Friday, October 24, 2008

Re: Scheduling Software

All three free and open source SIS's have built-in scheduling. Check
http://www.fox-sis.com , http://www.miller-group.com and
http://www.os4ed/opensis

On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 15:32 -0600, King, Jim wrote:

> Hi Deanna,
>
> Albuquerque Academy uses Senior Systems' for our SIS. While we are happy
> with the overall product, their scheduling module left a lot to be
> desired. We did look around at a few independent scheduling packages and
> were unable to find one that would provide the quality of schedule that
> we wanted. So, I feel your pain. We are fortunate enough to have the
> expertise/resources in our IT department to write our own scheduler. I'd
> offer it to you, but I'm not sure it qualifies as 'user friendly' since
> it was written, not as a commercially viable product, but rather as a
> specialized solution to our specific scheduling needs. However, if you
> use a cycle-based schedule, with a fixed number of periods and you can't
> find anything out there, feel free to contact me. It might not work, but
> could be worth some discussion.
>
>
> Jim King
> TIS, Director of Application Support & Networking
> Albuquerque Academy
> (505) 858-8860
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Hausmann, Diana
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:58 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Scheduling Software
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> This subject might have been circulated before, but at that time we were
> not interested, so here I am: We are a middle size independent school
> (enrollment 1080) and are looking to possibly use at a different
> scheduling software (other than Blackbaud). What are you using and what
> are the best features? We would like something that's user friendly and
> meets our needs. I appreciate all suggestions.
>
>
>
>
>
> Deanna S Hausmann
>
> Database Administrator
>
> University School of Milwaukee
>
> 2100 W Fairy Chasm Road
>
> Milwaukee, WI 53217
>
> Tel. (414) 540 3344
>
> dhausmann@usmk12.org
>
>
>
>
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Matt Burkhardt, MSTM
President
Impari Systems, Inc.
502 Fairview Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
mlb@imparisystems.com
www.imparisystems.com
(301) 682-7901

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