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Unleash the ROI Potential of MySchool's Student Information System
As school principals, IT managers, and administrators, you know the importance of optimising your school's resources to create a high-quality learning environment. MySchool's student information system (SIS) is designed to maximise your return on investment (ROI) for your school. In this blog post, we'll delve deeper into how MySchool's SIS can benefit K-12 schools in North America, by exploring its key features and benefits.
The ERP for Education: Why Unified School Management Systems Are the Future of K-12 Operations
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence, it’s acting with yesterday’s logic” – Peter Drucker, Austrian-American consultant and educator
Why is data protection becoming more important in private schools?
When schools think of staying ahead, staying agile, or differentiating themselves, technology is usually the obvious option for change and innovation. Delivering a 1:1 device ratio, or having high tech classrooms with interactive whiteboards, or even a robust parent to school communication app and fancy website, might be a few of the ways independent schools try to stand out to applicants.
Inclusion - a student's perspective
Approximately one year and six months ago, at the age of 24, I was diagnosed with autism. My life suddenly became split between a ‘before’ and ‘after’. I’m still me, but now my days are slowly becoming characterised by awareness with a capital ‘A’ and learning how to cope with the ball of anxiety that has settled in my chest, not from being autistic, but from being autistic in a world that is not built for me.
3 Game-Changers for IT Managers
MEET GREG GERBER. Greg’s career has spanned over 25 years in the education sector, starting out as a high school teacher before serving as Vice Principal. When offered the role of Principal, Greg made the decision to leave teaching altogether and move into IT, allowing him to pursue another passion and spend more time with his family. However, during the subsequent 12 years in IT, Greg quickly realized the majority of his time was spent consulting with schools, and helping them to better their vision and mission. Soon, Greg was back in school as Director of IT, focusing on finding and implementing a new School Management System. He quickly rose to become the Director of Learning for 43 schools across British Columbia, and now works in higher education as Assistant Professor and Dean of Science and Instructional Technology at the New York Institute of Technology, as well as regularly collaborating with the Ministry of Education and for K-12 schools in and around British Columbia.
K12 Admissions Software: 5 features your private school must have
The job of a K12 admissions director can be daunting. From being the first point of contact in recruiting and engaging families, to managing the multi step application process, and finally to maintaining relationships with the families and students to build an active alumni community. Communication and marketing are key parts to admissions, but so is analyzing demographics of the incoming classes as they will shape how your school grows in the years to come.
Inclusion - a teacher's perspective
Educators are at the forefront of every child’s educational journey. It is imperative that in order for true inclusion to take place, teachers need to have an understanding of what inclusion in mainstream schools is. We believe that teachers can give us insights into the comprehensive task of teaching children with additional needs within mainstream classrooms, and the information they provide would be valuable in the training and in the support of fellow teachers. MySchool school management software, has been working with the team from Learning 360° Foundation to gather feedback from teachers in Malta through a qualitative approach, so as to understand their views and experiences in the field, to spark a conversation on how we can continue to grow in inclusive practices in the classroom and beyond. The teachers were asked to give their own definition of inclusion, as well as what practices can be put in place in order to give every student the right to education within the mainstream setting. Various ideas and opinions were brought up throughout the interviews.
Managing Separation and Divorce (of Parents) at School
The end of a marriage doesn't just affect you, it affects your children, including their behaviour and school performance. Divorce is a difficult event for everyone involved. Having an open, solid support structure in these times of crisis is essential for children. There are a few steps you can take to make it easier on your child at school and at home. Read more to find out what you can do to help your child cope with separation.
Top 5 Tips for Password Safety and Effectiveness
Data from Security.org shows that adding a single uppercase letter to an 8-letter password dramatically increases safety. Here are five tips to help strengthen and protect your passwords.
Defining your school values, mission and vision
How do you quickly communicate what your school is about, what you believe in, what values it holds dear and what your school’s journey is? The values of a school should be outlined in a vision statement. They outline and communicate the school's philosophy and aspirations to parents and the whole school community. However, the school mission statement should describe the school's current efforts towards achieving its vision. For a school to remain focused on its purpose, it must state its values, vision and it’s mission.
Moving a paper-based school to a School Management System
"We have a great system, everything is working just fine so why should we move to a school management system." So why even consider moving? This is a great point but probably the wrong question to be asking yourself. It’s true, your system works just fine… but what is it actually costing you and could you be doing things better and in some cases much, much better? Resources: paper, filing, storage space. Paper, printing, photocopying costs pile up, not to mention the amount of manual upkeep required to maintain up to date accurate records. It’s hard to find official statistics on paper consumption by schools but anyone in charge of budgeting in schools will tell the cost of paper, printing and photocopying is significant. While a student information system won’t eliminate everything it certainly will significantly contribute to cutting costs in this area alone, and possibly enough to fund the use of a school management system.