openSIS is one of several free and open source
student information system A student information system (SIS), student management system, school administration software or student administration system is a management information system for education sector establishments used to manage student data. It integrates student ...
available to K-12 and higher education institutions. The solution has been in development for several years and appears to have much of the functionality that long time commercial versions have. The solution is a web-based application developed and maintained by Open Solutions for Education, Inc. (www.os4ed.com).
openSIS is written in
PHP
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and uses
MySQL
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to store information. The community edition is released under the terms of the
GNU General Public License
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, is free software, and can be downloaded from the SourceForge and opensis.com websites. The application is stable, and is in active development cycle with continuing activity in the community forums. openSIS is also offered as a cloud hosted SaaS version at a low cost. Professional and Surge versions are not free but are affordable.
Product features
According to the company's website, the solutions features these base features:
*Student ID Photograph
*Demographic Information
*Contact Information
*Parent's and Guardian's Information
*Gradebook
*Multiple Canned Reports
*Report Cards
*Transcripts
*Health Records
*Multiple types of Scheduling
*Built-in Messaging
*Attendance
*Parent Portal
*User Customizable Preferences
*Security
*Light Weight IEP
*Staff Information
*Staff Certification
These are listed as additional modules available in their paid edition or cloud version that is hosted:
*Discipline
*Email Messaging
*Student Billing
*Library Management
*On-line Applicant Processing/Admissions
*US State Reporting (important for US based schools and districts)
Available Integrations with Learning Management System (LMS) and CRM:
*Moodle Integration
*Google Classroom Integration
*SuiteCRM Integration
*HubSpot Integration
Available Single Sign On (SSO) Integrations:
* Office365
* Google Workspace
* Any OAuth based application
See also
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OpenEMIS
OpenEMIS, or Open Education Management Information System (EMIS), is an Education Management Information System for the education sector. Its main purpose is to collect, analyze, and report data related to the management of educational activitie ...
, alternative open source
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SchoolTool
SchoolTool is a GPL licensed, free student information system for schools around the world. The goals of the project are to create a simple turnkey student information system, including demographics, gradebook, attendance, calendaring and repo ...
, alternative open source
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External links
community development and anonymous downloadOfficial openSIS site
Learning management systems
Free software projects
Free educational software
School-administration software