management information systems introductions –karen crowston –tim riley –bridget mcginley
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Management Information Systems
• Introductions– Karen Crowston– Tim Riley– Bridget McGinley
What’s New?
• Communicating with Parents• School Self Review• Other MIS news • What to look out for• Reminders
Context
• Every Child Matters
• Harnessing Technology
• New Relationship with Schools
Parent Communication
• ePortal enables Teachers to have easy access to information in a school’s MIS
• Parental access to their child’s information– ePortal for Facility CMIS users– Learning Gateway for SIMS.net users
Parental access
• Child’s data
• Any documents attached to their child’s record via Document Storage functionality– e.g. End of year reports
Parental Communications• Groupcall SMS Text and Voice Messaging
Service
• Integrates and reads pupil & attendance information directly from CMIS & SIMS.net– Attendance issues– General parental communications
• Free Trial for Birmingham Schools
School Self Evaluation
• SIMS.net users – reports available
• Facility CMIS users – School Self Review– Not just a tool for SEF– Other reviews e.g.
• Teaching & Learning • ICT
SSR contd….
• Content – work in progress
• Development requirements identified and prioritised
MIS update….
• PLASC/School Census very successful – well done!
• Primary & Special schools move to a termly School Census from January 2007
• School Workforce Data Collection Pilot – still on hold!
MIS continued….
• CMIS Reporting Pilot – Templates available– Training & Guidance will be available
• SIMS.net Profiles Module
MIS continued…..
• SEN– SIMS.net demo of IEP Writer at user group– Facility CMIS SEN working group requested
developments. Arrangements will be made to demonstrate to SEN working Group before end of term.
– Training will be available on SEN
Look out for…
• End of year and End of Key Stage seminars & guidance
• Transfer files of new admissions
• Data Quality workshops
• Upgrades via Website
• eTutorials
Reminders…
• Workshop on Parago ICT Audit software available to ‘try before you buy’.
• Groupcall SMS text & voice messaging
• ePortal & Learning Gateway – Ben Cutler & Mark Lovick
• Remote Backup service available
Thank you for listening