Available to our member institutions is a sophisticated projection service called the Janus Scenario , named for the Roman God of beginnings. The service allows schools and schools systems to run cohort projections of enrollment and linear projections of a number of action systems including student population sub groups, income, expenses, library usage, community opinions, parent contacts, usage of technology, student participation in various activities and programs, and community demographic trends. They can be printed for use by the schools to track progress or problems. The Roman God, Janus, has two faces, one that looks to the past and one that looks to the future. Since we believe that history manufactures the past, the Janus scenario provides the governing and administrative bodies with the confidence to make strategic decisions for the future.
Schools become more agile and their future is better anticipated.
If the future projected is not desirable, the school staff makes adjustments now to head off the inevitable. As we speak, the CES website undergoes revisions. In order to attract large numbers of visitors, changes and enhancements are being made. Future audiences will include not only parents and educators but also our students. There will be new interactive features including specialized chat rooms, professional job search mechanisms that will illustrate the value of experience in accredited schools, polls and surveys, classifieds, and home page searches.