Auburn school district having problems with computer software

The dissolution of a contract between the Auburn Enlarged City School District and a California-based software company may come up at tonight's board of education meeting.

Last spring, administrators, faculty and staff received training on the student tracking software program, Power School, one in a variety of software packages that lets schools monitor students' academic and attendance progress via the Internet. The district implemented the system in September at a cost of $13.86 per student, and has a one-year contract with the company.

Switching full-on to Power School would have saved the district between roughly $20,000 and $30,000, compared to its current tracking system.