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Opensis open source student information system
2. ABOUT US
• We are a small group of entrepreneurs who dream big and intend to
change the way that administrative software is sold and implemented
in schools and districts today. For years we have watched large
commercial education software companies continue to provide poor
software that is proprietary and horribly expensive to a market that
has little budget and few choices. We have been witness to botched and
failed implementations that waste precious education budget dollars
that should be going to the classroom and student instruction. And we
have decided to change all of that starting right now. How? By
providing quality alternatives to commercial software that are
economical, easy to use and completely open. We are giving our clients
freedom and control over their software solutions.
• We have big dreams, a lot of passion about what we do and the
personal willpower to get it done. We aren’t working for venture
capitalists or angel investors. We are working for the good of education
and more specifically, we are working for you, the individual educator.
We intend to change the business model of administrative education
software and force the large commercial companies to change with us.
And in doing so, education wins and most importantly, students win
and that keeps us here day in and day out working for you.
3. MISSION AND GOALS
• Mission
To create the best open source Student
Information System (SIS) that will be equal to or
better than the best commercially available SIS
software in the market.
• Goals
• Keep it open source, always
• Bring out 3 to 4 version upgrades each year
• Release updates frequently
• Get customers involved and co-create
• Build a vibrant community that will spread the
love
4. OUR TEAM
• Bob is Bob Ghosh - Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Bob is a serial entrepreneur and is also the CEO of Methodologic, LLC, a
software engineering and consulting company. He has significant
experience in business strategy, enterprise architecture/application
planning and general business management. Bob's professional
experience include working/consulting for clients like Travelers, Coca-
Cola, Wal-Mart, Verizon, Capital One, Bio Horizons, Engersoll Rand, NCP
Solutions, Compworx, Risk Mitigation Systems, to name a few.
• Casey Adams - Founder & Advisor
• Casey is a former IBM Education Solutions Executive and have worked
with schools and districts all across the country. He is active with major
national education policy groups and maintains key relationships
across the education landscape. Prior to IBM, he was a teacher,
technology coordinator and network administrator.
5. FEATURES
Student Demographic
openSIS enables the tracking of numerous student
demographic attributes in a permanent record and
across enrollments. Need something not included in
the base installation? Use our custom categories and
fields that allow you to easily create any number of
custom fields to capture your specific data needs.
Contact Information
Easily add contact information for parents, relatives
and authorized individuals. Designate legal
guardian, bus stops and associate parents with
students enabling automatic access to the openSIS
parent portal.
Scheduling
openSIS includes a scheduler that allows you to easily
input student requests and mass schedule students.
You can make multiple schedule runs as you make
adjustments and have multiple schedules within a
school. View and print student schedules and class
rosters with just a few clicks.
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6. Gradebook
The built in grade book allows teachers to enter
homework assignments, class tests and any other
activity using weighted scales if desired. Automatic
tallying of grades, reports to find erroneously entered
grades and advanced ad hoc reporting is included.
Entering final grades is as easy as a mouse click.
Reports/Report Designer
openSIS includes numerous standard reports and the
ability to design custom reports using simple check
boxes. Reports are output to PDF format for easy
printing and viewing. Can’t produce the report you
need? openSIS uses PostgreSQL, a relational database,
and any industry standard reporting tool can be used
to create custom reports.
Report Cards
Easily input final grades, create student report cards
and calculate GPA’s and class rankings. Change a final
grade that will affect GPA or class ranking? Simply
recalculate GPA’s using the built in function in openSIS.
Print one report card, all report cards or anywhere in
between with the flexibility of openSIS
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7. Transcripts
openSIS includes the ability to print student
transcripts. Create groups of students across
numerous attributes and click a button. It doesn’t get
any easier and openSIS is all about ease of use.
Health Records
Nurses visits, immunizations, physician contact
information, allergies and more are all a part of our
health records. Need something we don’t have? Easily
add a new field to the health records to meet your
specific needs without any programming. It’s easy!
Attendance
By period, by day, with comments and all
accomplished with a only a few clicks. Customize
attendance codes to meet your specific needs. Easily
check attendance by using our built-in reports.
Student show up late and you need to change their
record? Easily done if you have the access rights.
User Customizable Preferences
Don’t like the color? Want to get rid of some fields that
you don’t use? Easily customize your preferences to
suit your needs and likes. It is all easily done with a
few simple mouse clicks.
8. Parent Portal
Are you paying for SASI Parent Connect? EdLine? Why?
openSIS includes a parent portal that allows your
parents to see their children, grades, attendance,
discipline and more using the same intuitive web
interface. And it is part of the base solution, which is
free.
Security
openSIS includes the ability to control user security at
the field level. Customize the included roles and create
your own to meet specific needs. No programming
knowledge needed and only a few mouse clicks are
required.
End-of-the-Year Processing (Rollover)
End-of-the-year-processing can be tedious and scary
that often require manual intervention. openSIS
provides an easy and convenient way to prepare your
school for operation in the next school year. In one click
and in a few minutes your system will be rolled over,
automatically, saving you time and headache.
9. SERVICES
Professional Services
openSIS has a team of experienced consultants and implementation partners who provide turnkey
solutions for implementing opnSIS and openIntel.
Our methodology include:
-Current State Analysis
- Future State Analysis
- Application Customization
- Data Conversion
- Application Integration
- User Training and Support
We offers a range of professional services to make your SIS implementation successful, including:
Jumpstart Packages
Jumpstart packages are designed to help new customers’ springboard their productivity through
professional assistance with initial set-up, configuration and knowledge transfer. Our experience with
previous customers suggest that you will see better results more rapidly by taking advantage of this
service. You’ve made an important investment in the technology to enable your SIS needs, now get the
professional assistance to help ensure you hit the ground running.
To purchase jumpstart package click on the Support menu and see the a la carte support section.
Data Migration
Data migration packages provide a seamless and cost effective way to transition to openSIS from your
existing SIS or other applications like Excel or Access based systems.
On Demand Training and Support
This service is available if you need help with a particular functional or technical issue, or if you’re in
need of best practice assistance about a particular openSIS capability.
10. IT Consulting
openSIS is run by visionararies and results driven technologists with
outstanding records of delivering complex technology projects on-time
and within budget. We are self-motivated, proactive & highly spirited
individuals with strong problem solving skills and ability to overcome
obstacles.
All of us in openSIS take responsibility for our actions and we like to
share the risks and rewards. We thrive on building long-term
relationships based on trust, sincerity and integrity.
Our consultants are recognized as experts in full life cycle project
planning and implementation. They are articulate, posess strong
business acumen with the ability to conceive efficient solutions utilizing
technology. They are industrious, troubleshooters and thrive on
challenge. They work effectively with all levels and are highly ethical &
loyal and maintain high degree of confidentiality.
We help our clients in building a high performance IT organization
through formalizing the IT strategy, governance, metrics, business
processes, technology and organization structure needed to deliver and
manage efficient, high quality IT services. We work with our clients in
architecture, business value analysis, asset management, product
evaluation and selection, data privacy and security of their IT function.
12. Communication Address of the
Company:
Bob Ghosh
Co-Founder and CEO
Open Solutions for Education, Inc.
Off: 404-806-5375 | Cell: 404-431-0091|
Skype: bobghosh
www.os4ed.com | www.opensis.com
bob@os4ed.com