Open Source SIS
A student information system (SIS) is a software application for educational establishments to manage student data. Student information systems provide capabilities for entering student test and other assessment scores, building student schedules, tracking student attendance, and managing many other student-related data needs in a school, college or university.
These systems vary in size, scope and capability, from packages that are implemented in relatively small organisations to cover student records alone, to enterprise-wide solutions that aim to cover most aspects of running large multi-campus organisations with significant local responsibility. Many systems can be scaled to different levels of activity, and can be configured by their home institutions to meet local needs.
- Completely web-based
- Integrated with e-Learning, formative assessment, accounting, cafeteria, and library management software
- Easily integrated with almost any other system
- Infinitely scalable
- Accessible to parents & students
- Built with the easiest state reporting system
Anchor, Focus and Centre are all branches from the same codebase right? What can you download under GPL right now?
One of the leading SIS module is from Focus. They claim that their SIS can be integrated with Moodle and includes the following functionalities:
- Integrate Focus/SIS with the open-source course management package Moodle
- Provide numerous course activities including forums, quizzes, assignments, and chats
- Automate formative assessment
- Create and grade paper exams with scanners
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between teachers and students
- Develop online lesson plans and monitor student online coursework
In a discussion on the Moodle board, they have plans on a Moodle-SIS integration but never came into fruition.
Since there's no direct link or documentation on how to download it, found a nifty post on how to secure a copy.
Centre SIS
Centre is a free student information system for public and non-public schools. Centre is a web-based, open source, student management product with features that include student demographic info, scheduling, grade book, attendance, report cards,eligibility, transcripts, and more.
In an earlier Moodle post, Andrew Schmadeke, author of Centre SIS changed directions and moved to Focus SIS. Another notable feature that needs investigating is both Focus and Centre SIS use PostgreSQL whereas Moodle uses MySQL. It would be a little difficult to have the two databases talk.
Anchor SIS
Anchor's site is a bit confusing. And there are really not much articles regarding Anchor. Though there are two interesting posts, one on Focus' whereabouts, and one on the author Andrew Schmadeke.
From their Forums:
The Anchor Student Information System is a union-fork of Focus/SIS and Centre/SIS.
The goals of Anchor are:
- To clean up the codebase of both products to make it easier to maintain and debug.
- To fix bugs in the codebase to make it as stable and usable as possible.
- To create a development community around an excellent product.
