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Steve, A couple of questions: Is it web-based? Scheduling? Attendance submitted electronically from the classroom? On Dec 21, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Steve Webster wrote: > South Burlington uses Schoolmaster in each of the 3 elementary schools, > middle school, and high school. Right now each is a stand-alone > system, > but we can relatively easily share data, report formats, etc. between > them. We plan to move to the "Schoolmaster for Districts" package this > summer, which will give us one database for the entire district and > will > simplify management. > > We do standards-based report cards at the elementary schools and a mix > of standards and letter grades at the middle school and high school. > > Teachers use the Schoolmaster gradebook for letter grades at the middle > and high school. The gradebook integrates with the main Schoolmaster > database for updating class lists and posting grades. The gradebook > also has a feature that enables teachers to post their gradebook info > to > the web so students and parents can check on the students' assignments > and grades. > > Administrators have a Palm version that gives them portable access to > student info. > > Schoolmaster is not perfect, but it's met our needs quite well. And > the > price is right! > > Steve > >>>> [log in to unmask] 12/20/06 04:13PM >>> > I've searched through archives on this list first, but didn't get much > info.... > > What are schools using for their student information systems? > > Here in Barre we are using Pearson Education Systems "Chancery SMS" > (web-based for K-8) and Chancery MacSchool (9-12). While the current > solution is working, and is integrated (via a replicator), there are > changes afoot.... > > Pearson has repositioned SMS as a product for middle to large school > districts (their documentation states "30,000 students" as a starting > point). Barre has roughly 3k students. We've also been told that > MacSchool is going to go away at some point (date unknown). > > For K-8, SMS is used for electronic standards-based report cards, > gradebook (middle school), electronic attendance, behavior incidents, > transportation and transfer of student info between our 2 K-8 schools > and the SHS/BVT > > campus. For SHS/BVT, MacSchool is used for report cards, eclass > gradebook, behavior, and attendance. > > So, we're wondering who is using what for a SIS.....and does it fit > your > needs? comments? > > > Rob Stalling > Technology Support > Barre Supervisory Union > Barre, VT 05641 > [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________ > This email may contain information protected under the Family > Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insurance > Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). If this email contains > confidential and/or privileged health or student information and you > are not entitled to access such information under FERPA or HIPAA, > federal regulations require that you destroy this email without > reviewing it and you may not forward it to anyone. > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, ClamAV and Bitdefender and is > believed to be clean. > > Tommy J. Walz Technology Coordinator Barre Supervisory Union