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Overview of Dynamics 365 education accelerator 2020 release wave 2

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The initial release of the Dynamics 365 education accelerator in November 2018 centered on improving student and faculty engagement and enhancing institutional effectiveness for higher education institutions. The data model supports common entities related to students, faculty, courses, test scores, and more. In January 2020, we added new scenarios around business partner management in the areas of internships, scholarships, and grants for higher education.

In June 2020, we launched a new scenario for K-12 and enabled partners and customers to create a holistic student profile, automate attendance, track student behaviors, and apply a skills-based learning framework based on learning experiences and assessments. We added entities to the model to help track alumni and engage them via fundraising. We also worked on a scenario to improve communication between schools and families, making it easier to schedule conferences and offer volunteer opportunities at school for parents and guardians.

Following this, in July 2020 we continued to evolve our offering in higher education and added new scenarios to support an expanded student profile, student wellness (predicting risk of failing to complete course requirements), student recruitment, and degree audit. We believe these additional entities will empower our partners and customers to better understand the student experience in universities and help students thrive.

In 2020 release wave 2, we continue to broaden the work for the education accelerator by expanding our efforts in higher education to drive learning and skill development as well as enabling a more seamless admissions process in the K-12 space.

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