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From: jtsweet@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Jonathan Thoma Sweet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Wanted: School reporting system.
Message-ID: <1991Apr9.025848.15339@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 9 Apr 91 02:58:48 GMT
References: <1991Apr9.103936.822@darwin.ntu.edu.au>
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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knibb_k@darwin.ntu.edu.au writes:

>I received the following request from a teacher at a local high 
>school.  Could anyone help?  
>Thanks in advance,   Ken Knibb (Darwin Australia)

>WANTED: REPORTING SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOLS

>The staff of a Senior Secondary College of some 1400 students want 
>a system containing report comments. Ideally they should be able 
>to combine comments concerning work performance and behaviour.

>Currently we have two options:

>1) Operate a highly centralised system.

>2) Have a decentralised system using Macs.

>Option (2) is already happening to some extent with some staff 
>using Word 4. The problem with this is that all they are really 
>doing is typing and saving their comments for later use.

>Appreciate any suggestions/knowledge concerning what is done in 
>other similar institutions

Back in high school (yes i am a freshman in College) my school was running
on macs, and they were running a package called MacSchool. As I understand it 
(I was very close to a couple of the vice-p's) It does everything from printing
grades, to library usage, to a heck of alot of other things.  It is expesive,
approx. $5,000.00 for the package.  If you are interested I may be able to give you a name and number for someone you could talk to about it.
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