Aeries has grown immensely along its journey. Our founder, Jerry D Lloyd Sr., was instrumental in moving the student information industry forward with key innovations. These include the first use of student photographs in a SIS, the first plain paper scanning of attendance and grades, and the first mapping of student addresses. It’s hard to think of a SIS today without these features. In fact, Aeries’ legacy of innovations is evident across our industry, even today.
The Key to Growth: Our People and Principles
So, how does a company continue to grow and stay ahead? We pride ourselves in what makes our company different from others, and that starts with our employees, who exemplify our core values. We also adhere to a set of fundamental beliefs that drive us to create a product that empowers users and promotes student success. These beliefs form our Guiding Principles.
Introducing the Aeries Guiding Principles
Our president, Brent Lloyd, introduced our Guiding Principles during his opening remarks at AeriesCon earlier this year. From Compliance to Partnerships, these principles help shape our decisions about new features, system enhancements, and integrations. They ensure we stay focused on our mission and our users.
When we consider:
- Launching a new feature
- Enhancing our system
- Expanding our integrations
- Partnering with like-minded EdTech partners …
Our Guiding Principles help us make decisions that prioritize what matters most.
NextGen: A Future Built on Our Principles
As we transition into NextGen, Aeries remains committed to these principles. One example is Customer Centricity. Instead of forcing a complete system transition, we are modernizing our code feature by feature. This minimizes disruption for our users while ensuring continuous improvements.
We are also embracing Innovation through our Feature-Based Modernization approach. This allows us to introduce cloud-native technologies that improve functionality while maintaining system reliability.
Commitment to Innovation and Growth
Brent Lloyd emphasized this commitment, stating:
“The fundamental tenants of Aeries’ legacy are the driving factors that guide my leadership and our continued growth today. We remain dedicated to bringing forth the best innovations in the tech world to educators – the same way our founder did. With the ongoing involvement and feedback of our stakeholders along the way, we are confident these Guiding Principles will continue to drive student success!”
Join Us on This Journey
In the coming months, we will explore each Guiding Principle in depth, highlighting how they shape our decisions and drive innovation at Aeries. Stay connected as we share insights, updates, and real-world examples of these principles in action.
Want to learn more? Follow our updates and join the conversation as we continue to enhance Aeries for the future.