The best school management system should benefit teachers, parents and students too. It should streamline the routine admin work, parent communication, student data and make teaching easier. Read on to learn what you should look out for when choosing the best possible school management system.
Students
A school management system would make many school functions easy and help students focus on learning and performance management.
Students should have their own personal account, to obtain information about their lessons, timetable, school events, notices and performance. Assignments can be completed and submitted online. With any efficient system, there should be an accompanying application for access on-the-go. Notifications will be sent to remind students prior to every event or deadline, keeping everyone on top of things. After assessments, results will be recorded online and can be referenced any time. This would let students analyze their academic progress and work together with teachers on how to improve performance. Lastly, learning materials will be uploaded online for access any time, anywhere.
Teachers
In addition to enabling teachers to deliver lessons effectively, a good school management system would allow each student’s learning experience to be catered specifically to him/her. Such personalised learning may not be possible in a physical classroom setting.
Teachers would be able to teach while allowing each student to study independently, without inhibiting one another. Pre-recorded videos/livestreams can replace writing on whiteboards; and digital slides and PDFs take the place of textbooks and written notes. These materials can be accessed online, at the click of a button.
With a robust learning management system, teachers can more easily develop personalised lesson plans for each student. Students can then learn at a more suitable pace and teachers can easily track their progress and assist where necessary. Teachers would be able to efficiently share remarks and feedback with students via a learning management system. It would also be easier to provide parents updates of their child’s progress through digital report cards and parent engagement platforms.
Parents
In addition to helping students and teachers, a good school management system would connect parents to teachers, keeping the former more involved in their children’s education. Parents can log in to their portal to view student progress/information and outstanding fees. Teachers can easily update parents of their children’s activities and progress.
With a parent-school communication portal, records of all communication between teachers and parent, there is a secure communication channel to facilitate exchange of sensitive information
Administration
Digitizing manual functions would reduce the chance of error and save time for school administrators. For example, salary or leave matters can be automated. When handling sensitive information like personal information, student data, banking details for billing, the technology you use must be secure. The best fit would be school-focused technology, built with the safety of students and parents in mind. A school management system like LittleLives is built to protect student data, adhere to international data protection policies (PDPA and GDPR) and prevent data breaches.
Manpower hours can ultimately be saved and reduce the operational cost of running a school.
To Sum it Up
A smart school management system is designed to make parents’ lives easier. It is the nervous system for schools around which other technologies are incorporated. It is a master plan to regulate administrative operations in a consolidated, integrated, efficient and smooth way to increase the productivity of the school, which ultimately benefits students and parents.
If you are still looking for a system that will work well for your school's operations, you can contact LittleLives to see how we can help!
