DIGITAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM FOR ACADEMIC INSTITUTES
ARLEEN F. CAÑA
Computer Technology has been digitizing schools and colleges for the past many years. Paper related procedures are being replaced with computerized data recording systems. This has automatically reduced the need for extra manual labour and paper therefore, increasing the overall profit ratio for majority of academic institutes. Online school management and administration is the new way of running schools more effectively.
Just like everyone likes to go with trendy fashion, school administrations have also started to prefer the online school management system than the traditional methods of administration.
Keeping that in mind another problem arises that is how to survive in the highly competitive education industry. More than 65% of academic institutes present in the country are deprived of even the basic amenities .In order to tackle that issue, schools with scarce resources have started to go digital.
Now, what does going digital mean? To digitize your academic institute means to automate all your administrative procedures such as examination management, student attendance, enrolment and accounts management, the online school management system records all important information and keeps track of it throughout the academic years. By using cloud –based data entering facility, school administrations don’t have to rely on extra manual labor or stacks of paper. All paper related procedures can be taken care of with the help of the software solution.
Before technology entered into the education industry, schools used to rely on manual bookkeeping and archiving which was not just a time consuming process, but also turned to be very costly.
Today all similar procedures have been taken care of with the help of the software solution. All school-related information have become safe, communication procedures have picked up pace and administrators have immediate access all important files, records and reports 24/ 7 without having to rely on various staff members. The web-based system has helped new entrants and small scale institutes in to thrive in the education industry with ease.
— oOo— The author is from San Isidro Elementary School, Macabebe East District