification to meet the demands of >250 From $4,500
labor markets.

Schools, entrusted with the critical duty of guiding students to the right post-secondary
destinations, are too frequently hampered by the need to navigate multiple systems,
track a broad range of student needs, and manage the administration and paperwork
that universities in different countries require. This presents an enormous challenge
for college and career advisors.

We believe that enabling schools to provide smart, modern university and careers
guidance is a matter of huge importance. Partnered with schools in over 60 countries
and designed specifically with IB World Schools in mind, BridgeU empowers schools
to prepare the students of today for the world of tomorrow.

Craft the best Applications
! Global Shortlisting allows students
to choose, explore and shortlist over
25,000 universities around the
world
! Students and teachers can design
winning applications using our
suite of collaborative tools
Track through to Delivered
! Document management and
sending functionalities are
embedded directly into BridgeU,
enabling advisors to manage,
submit and track applications
! Tens of thousands of application
documents delivered so far to
1,500+ universities and counting
Understand your Impact
! Advisors can assess and improve
performance and student outcomes
using analytics
! BridgeU insights provides schools
with in-depth analytics to compare
their admissions trends to historical,
local and global statistics
Integrated with ManageBac
✓ Integration with ManageBac enables
efficient profile data transfer and
reduces manual data entry
streamlining account setup for the
school and student
✓ Seamlessly single sign-on to and
from BridgeU using the ManageBac
Accounts portal

Trusted by hundreds of top IB schools

 AssessPrep Integration
Online exams and eAssessment preparation for the IB DP & MYP

ü Transition your paper-based exams online for DP & MYP

ü Faster, more reliable and natural vs. handwriting
ü Plan and manage your mock exams effortlessly with ManageBac Plan worksheet
integration
ü Offline exams delivery, powerful analytics, and built-in syllabus topics
ü Instant setup with automated account creation and Single-Sign-On with
ManageBac Accounts portal

Question types:
1. Long answer 3. Plot a graph
2. Table completion 4. Multiple-choice

5. Interactive Questions
a. Label d. Order/Sort
b. Hotspot e. Classify
c. Match f. Geogebra Graphing

6. Auto-corrected Questions

Exam Content Types:

Videos with Annotations Text Simulations
(flash, HTML5) Images with measuring tool
(direct upload or YouTube URL)

WeChat Integration
Accept parent enquiries and tours directly through WeChat.
Admissions Offices
Showcase your school
admissions on WeChat with a
custom QR code
Multilingual support with a
toggle for Chinese & English
Link to your school’s official
WeChat account
Payment
Portals
Accept application fee payments
seamlessly from parents from
popular payment gateways
AliPay and WeChat Pay.
Global Local Model
For schools in Greater China
Parents & Families
Submit Enquiry
Streamline enquiry process with pre-
fill of family details directly from their
WeChat account
Admissions Contact
Browse school admissions contact
information and add your school’s
official WeChat account
Schedule Tour
Easily schedule a tour via the WeChat
pages interface
Key China Features
Chinese Language Local Maps Local China
Support Hosting
Simplified & Traditional Chinese Amap ( ) and WeChat Faster local hosting options in
supported across the parent Maps supported for easy location AWS Beijing from Dec 2017
interface browsing. onwards
 Multi-lingual Parent Portal
Providing Parents with a Local Language Interface

Each parent can set individual language preferences, with support for:

Japanese Arabic Spanish Chinese French