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School Management System

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Please note, the editors of this wiki believe that a more commonly accepted term for school management software is "Student Information Systems" and the Student Information Systems article on this wiki is more up-to-date and more comprehensive than this article.



The main purpose of School Management Systems is to help schools manage various operations including student data, administrative, and fundraising operations. It is different from Course or Learning Management Systems as schools have different needs towards learning process in social manner as well as the educational structure has some nuances compared to general school education. School management systems make the information flow quicker and more accessible. They provide teachers with useful tools to decrease the daily routine of simple tasks which could be automated. Another school specific is the need to involve children parents more in the process of their child’s education. Some school management systems are web-based to provide access from any computer with an internet connection with no additional software installation. The management of the software is more centralized and easier to keep updated. By implementing software to manage daily school needs teachers and administrators can save time and have a good overview of resources. School systems are needed for all parties involved in education – parents, children, teachers and schools. Parent interest usually is to have a better and quicker way to communicate with teachers of their children or the school administration. They get more involved as they can get up-to-date information about the school events, grades, children school attendance, homeworks etc. Teachers get automated reports and average grades in the end of a semester. Children have a list of the home tasks, digital learning materials. It saves a lot of time for the people involved in analyzing of the school performance as all statistics are presented automatically.


Contents

[edit] Features of school management systems

[edit] Basic features:

  • School register – teachers, children, parents with contact information.
  • Gradebook
  • Attendance register
  • Parental access
  • Grade reports

[edit] Advanced system features:

  • Homework and assignment record
  • News board
  • Internal communication system
  • File upload, sharing and storage
  • Analytical and statistical tools of children and teacher performance.
  • Lesson scheduling

[edit] External links

[edit] Web-based

[edit] Windows Software

[edit] See also

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