SchoolPRO users are continuing to take advantage of the easy-to-activate Cloud Hosting service Cloud hosting allows your school to benefit from the highest levels of security without having to invest heavily in infrastructure or compromise accessibility. Users can securely access their data from anywhere, without putting pressure on your network. For further [...]
A message from the General Manager One of the important briefs in my role is to continually engage with SchoolPRO users. The need to listen and understand what schools are wanting is critical for all stakeholders. In my efforts to do just this I was particularly drawn to a quote from the late author [...]
To be sustainable, a school must generate a surplus (cash inflow from operations) that is adequate to meet annual cash outflows for asset replacement and debt servicing. Consider the analogy of water (cash) flowing into the reservoir being sufficient to meet the water (cash) flowing out though the floodgates for asset reinvestment and debt [...]
Schools who use the SchoolPRO management system can now automate their enrolment process with the new Digistorm ENROL and SchoolPRO integration. Increase efficiency through seamless integration of data from your SchoolPRO administration software and your online enrolment system. How can SchoolPRO schools benefit from ENROL? SchoolPRO schools now have the ability to export [...]
A must-read on data security prepared by Daryll Holland, Portfolio Manager – Privacy & Risk, Education Horizons Group. Data Breaches As you will probably already be aware, a data breach occurs when personal information held by an organisation is lost or subjected to unauthorised access or disclosure. Whilst there is a huge focus on [...]
A wise person once said, “You don’t know what you don’t know”… so how can you obtain a shortlist of all the things you don’t know about how your School Business Office is performing? Precision Management Accounting has been asked to complete many process and system reviews for non-government schools, whereby we assist the [...]
If So, SchoolPRO SMS is Your Answer SMS messages have an average open rate of 94%, 90% of which occur in the first three minutes. It’s true! Also, unlike online services such as email, apps or social media, SMS doesn’t require internet connectivity or a smartphone to work. Every single commercial [...]
A New Partnership SchoolPRO has partnered with compliance and excursion management software provider Consent2Go. Given the enormity of work surrounding risk management in schools to ensure the safety of students and staff, Consent2Go provides a solution that addresses this important need. Understanding the importance of workflows, we are pleased to confirm [...]
A message from the General Manager The Australian Council for Educational Research is predicting a surge of school enrolments of 26% by 2022. This is not surprising given Australia’s population growth, but it presents unique challenges and opportunities for all schools and for software suppliers like SchoolPRO. Improved efficiencies in school administration processes will [...]
Fees are the lifeblood of every school but collecting them from families can easily become one of the biggest headaches. Most school administrators are all too familiar with the endless cycle of invoicing, recording, reconciling, and then chasing up late payments. These tasks can take up endless hours of staff time, not to [...]