Why Administrators Love Edcentrix SIS

Your parents expect it.

A few years ago an online SIS was a luxury. The families of today are sprinting towards technology to simplify their lives and schedules. Parents expect access to data and they need it to be simple.

Your teachers need it.

Every repetitive task you can eliminate for your teachers creates an opportunity for creativity, special attention, and passion that they can pour into their students. Teachers save time by not calculating grades manually, by having simple ways to communicate with parents, and by having a clear picture of each student's progress in all areas at any time.

You will love it.

No more data imports. No more grade collection deadlines. You have access to all student data in one place, at any time. Reports that are simple to create and customize for Attendance, Grades, Problem areas, Teacher performance, Directories, and more are available to you at any time, from any location with web access.

Most Popular Features:

1. Excellent Selling Point for New Families
2. Easy/Reliable Communication of Event Details
3. Detailed/Accessible student contact data
4. Detailed/Accessible staff contact data
5. No grade importing - ever
6. One step grade card creation
7. Easy transcripts
8. Flexible/Multiple grading scales
9. Flexible/Multiple Roles/Permissions
10. Track student/sibling/contact relationships easily
11. Easy interface for teachers
12. Easy interface for parents
13. Easy attendance reporting
14. Easy end of year closing out
15. Easy school year setup

The Benefits You May Not Have Thought Of:

As a school administrator, you play many roles. Often you find yourself playing mediator between a parent who is upset about issues with their student and teachers who are often overworked and exhausted. Edcentrix SIS helps you in this role by putting tools in the hands of both teachers and parents that let them see things from the other perspective.

How many times have you met with an upset parent whose student has received a poor grade? They can't understand how this happened. They might even be questioning the teacher's role in their child's grade. One of the top reasons for there to be a conflict of this kind between parents and teachers is incorrect calculation of grades.

Edcentrix SIS calculates grades according to a custom grading method that can be controlled both at the administrative level and controlled by each individual teacher. Teachers no longer have to calculate long columns of numbers for each student. They simply choose their calculation formula and the system calculates each students' grade every time an assignment is entered. This eliminates math error as a reason for conflict.

Another top cause for parent teacher conflict is parental shock at report card time with a grade they didn't expect to see. Everyone realizes that a grade isn't earned on Report Card Day. It's earned with every homework assignment, every quiz, every test along the way. However, as a parent, unless you can see the path taken to arrive at the end of the term, it is often easier to assume that the problem starts with the teacher. Parents need the ability to see how their child is performing at each step. They can't correct the behavior if they don't know about it until the end of the term. Imagine the difference in the relationship between parent and teacher if they were able to truly work together to ensure that the student was staying on task throughout the whole semester. This level of involvement isn't possible without constant interaction. But, you can't have a parent teacher meeting every night. Edcentrix SIS gives you the tools to "meet" on your own schedules, from any location. Parents who would never think to set up a teacher conference, will log into the system and check assignments, attendance, calendar items, and more. Teachers who wouldn't make a parent call over a minor issue, can make a note in the system, without the formality of a meeting and the unavoidable stress that goes along with being "called to the school". Having parents access the system throughout the term eliminates the tension and pulls them into the education of their children.

This is a competitive market. Schools are implementing Student Information Systems at an ever increasing pace. With every school that signs up, those that don't provide access at this level are being left behind. Providing this technology for your teachers and parents is becoming the norm rather than the exception. Having a system in place like Edcentrix SIS sets your school apart as one leading the way rather than a school trying to catch up.

We are not blind to the fact that many of your teachers and parents are not completely comfortable with many types of technology. We understand that some of your most prized assets are teachers who have been with you the longest. Our system was designed hand in hand with educators and parents who have a wide spectrum of technological experience. Edcentrix SIS is as easy to use for the new teacher fresh out of college as it is for those who watched this technological age develop before their eyes.

Another wonderful side effect of having a unified student information system that it is accessible from anywhere, is that you are now able to publicize school events, make school announcements, recognize students or teachers who are excelling or going the extra mile, all without a cent of printing expense. With the Edcentrix Calendar feature you are able to hilight and publicize school events directly to the parents. You do not have to rely on crumpled papers jammed into backpacks to keep your families in the loop with big events and dates.