School Management Software

Product Description

A student info system (SIS) is a software application for education establishments to manage student data. Student information systems provide capabilities for entering student test and other assessment scores through an electronic grade book, building student schedules, tracking student attendance, and managing many other student-related data needs in a school, college or university. Also known as student information management system (SIMS), student records system (SRS), student management system (SMS), campus management system (CMS) or school management system (SMS).
Diagram showing the importance and result of well thought out Student Data Management.The SIS is equivalent to an Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP system for a corporate customer. As such, many of the issues with ERP System Selection Methodology, implementation, and operation of an ERP system apply to schools and their SIS systems.
Functions
These systems vary in size, scope and capability, from packages that are implemented in relatively small organizations to cover student records alone, to enterprise-wide solutions that aim to cover most aspects of running large multi-campus organizations with significant local responsibility. Many systems can be scaled to different levels of functionality by purchasing add-on "modules" and can typically be configured by their home institutions to meet local needs.Until recently, the common functions of a student records system are to support the maintenance of personal and study information relating to:Handling inquiries from prospective students
It handles the admissions processIt helps Enrolling new students and storing teaching option choicesAutomatically creating class & teacher schedulesHandling records of examinations, assessments, marks, grades and academic progressionMaintaining records of absences and attendanceRecording communications with studentsMaintaining discipline recordsProviding statistical reportsMaintenance boarding house detailsCommunicating student details to parents through a parent portalSpecial Education / Individual Education Plan (IEP) servicesHuman resources servicesAccounting and budgeting servicesStudent health records
Summary of SIMS functions
It helps schools manage student registration and truancy, student performance, personalised learning, exam organisation, timetable construction, cover management and a range of other school activitiesmaintains real-time information to support schools in conducting regular and comprehensive self-evaluations, target resources, support personal development, promote achievements and share good practiceIt enables teachers to access information, analyse and pupil data through the use of integrated desktop toolsIt provides web access through the SIMS Learning Gateway, which allows teachers and parents to access the data in SIMS from home