It would be great if iSAMS registers had the functionality to allow teachers to receive a phonetic pronunciation to help with unusual names
In order to build better relationships with pupils this functionality would help to facilitate this.It is sometimes difficult for teachers to pronounce difficult names and this could lead to pupils' becoming more self conscious.
Many parents are already used to living and working with cell phones. For the sake of parental experience and convenience, taking leave for students on cell phones is the future trend, can ISAMS be a step ahead and increase the update and user exp...
Modify the absence code when aproving a LEAVE REQUEST
When aproving a Leave Request it takes the absence code from the default option set in the Configuration options for "Leave Request Settings". It does not take the code selected by the parents and the person that aproves it can't modify or change ...
As we can upload personalised Student files to the document section of the Parent Portal if we identify each file naming them with the school code, it would be great to do the same when emailing parents, attaching a personalised file to each email.
Future absences - enable students to be absent for part of a lesson
Currently no mark is visible in the register if a student is marked out part way through a lesson (e.g for a peri music lesson or leaving early for a sports fixture). The mark should go in the box for the whole period to alert the staff member tak...
It would be useful to be able to select students from activities when marking students out of school. Currently able to do this via School Structure, Pastoral, Academic and Custom Groups but not via activities.
Send Automatic Email Notifications to Parents of Students Marked Absent during AM Registration
We get complaints from parents that their child has been marked absent when in fact their child was only late during the AM Registration. Upon receiving this absent notification, the parent can immediately inform the tutor or the reception to amen...
When booking meetings the ability to duplicate over both weeks and also create meetings that span multiple periods to be entered in one go instead of manually doing a meeting over 2-3 periods which is prone to errors and time consuming.
Future Absences Should Be Included in the Audit Trail
Registers on iSAMS are generated in the early hours, e.g. 3am. Within the Registration Manager module is a future absence system. Using this, we can instruct registers to be pre-populated with absence codes and notes.
So, when the register is gen...