The district invites parents and staff members to preview a new student information system for K-12 under consideration for use in district schools. This public preview will take place Tuesday, July 19, from 5–7 p.m., and Thursday, July 28, at 5 p.m., before the board meeting at the Central Administration Building, 601 S. 8th St., Board Room located on the fourth floor.
Working with a team of district leaders, evaluation committee and technology staff members, the district will phase in the eSchoolPLUS system for students, parents and teachers districtwide beginning in 2012, if approved by the School Board. On July 28, the district’s Technology Services Director Shaun Taylor will ask the Board to approve a new student information system called eSchoolPLUS.
The eSchoolPLUS system is a high-impact student information system for K-12 schools that provides Web-based access to summary and detailed student information for administrators, teachers, parents and students in real-time.
Representatives from the SunGard Company and the district’s Technology Services Department will provide an overview of the key features of the eSchoolPLUS system and will answer questions.
Feature components of eSchoolPLUS:
Home Access Center: provides an online grade book where parents and guardians can view helpful student information to support and guide their children through the educational process.
- Provides parents and students with a daily summary page of student information.
- Features schedule and attendance, discipline information, class work, test scores and course requests.
- Allows students to view their own records in the system to help keep them informed about their progress.
Student Administration: manages day-to-day student administration, processing and information.
- Provides a single, centralized student information database.
- Places current and historical information at the fingertips of stakeholders across the district.
- Offers a full demographics reporting toolset to help analyze trends across the district.
- Tracks the full range of vital student information—scheduling, attendance, discipline, medical records, test scores and student fees.
- Compares performance against standards and competencies for students and faculty alike.
Teacher Access: provides teachers a comprehensive online standards-based grade book and attendance classroom management system, helping them to easily communicate with parents
- Tracks critical student data in real-time.
- Monitors student information such as attendance, grades, progress reports and report cards through a single shared database across the district.
- Provides the ability to update student records from any computer connected to the Internet.
- Utilizes an intuitive interface for inputting and accessing data.
Performance and Dashboards: performance analysis, reporting and dashboard modules available to help educators monitor real-time performance metrics.
- Provides ability to customize each dashboard to display a wide range of statistics through a simple pick and choose process.
- Tracks attendance, discipline, enrollment, at-risk students, test scores and calendar information.
- Offers multiple query and reporting options to generate a range of reports and distribute inside or outside the district.
The district’s primary goal is success for all students. Easy access to student information helps empower staff and teachers to focus on learning and advancement and easily communicate with parents.