structure of their data, it would not carry over to all of the forms,
so I want to convince them that this is good for everybody. I had not
thought of the divorce/remarry issue, but that also happens here
frequently.
Thanks,
Derrel
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Derrel Fincher
Director of Information and Communication Technology
Graded - The American School of S=E3o Paulo
http://www.graded.br | (55 11) 3747-4800 x160
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Bill Fitzgerald <dwfitzgerald@yahoo.com> w=
rote:
> From a technical place, this is a very reasonable request. It could also =
be a useful feature in the case of families in the middle of divorce, or wh=
en a parent/guardian remarries.
>
> I would also use this as a way to assess the vendor -- if they are not ab=
le to adequately address this need, or explain why they won't/can't address=
this need, it could foreshadow other things to come as the relationship de=
velops.
>
> Good luck with this --
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Derrel Fincher <derrel.fincher@graded.br>
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 3:30:49 AM
> Subject: SIS Names configuration help
>
> Most SIS systems have a preferred (or nick) name field for replacing firs=
t
> names in the system with a preferred name. However, what are your thought=
s
> on asking SIS vendors to have a preferred last name field as well? I am
> trying to make a case to our SIS vendor (Veracross), that this is a
> necessary feature.
>
> As an example, John Robert Smith might have Bob in the preferred name fie=
ld
> so that teachers can call him Bob, while John Smith is printed on the rep=
ort
> card and transcript. There, we only need the preferred first name. Howeve=
r,
> we might have Beatriz Isabela Seixas dos Santos Cardoso, who is commonly
> knows as Isabela Seixas. In this case, I can put Isabela in the preferred
> name field, but I have no way to indicate that her preferred last name is
> Seixas. For legal reasons, we must have the full name in the system becau=
se
> they are used with travel documents for school trips.
>
> How many of you would find a preferred last name field useful, or do you
> have other suggestions?
> --
> Derrel Fincher
> Director of Information and Communication Technology
> Graded - The American School of S=E3o Paulo
> http://www.graded.br | (55 11) 3747-4800 x160
>
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