School based student records package evaluation report

106 Pages·1991·5.5 MB·English

by  Alberta. Alberta Education. Educational Information Exchange

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School Based Student Records Package
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School Based Student Records
Package Evaluation Report
Educational Information Exchange
Alberta Education
May 1991
Copyright©1991, theCrowninRightofAlberta, as representedby theMinister
ofEducation,Alberta Education, 11160JasperAvenue,Edmonton, Alberta,
T5K 0L2.
Permission is herebygivenbythe copyrightowner for any person toreproduce
this reportor any partthereofon a non-profitbasis.
Inquiries aboutthispublicationshouldbe directed to BlairWest, Educational
Information Exchange, AlbertaEducation, 11160Jasper Avenue, Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada, T5K 0L2. Telephone: [phone].
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NOTE:
Itshouldbenoted that the views andrecommendations expressed in thisreport
arethoseofthe WorkingCommitteefor theEvaluation ofSchool Based Student Records
SoftwarePackages
.
Schools and schooljurisdictions considering theimplementation ofanyofthe
products evaluatedbythe working committee should notethatstudentrecords
softwareis frequentlyenhanced. As such, thereviews presented in thefindings
section ofthis reportmaynotnecessarily applyto newerversions ofsoftware
released after thesubmission deadlineestablishedby theworking committee.
Schoolsinterestedin automating their studentrecords areencouraged to obtain
the Guide to Student RecordsAutomation fromtheEducational Information
Exchange.
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Acknowledgments
Alberta Education acknowledges, with appreciation, thevaluable contributions of
theexternal members ofthe WorkingCommitteefor theEvaluation ofSchool Based
Student Records SoftwarePackages.
Thereweremanyotherpeoplewho contributed to this initiativeand whohave
helped makeita success. Sincerethanks is extended tothem all.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. First Steps 3
RequestforInformation 3
WorkingCommittee 3
StrategyDevelopment 5
3. Software Evaluation Process 7
Stage1 -ShortSoftwareDemonstrations 7
Stage2-Half-DaySoftwareDemonstrations 8
Stage3-VisitstoSchoolSites 10
Stage4-InvitationtoOffer 12
Stage5-NegotiationsandRecommendations 14
4. Findings 16
RecommendedStudentRecordsSoftware 17
TheSchoolAdministratorSeries(TrevlacComputerServicesLtd.) 17
TheSchoolSystemFamily(CBT/ColumbiaComputerServices) 18
AlternativeStudentRecordsSoftware 20
MacSchool(ChancerySoftwareLtd.) 20
SchoolAdministrationSystem(MaplewoodComputingLtd.) 21
StudentInformationRecordsSystem(ManagementInformationGroup) 22
AlternativeStudentRecordsSoftwareforJurisdictionImplementation 24
POISEStudentInformationSystem (CampusAmerica) 24
StudentInformationSystem(StrathconaCounty) 25
StudentRecordSystem(CalgaryBoardofEducation) 27
5. Conclusion 29

Appendices
Appendix 1 a.1
ASTAResolution
Appendix 2 a.5
RequestforInformation
Appendix 3 A.9
FormationofWorkingCommittee
Appendix 4 a.15
AnnouncementofJurisdictionsParticipatinginWorkingCommittee
Appendix 5 a.19
RequirementsforShortSoftwareDemonstrations
Appendix 6 a.25
VendorsParticipatinginShortSoftwareDemonstrations
Appendix 7 A.29
RequirementsforHalf-DayDemonstrations
Appendix 8 A.33
FunctionalCriteria
Appendix 9 a.53
AnnouncementofSchoolBasedStudentRecordsSoftwareRecommendation
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