openSIS

openSIS is a student information system (SIS) designed to streamline administrative tasks and improve communication between schools, teachers, students, and parents. It is suitable for K-12 schools of all sizes, ranging from small private schools to large school districts. According to the vendor, openSIS caters to a wide range of professionals and industries, including school administrators, teachers, students, parents, and the education industry as a whole.

Key Features

Comprehensive Student Database: According to the vendor, openSIS provides a customizable student database where schools can manage various student information categories, such as general information, enrollment details, contacts, medical information, and more.

Staff Database: Schools can maintain a staff database within openSIS to manage information about their staff members, including identification details, contact information, employment history, certifications, and more, as claimed by the vendor.

Multi-channel Messaging: According to the vendor, openSIS offers multi-channel messaging capabilities, allowing schools to communicate with students, parents, and staff through email, app notifications, and the system itself, with a dedicated section for communication history.

Gradebook: Teachers can utilize the gradebook feature in openSIS to manage and record student grades, supporting various grading methods and facilitating the generation of progress reports, report cards, and transcripts, as claimed by the vendor.

Standards-based and Efforts-based Grading: According to the vendor, openSIS supports both standards-based and efforts-based grading, enabling teachers to align student performance with specific learning standards and evaluate students' effort and participation in the learning process.

Teacher Lesson Plans: openSIS includes a feature for teachers to create and manage lesson plans, allowing them to develop objectives, materials, activities, and assessments, linked to specific courses and sections for streamlined organization, according to the vendor.

Graduation Requirements & Graduation Progress: According to the vendor, schools can define and manage graduation requirements within openSIS, tracking students' progress towards meeting these requirements and ensuring timely interventions if needed.

Behavior/Discipline Management: openSIS provides behavior and discipline management features, allowing schools to record incidents, assign consequences, track disciplinary actions, and communicate with parents regarding student behavior, as claimed by the vendor.

Student Billing and Fees Management: According to the vendor, schools can manage student billing and fees through openSIS, recording and tracking various types of fees, supporting fee scheduling, invoicing, and payment tracking, and generating related reports and statements.