Re: MacSchool
Grant Wilson (grawilso@cln.etc.bc.ca)
Wed, 31 Jan 1996 00:05:57 EST
>Jack Hausman wrote:
>|Any comments or experiences, pro or con about this software package from
>|the list members would be greatly appreciated by me and our district.
>
>Fred wrote:
>
>We are in our second year of MacSchool use at Peotone High School and our
>first year at Poetone Junior High. While MacSchool has a pretty steep
>learning curve, and it features a few non-Mac-like interface processes, It
>is an exceptional management tool. It has all of the flexibility of a
>mainframe student data management product (demographics, scheduling, grades
>and transcript management, attendance, health and discipline records, and
>more), and it has a very flexible Reports Manager module that allows you to
>custom create any type of report you need.
>
>I think it is a very good product. I recommend it to anyone who has the
>time to learn it.
Our district has been with MacSchool since it was first shipped.
I agree with Fred - it is an extremely powerful program with a STEEP
learning curve, but once you get proficient with it you will like what it
does.
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