In the rapidly evolving field of education, an effective School Management System (SMS) is crucial. nForma offers a comprehensive solution that enhances the efficiency of educational institutions by streamlining administrative and academic tasks. This platform integrates essential elements of school management into a single, intuitive interface. It provides administrators, teachers, students, and parents with real-time access to important information and services, ensuring smooth operation and communication across all school functions.
A School Management System like nForma is vital for modern educational institutions. It serves as the digital backbone, supporting various administrative tasks and academic processes. The system combines essential components into a seamless platform, making school management more effective and accessible.
Parents can quickly and easily enter an absence for their child
Submit future absences such as upcoming appointments
Review the attendance history of a child
Numerous reports are available on students’ attendance
Track students with unexplained absences
Produce AGDoE reports or yearly attendance data
Flexibility to define your own reason and communication types
Reports
Teachers can work from home or school.
Teachers can see their progression in an instant.
Teachers can see past scores and comments as they write reports.
Administrators can set up the reports effectively and easily, with changes available to teachers immediately.
Principals can see teachers’ progress and assessment data instantly.
Principals can edit teachers’ assessment data easily at any time.
Principals can see how the whole school is progressing through the assessment process in an instant.
Wellbeing
Track information that teachers have entered for students over time
Link documents or supplementary reports
Summarise all information in a grid view for any class
Record student welfare information such as:
School Support Programs
Agencies Involved
General Notes
Assessment
Enter and track assessment/testing data for all students
Create your own test cycles e.g. TEXT levels for each month
Record special programs, e.g. Reading Recovery
Traffic light indicators for students’ performance. Schools can adopt their own colour scheme
Generate reports with or without colour alerts for all students showing their assessment history
Copy teacher assignments from one test cycle to another cycle
Quickly view progress of all assessors
PTO
Parents gain insight into their child’s academic performance
Teachers can tailor discussions to address challenges
Parents receive guidance on how to support their child’s unique educational journey
Encourage parents to become more involved in their child’s education
Parents can gain understanding of school policies, curriculum, grading systems, and extracurricular opportunities
Notice
Notices allow schools to efficiently disseminate information to a wide audience
Schools can provide timely updates on various matters
Going paperless with electronic notices can lead to significant cost savings on printing and distribution
Electronic notices can be more secure than physical notices
Notices are typically archived within the system
Schools can analyze data related to notice engagement and responses to improve communication strategies
Portal
Centralization of streamlines administrative tasks
Portals are accessible 24/7 from anywhere with an internet connection
Parents/Students can access real-time information
Portals enable parents to actively engage in their child’s education by providing easy access to progress reports, attendance records, and school announcements.
Reduce the need for physical paperwork, which saves time and resources
Digital Forms
Digital forms reduce the time and effort required for form submission, processing, and storage
Digital forms include consent from parents
Parents can instantly access and review submitted forms
Digital forms eliminate the costs associated with printing, photocopying, and storing paper forms
Digital forms are designed to engage parents and students in various school activities
Student
Streamlines the student enrollment process, making it faster and more accurate.
Stores comprehensive student profiles, including personal information, academic history, attendance records, and contact details, in one centralized database.
Efficient tracking of student attendance, enabling administrators and teachers
Provides a holistic view of each student’s academic journey.
Generates reports and analytics on student performance.
Facilitates communication between students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
Parent
Facilitates efficient and regular communication between parents and schools.
Provides parents with easy access to their child’s educational journey.
Allows parents to monitor their child’s academic performance over time.
Enables parents to provide feedback on schools.
Allows parents to register for school events and volunteer for activities.
Reduces the administrative workload on school staff
Staff
Centralizes employee records, including personal information, qualifications, certifications, and work history.
Tracks staff attendance and leave requests.
Facilitates the performance evaluation process by providing a platform to set goals.
Manages staff training and professional development programs.
Helps create and manage staff work schedules, ensuring that staffing levels are appropriate for school operations
