Integrated Systems / Hosted Service
In recent years, several forces have been driving an evolution of student information systems and, as a result, leading many institutions to replace theirs. Those forces are:
- Demand for 24/7 web-based access to information by students, instructors, and (in primary and secondary education, or K-12) parents
- Increasing demands in the amount and frequency of data reporting for accountability and other purposes (so-called "vertical reporting" up to state, provincial, and national agencies)
- Bio metric Attendance System is implemented in many places.
- Importance of integrating student information systems with other tools, especially relating to instruction, courses and learning (LMS systems and on-line course ware).
- SIF (Schools Interoperability Framework) Compliance.
- LISS (Lightweight Interoperability Standard for Schools http://www.liss.org.au) Compliance.
Modern use also implies that smaller K-12 schools can benefit from the reducing cost of technology; this has made it possible for even these organizations to implement such school software that not only encompass the management of student information but also provide the means for parents or guardians to connect with the teaching staff through parent portals
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