[K12OSN] Web based Student Information Systems?

[rmcdaniel at indata.us]

We couldn't be so lucky.  Our State is determined to continue using STI.
 I think that we are the only ones to use it State wide.  We replicate
the data to the State level.  The IT staff at the State can see our
data at any given time.  I just returned from the STI user's
conference.  All they kept talking about is their new web  based
application called Information Now.  After supporting the old POC,
piece of crap, for the last 8 years, I am doubtful that they are
capable of producing anything worth while.  During the conference I
asked a couple of questions about the new software:

1.) Does the web server have to be IIS?  Yes, STI is soooooo Microsoft
centric that it is disgusting.

2.) Does the new system use AJAX to prevent complete screen updates? 
Huh, what's AJAX...

Oh boy, another fine product in the works!


Just my two frustrated cents;)




Ronald R. McDaniel
Conecuh County Schools
(251) 578-1752 x30
(251) 363-3201 cell
1*4238*104 SouthernLinc
rmcdaniel at indata.us



> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Web based Student Information Systems?
> From: "Todd O'Bryan" <toddobryan at mac.com>
> Date: Mon, January 15, 2007 8:13 pm
> To: "Support list for open source software in schools."
> <k12osn at redhat.com>
> 
> Oh, I'm sure it's outrageously expensive. The state adopted STI and our
> district complained that it would choke on our system with more than
> 90,000 students. We even filed a lawsuit to prevent having to buy it and
> lost. And then paid the company a few million dollars to prove that,
> indeed, it doesn't work so well with 90,000 students.
> 
> My guess is that the investment we're making in Infinite Campus isn't
> quite so bad, but it's probably in the millions.
> 
> Todd
> 
> On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 16:19 -0800, Huck wrote:
> > this is FOSS? or a nice license fee?
> > 
> > --Huck
> > 
> > Todd O'Bryan wrote:
> > > We're adopting a new one later this year (and bidding adieu to the
> > > nightmare that has been STI). It's called Infinite Campus and the Denver
> > > Public Schools has documentation and training videos on their website:
> > > 
> > > http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/ic/
> > > 
> > > Todd
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 14:22 -0800, Robert Arkiletian wrote:
> > >> What software are large districts using for web based Student
> > >> Information Systems?
> > >>
> > > 
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