openSIS
openSIS is an open source student information system for
public and
non-public schools. The software rivals costly commercial alternatives
in appearance, functionality and ease of use and administration.
openSIS is developed and maintained by Open
Solutions for Education (OS4Ed), a leading provider of open solutions.
OS4Ed aims to produce an open source web-based package that is
quick to learn and have the same functionality as commercial
alternatives. It comes packed with features that include
student demographic info, scheduling, grade book, attendance, report
cards, eligibility, transcripts, parent portal, student portal and
more.
openSIS is written in the PHP programming language and uses the
PostgreSQL and MySQL database system to store
information. The application is available in three editions: Community
edition (openSIS Lite), Schools edition (openSIS Pro), and District
Edition (openSIS Pro). The lite edition does not include all of the
functionality of the commercial grade editions.
openSIS Lite's features include:
- Student Demographics - track student
demographic attributes in a permanent record and across enrollments
- Goals and Progresses - add contact information
for parents, relatives and authorized individuals
- Contact Information
- Scheduling - input student requests and mass
schedule students
- Gradebook - allows teachers to enter homework
assignments, class tests and any other activity using weighted scales
if desired
- Reports/Report Designer - numerous standard
reports and the ability to design custom reports using simple check
boxes
- Report Cards - create student report cards and
calculate GPA’s and class rankings
- Transcripts - print student transcripts
- Health Records - including physician contact
information, nurses visits, immunizations, and allergies
- Attendance
- Parent Portal - a parent portal that allows
parents to see their children, grades, attendance, discipline and more
using the same intuitive web interface
- User Customizable Preferences
- Security - control user security at the field
level
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