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We are a ps-12th grade school and we generate and send a textbook list=0D
to each student's home school district. The book list changes as each=0D
schedule does and right now, that list is generated in our SIS - Senior=0D
Systems but I'm looking to upgrade our scheduling capabilities.=0D
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From: A forum for independent school educators=0D
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mergy=0D
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:27 AM=0D
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0D
Subject: Re: Scheduling software=0D
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Ken and the ISED List,=0D
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Class A is excellent. We are just wrapping-up for Spring. Of course, a=0D
school needs to understand its own priorities and strategy prior to=0D
entering=0D
scheduling because it is not some wizard that will make decisions for=0D
you,=0D
but rather it gets you into a position where you can balance and get=0D
above=0D
the data so you can implement your schedule methodology. This whole=0D
process=0D
is very interesting because you see what restrictions in Faculty=0D
schedules,=0D
grade requirements and room resources does to your enrollment=0D
population. It=0D
makes the process transparent for the school as opposed to just giving=0D
it to=0D
one person to do. We did a small team to work through the Fall and=0D
Spring.=0D
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For example, we first starting using it in May for this Fall and we were=0D
able to take our existing yearlong course enrollments and keep them=0D
static=0D
while fitting around all our Spring semester course-sections around the=0D
existing yearlongs to keep consistency for students and teachers while=0D
still=0D
keeping balance in teacher schedules. For this May, we will be=0D
scheduling=0D
for the full 10-11 year which is super-easy because you don't have a lot=0D
of=0D
locks to work-around like we did for Spring but Class A allows you to=0D
work=0D
these scenarios.=0D
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No problem taking that data out of CAS to our SIS, Whipple Hill.=0D
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Jonathan=0D
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Jonathan Mergy <jmergy@lwhs.org>=0D
Director Of Technology=0D
Lick-Wilmerding High School=0D
755 Ocean Ave, SF CA 94112=0D
P:415.585.1725 x365=0D
http://www.lwhs.org=0D
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> From: Ken Weinstein <kweinstein@maimonides.org>=0D
> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>=0D
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:49:44 -0500=0D
> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>=0D
> Subject: Scheduling software=0D
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> Hi Andrew:=0D
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> An excellent scheduler is Class A Scheduler=0D
(www.longhousesoftware.com).=0D
> It imports/exports nicely with most SIS's and the company will add=0D
> features that you request. You should get a demo. It has many manual=0D
and=0D
> automatic modes that school schedulers will appreciate. No scheduling=0D
> module in an SIS can compare to its rich feature set and phone/email=0D
> support. When you call you get the many who wrote the software, who=0D
was=0D
> once an independent school scheduler. Good luck.=0D
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> Ken Weinstein=0D
> General Studies Principal=0D
> Maimonides Middle & Upper School=0D
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> www.maimonides.org=0D
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