Walt Shaffner, former Principal for Burnett Middle
School in
Seffner, Florida, recently oversaw a pilot
using the Student Faculty
Awareness(TM) module in conjunction with
its current Easy Grade Pro
(Orbis Software) and Basmati system. The solution allows parents to " opt
in" and customize their own interest profile. This profile is used to perform real-time
analysis of the child's behavior and
performance. Parents and teachers alike can instantly receive cell phone calls,
emails, Instant Messages or text messages when changes in their child's normal
performance patterns are detected. This solution significantly supplements the
efforts of manually notifying parents of
important information. Furthermore the information is delivered instantly.
Representative
Bill Galvano, Chair of the Future of Florida's Families Committee agrees, "Parents
who want to be more involved
can be, and parents who aren't involved
consistently enough can be
given a nudge. "
Louis Betz, President of Louis Betz & Associates added, "The SFA tools enable immediate communication with parents and automated analysis of student performance and greatly improves timeliness of information and offers an advantage in teacher productivity."
There is a wealth of student information that is untapped
and
overlooked. "SFA not only provides
the real-time analytics required to
construct usable intelligence, but also
targets the Awareness Triangle
of student, parent, teacher. SFA bolsters
an intimate, proactive
relationship with the student which is
fundamental to the students
academic achievements now and into the
future," says
Michael Rivera,
Co-Founder, Mindshare Technology.
The Student Faculty Awareness system will be demonstrated
at the
Link-Systems International booth at this
month's Florida Educational
Technology Conference, in Orlando from
March 22-24 at the Orange
County Convention Center
