What you are describing is not trivial. Integrating multiple calendar
data with SIS data with facility rental functionality is no small feat.
There is a company that I have seen mostly in International Schools
that I believe does this, called Facility ePORTAL. How it integrates
with other SIS I can't say. I am sure they also operate in the US.
Contact them for details.
http://www.sercolearning.com/independent/index.htm
Disclaimer: I don't work for, or resell, Facility ePORTAL by Serco. I
am a competitor. They do this, we don't.
Best of luck
Kevin
On Feb 18, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Tech Dept wrote:
> What solutions are being deployed out there to track room usage/
> availability, etc? We're seeking the ability to manage our event
> scheduling
> in a 'smarter' way. We want to be able to look in a single place to
> know
> what events are scheduled in which rooms, when, and with which
> resources
> (projector, tables, etc).
>
> We're considering a software package from Event Management Systems.
> EMS
> Lite requires a host SQL server. The demo looked promising but I'm
> doing
> due diligence. Do any of you have experience with this company/
> package?
> What other solutions have you tried? We're currently using a
> spreadsheet
> and it really isn't solving our problems.
>
> Just brainstorming features we'd like to see:
> * Give a complete picture of a day - which events are occuring in
> which
> rooms, and which resources are requested
> * notify specific departments (or responsible individuals) in
> advance when
> certain resources are required (eg tech dept for projector)
> * Show which rooms are available for an upcoming event, filtered by
> capacity
> and features
> * Include student information at least including courses and schedule
> * Associate those classes with a specific teacher and a specific day/
> time
> and room
> * Show exactly where the student is supposed to be at any given
> moment, on
> any given day, including special events and field trips
> * Show exactly where each teacher is supposed to be at any given
> moment
> * (For those facilities which rent out their space) track charges,
> contracts
> and billing info and plug that billing/payment info into accounting
> software
>
>
> Our SID (PCR Educator) can hold a list of available spaces/rooms,
> and can be
> used to build a schedule of which classes are being held in each
> room. In
> an ideal world, PCR would also be able to track one-time or recurring
> non-academic events and resource requirements.
>
> Any help/guidance is appreciated.
>
> Dan Berger
> Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital
> Washington, DC
>
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