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With this new feature in School Management System, teachers can easily take attendance based on students’ online presence. Teachers can use the “set all statuses” to set all students with the same mark such as “Synchronous Present” or “Asynchronous Present”. This will add a note to each student based on their attendance method. The “copy from period” feature is useful for teachers that teach multiple courses to the same group of students.

Best Practices: Teachers can filter students based on their Synchronous or Asynchronous tags and mark them using the “Set All” feature. This will only affect the listed students.

What is Remote Synchronous Instruction?

Two-way, real-time/live, virtual instruction between teachers and students when students are not on campus. In this method, the required amount of instructional time is scheduled each day, and funding is generated when attendance is recorded daily at a locally selected snapshot time. Synchronous instruction is provided through a computer or other electronic device or over the phone.

What is Remote Asynchronous Instruction?

Some instructions do not require having the instructor and student engaged at the same time. In this method, students learn from instruction that is not necessarily delivered in-person or in real time. This type of instruction may include various forms of digital and online learning, such as pre-recorded video lessons or game-based learning tasks that students complete on their own, and pre-assigned work and formative assessments made available to students on paper.

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Enrolment is the first step most parents will take in the educational life of their child. In Texas for example, children must be aged five years by September 1^st of the target entry year for kindergarten. There are provisions for exemption by Texas law for earlier entry based on an assessment of their abilities and maturity. Children must have started school at age six.

The question that faces all parents is: “Is my child ready for school?”

There are some definite signs your son or daughter is ready to commence their school life.

These include:

• Your child uses the bathroom independently, knowing in advance when they need to go, and managing all aspects of it themselves, including wiping and washing hands.

• Your child follows simple directions—Not all children behave well all of the time. A child who can listen to a teacher, follow instructions, complete simple tasks and concentrate on a single task for a short period, and has good listening and speaking skills for their age may be ready for school.

• Your child can make and follow through on an independent decision and has ideas of their own.

• Your child will sit still for short periods – for example, to listen to a short story or cooperatively participate in class activities. They can also easily move onto new activities when instructed to do so.

• Your child gets along with their peers, knowing how to take turns and share.

• Your child can understand their emotions—knowing their feelings and having basic coping strategies. All children will get upset at times, but being able to manage their emotions overall is important for school readiness. A school-ready child will be able to recognize their feelings and needs and express them accordingly.

• Your child can recognize some letters and numbers—Not all kids will be able to recognize and write their letters when they start school, but it’s great of they can at least write their own name and recognize some numbers and letters.

• Your child is working on gross and fine motor skills—balancing, throwing and catching, picking up small items, using scissors, using a pencil, holding a knife and fork, running and stopping, jumping and hopping.

• Your child is interested in learning—A school-ready child asks questions, likes to have stories read to them, likes music and books, and is excited about going to school.

• Your child can separate from you or their primary carer for the school day.

How can you help your child be ready for school? Here are some basic points to push them toward the big day.

• Read with them
• Play with numbers and letters
• Teach them rhymes and songs
• Provide opportunities for them to play with other children
• Take them to fun, educational places like the zoo or museum.

Not all children are ready to start school at the same age. The ideal time for some to start school is age four and a half; others will be closer to their sixth birthday before they are ready. Academic ability, emotional maturity, level of interest, and other factors all play a part in the difference between a child who will struggle from the outset, and one who will thrive.

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A powerful school management system includes computerized software that automates and simplifies so many of the administrative processes that are so important to the smooth and streamlined running of a school. It eliminates the inconvenience of keeping copious amounts of paper records, and is much easier to maintain. In short, it will meet the needs of managers, administrators, and teachers, as well as students and parents.

Some of the benefits of this type of software system for teachers include:

• Automated student attendance records to track attendance and absenteeism
• Advanced creation of student timetables and schedules
• Computerized management of recording and tracking marks and grades
• More efficiency in teacher/student interactions
• Ability to manage homework and assignments
• Freeing up of time to spend focused on students and their learning as opposed to administrative tasks
• Simple uploading and downloading of notes
• Better class and lesson organization
• Safer field trips
• Knowing exactly where any child is at any time of any day for quick location if needed
• Reduced paperwork
• Elimination of duplicate or missing data
• Simpler and more effective parent communications
• Access to convenient online forums between students, parents, and teachers
• Better security and confidentiality
• Ability to collaborate beyond the classroom
• Enhanced teaching quality

For example, a great school management software system can provide universal data access instantly to facilitate reliable record-keeping and simple alterations for address changes, new student enrolments, and class alterations.

Attendance lists for classes, excursions, and other activities can be created in advance and be on hand and without the fuss.

Class field trips can be better managed for smooth operation and safety for all. With the integrated database, all interested parties have access to pre-planned trips including rolls, staffing, and schedules.

Reporting to state authorities and colleges, a requirement for funding, can be streamlined and enhanced.

These are just some of the advantages teachers report from having access to school management software.

COOLSIS offers a superior, premium quality school management system for both charter and private schools in Texas and throughout the USA, and even internationally. Designed and created by an expert and professional team of teachers, it is unparalleled in the field of school management software. Explore our website today to discover more about its benefits.

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But all is not lost – there are ways parents can regain the upper hand and win the homework battle…

And yes, it can be a literal battle – a battle of wills. It can lead to anger and tears, hurt feelings and frustration. Many parents are unsure of their role and responsibility regarding homework. How much should you stand over your child so they complete their homework? Should you assist, and if so, how much?

One thing student information systems can help a school keep track of is student compliance with homework tasks and assignments. Are they handed in on time? Is the work of high quality? Are they completed at all? But what can parents do at home?

Here are some tips to help:

• Understand the expectations of teachers relating to homework. This is easier in elementary and middle school than it is in high school – older students need to be given autonomy. The buck literally stops with them.

• Mind how you communicate about homework. In the first place, offer your child a choice: do they wish to do their homework before or after dinner? At a certain time? Before or after a preferred activity? This rewards them with freedom of choice, but leaves no doubt that they will be doing their homework.

• Negotiate with them by offering a reward. After homework is complete, they can play a game on the computer, chat with a friend, watch TV, etc.

• Show interest but don’t be intrusive. Younger kids will often appreciate help and interest from their parents; older kids will probably want you to be hands-off, yet showing interest and being encouraging can be extremely beneficial and, while they may not admit it, most teens will appreciate it as long as you’re not overbearing. Offer to look over homework and assignments when they are complete, but don’t take over or become a proverbial “sergeant major.”

• Don’t get into an argument over homework. This removes the sense of a power struggle – and many kids (especially teens) seem to spoil for a fight with parents whenever they can. Remove the option.

• Be positive about learning and foster a sense of achievement. Whether it’s your own work that you bring home or even necessary housework, demonstrate that there are things to be done by all of us and that completing them brings its own sense of achievement and reward. “Work now, play later.”

• Focus on what your kids do well, and praise them when they achieve. For some a high achievement will be an A; for others a C is a great achievement. Offer encouragement when they do well and solutions to help when they can improve.

• Help your child create a routine that includes homework time, relaxation time, family time, friends time, etc. Creating to-do lists can be very helpful for many of us too – crossing off tasks as they are done is satisfying and brings its own tangible sense of achievement.

These are just a few of many ideas that can help you win the battle over homework – for your child’s academic benefit and your own peace of mind.

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School administration includes the collection of fees from every student, and some schools build voluntary donations into their fee structure. However much more funding is usually required than that afforded by these and by government funding, and this is where parents need to volunteer to assist in various forms of fundraising activity.

Some parents are incredibly motivated to help organize and run a school fundraiser, particularly in elementary or middle school. The issue arises when it is always the same small group of parents giving their time, and over time this can lead to resentment that the responsibilities are not shared more evenly when the benefits of helping out are enjoyed by all students.

Here are some tips to help rally the support of parents in your school community for fundraising activities:

• Maintain a welcoming community spirit within your school, between administrative staff, teachers, students and parents. Keep parents informed about what’s happening within the school.

• Send out an informational letter early. Explain clearly and concisely:
  • the purpose of the fundraiser
  • the goals of the fundraiser
  • how students will benefit
  • the form the fundraiser will take
  • what type and extent of parental support is required
  • ask for help from all parents by inviting them to get involved

• Be flexible. Express an expectation that all parents will contribute in some way – but accept that some will offer much more assistance and support than others. Honor time constraints that many parents have.

• Be creative. Offer a variety of ways that parents can become involved at school – by giving time, resources, money, or skills.

• Delegate tasks so that nobody has to do all the hard work.

• Make fundraising a fun and positive experience. Foster a group dynamic and ensure the organizers are welcoming to all participants (avoid the formation of stereotypical “mommy cliques”).

• Show gratitude to all who help in any way. A thank you and a smile go a long way and will encourage future support.

• Choose parent leaders who will advocate on behalf of the school and recruit new supporters, not through bullying but through encouragement.

• Give something back and reward hard work by volunteers. Host a morning tea or a fun event, or simply send a thank you card to express gratitude from the school for all the parents’ hard work.

School administration is a puzzle that involves many pieces, and fundraising is but one of these. When approached and executed the right way, it can be immensely successful – and even a lot of fun.

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Truancy occurs most in students aged between twelve and eighteen. Perhaps the biggest reason for a student failing to attend school is disengagement. While sickness and one-off family commitments are a valid cause for occasional absence from school or from a particular class, truancy is not.

Disengagement of a student from education occurs for numerous reasons and each student must be managed individually. Early intervention is very important. Schools must work to solve the issue in partnership with parents.

For teachers, engagement of students is crucial for preventing truancy. Negative perceptions of school need to be identified and reformed. Learning needs to occur in a concrete, creative, nurturing and productive way.

How Can You Minimize Truancy?

• Create a positive classroom environment – with hands-on activities, group discussions, and active participation
• Build positive relationships with students and parents
• Discuss truancies with parents or guardians
• Implement incentives for attendance
• Implement options for credit recovery
• Identify students who are struggling early and respond positively to help them
• Identify socialization issues
• Maintain and communicate high expectations of all students
• Be objective with truant students

Don’t:

• Give poor grades based on poor attendance
• Ignore health and safety
• Ignore at-risk behaviors and characteristics
• Give up
• Punish truancy with suspension or expulsion

Additionally, as a parent, you can:

• Take an active interest in your child’s education and school work
• Talk to your child about attendance and truancy
• Volunteer at your child’s school
• Monitor your child’s feelings about school and socialization
• Maintain communication with your child’s school and teachers
• If your child is a habitual truant, consider counseling
• If possible, take your child to school and collect them at the end of the day or establish a carpool
• Encourage recreational interests outside school
• Be supportive if your child is anxious

Chronic and long term truancy needs to be handled by a team including the whole family, offering meaningful incentives for attendance, and collaboration between schools, parents, and others who may include social service providers, mental health workers, and local community law enforcement.

Student absence impacts on their educational development, achievement, and attainments. Some truancy occurs without parental knowledge; other times it happens with parental permission. Either way, it is detrimental to the student.

Student information systems allow schools to continuously monitor patterns of attendance and absence, and this helps identify disengaged students and take action to minimize truancy. This is ultimately for the benefit of the student.

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Yet no one seems sure about what the best way is to deal with the problem. Both parents and teachers are concerned, yet both often lack the resources to handle the issue alone. This is partially due to logistics.

Parents can only do so much.

With so many parents working these days, it’s often impossible to even be sure that school age children actually reach their learning institutions. Older kids who take the bus to school have ample opportunity to skip off on their own.

But even parents who are able to drop off their children at school on the way to work have no way of knowing the kids will actually stay. Even walking a child directly to a teacher or school administrator every morning is no guarantee that they will stay the entire day.

Schools are not prisons.

No one wants to start enforcing criminal level security around our country’s schools. That is not an environment in which we wish to have our children spend hours every day, nor is it conducive to learning. Additionally, a great many truancy problems concern children who never make it to school in the first place.

Teachers and school administrators can’t be responsible for students until they actually show up for school. Unfortunately, many parents go off to work under the impression that their kids are already at school and don’t find out that isn’t the case until the absences start adding up.

School Information Systems

The solution to this crucial truancy problem is not found by blaming either parents or schools. Instead, the solution almost certainly lies in both working together for the best interest of the student.

A good school information system can be an enormous help in this situation. Not only does it enable parents to check in real time whether their children are in school when they are supposed to be, but it allows schools to create truancy reports which offer accurate and up-to-date data.

When parents, teachers and school administrators have the right resources, everyone benefits. Especially the students.

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The cut-off date for kindergarten, meaning the date at which a child must be 5 years old in order to start school, differs from state to state. The situation is made even more complicated by the fact that children develop at a different pace from one other, and the age at which they begin kindergarten is a crucial one developmentally. There are actually many different factors that need to be considered when it is time for a child to start school. Fortunately, there are often options available, as well.

Full or Half-day Kindergarten Classes

When making the decision on whether your child is ready for kindergarten, the length of a class day is vitally important. Children who may be fine sitting through a half-day session of learning may struggle trying to cope with a full day.

If there is a pre-K option, or if a child has been in day care prior to starting school, these may be an alternative to a full-day of class for a tot that’s not quite ready.

Expert Opinions

Many schools offer some sort of development tests to determine whether a child may be ready to start school by the cut-off date for kindergarten. These will offer clues to any potential problems, if any.

You may also want to consult with the child’s physician. Pediatricians who are familiar with a child’s development may have critical information to offer in terms of a child’s readiness, as well.

Tracking Progress

Once it is decided that your child is ready to start school by the cut-off date for kindergarten, you will still want to keep a close eye on the student’s progress, to make sure that everything is going smoothly. A good school information system can facilitate the connection between parents, teachers and the school administration so that cooperation is effortless.

You should look for one that is:

• Simple
• User-friendly
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Effective

The best ones have live data available 24/7, because you never know when a question will arise, and it is imperative that accurate information be accessible in order to resolve any problems. Students thrive when parents, teachers and school administrators are all on the same page.

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As we move into a more complex yet paperless, digital world, business entities and other organizations need to have premium processes in place to manage all aspects of their administration for smooth and streamlined handling. This applies in no small part to academic facilities, including elementary, middle, and senior schools.

School management software offers a comprehensive and user-friendly platform to manage all aspects of the administration of a school and the collection, collation, and appropriate distribution of data.

Some of the features of a premium school software package include but are not limited to:

• Staff management
• Student enrolment information
• Purchase requests
• Online instantaneous processing of payments
• State Report compliance
• Parent information
• Student attendance
• Behavior tracking and reporting
• Smartphone app
• Exam readers
• Online enrolment enquiries
• Parent web access
• Helpdesk support

What are the benefits to your institution of investing in first class school management systems?

• Easily manage business and academic aspects of the school
• Enhance communication between administrators, teachers, parents, and students
• Manage staff and volunteers from a single central platform
• Assign specific administrative and access rights to designated staff members
• Manage schedules and timetables
• Manage and distribute school events calendar
• Monitor and report on student attendance, behavior, and progress
• Facilitate management of fundraising and donations
• Generate invoices
• Secure system for payment processing
• Precise accounting
• Create effective school budgets
• Maximize satisfaction for parents
• Sell school uniforms and merchandise during the student registration process

…and much more!

Premium school management software exists to benefit school administrators, teaching staff, parents, and students. With student information systems like the superior system offered by COOLSIS, all processes within your school will run smoothly.

For more information on how COOLSIS can partner with you, contact us today on 214 774 9344.

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