New Improved Reporting
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore Education is so much more than just a student information system. Sycamore includes over 200 pre-defined reports which can be produced with the click of the mouse, including: Real-time attendance reports Absence reports Perfect attendance reports Family contact report Student birthdays Student ID cards Class Ranking report GPA report…
New Improved Master Scheduler
Written by Mark Douglas
Some companies say they include a master scheduler with their student information system, but what you really get are a few lame scheduling tools; in the end, you are still doing most of the work. The Sycamore Scheduler truly is a complete master scheduler. Other companies charge thousands of dollars…
New Mobile Apps! Featured
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore Education's online student information system has offered a mobile web app for quite some time. Our mobile web app makes it possible to log into the Sycamore Education from any smartphone. But now wer're taking it to the next level by offering mobile apps specifically designed for your…
Diocesan/District Manager Featured
Written by Mark Douglas
Over the past few years the topic of Diocesan management has become an increasingly hot topic. Diocesan offices need more effective methods to manage the schools within the Diocese. It's simply inefficient to rely on phone calls, faxes, and emails to transmit data on students, employees, and other school information. …
Newly Remodeled Interface
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore's cloud-based school management system has been around of over 13 years, and we felt it was time to do a little remodeling to the interface; time to slap a fresh coat of paint on it. This summer, we'll be updating the look and feel of the user interface. We're…
Sycamore Now Offers API
Written by Mark Douglas
You've probably noticed that we repeatedly mention that Sycamore Education is "a different kind of company." Our new API is just another thing that sets our online student information system apart from the competition. What is an API, and why is it important to me and my school? Good question. …
Free Webinar Training Offered Again
Written by Nick Schreck
We're doing it again! Free webinar training in August is available to staff members within our schools across the world. "We've received great feedback after last year's free training sessions, and it became immediately clear that we needed to offer this again and offer our most popular sessions more…
Sycamore Education will be at the NETA (Nebraska Educational Technology Conference) at the Lavista Conference Center in Lavista, NE on April 25th-26th. We'll also be hosting the 3rd Annual Sycamore Education Users Group the day before the conference (April 24th) at the same location. This is a great opportunity to…
Sycamore Education Adds Parent/Teacher Conference Scheduler Featured
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore Education is so much more than just a student information system. This is even more apparent with the addition of the new parent/teacher conference. I am the parent of five school-age children, and I've been to more than my fair share of p/t conferences. Sometimes - in fact, more…
Depending on your role at your institution, you may have seen Sycamore Education's newest enrollment form. Functionally, there is nothing different about it from previous years, but you may have noticed the rounded corners, the font, the color scheme and even the styling of the 'Next' button at the bottom…
When I was in school, we lacked all the cool looking school gear that some other local schools had. I attended a small public school, but I thought it was a little unfair that other larger schools had sweatshirts, bags, and bundles of t-shirts to choose from. However, at the…
Instant Help With Teacher Chat
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore Education offers the best support in the industry - bar none. And it just got better! Sycamore Education's online student information system offers multiple ways for clients to get the help they need, when they need it, including support tickets, an extensive library of manuals and videos, a searchable…
Sycamore Adds Online Auction Capability Featured
Written by Nick Schreck
Here at Sycamore Education, we are always adding new features to our web-based student information system and this week was no different. We've rolled out our online auction tool to further benefit our users. Schools can create an online auction, add categories, then add items to that category. From there,…
2013: New Year's Resolutions
Written by Nick Schreck
Resolution is defined as a course of action. Since our company's inception, we've strived to grow and improve ourselves and our product every day, every week and every year. It seems that we, as a country, focus on resolutions on an annual basis and we tend to start on January…
Thumbnails of Favorite Links
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore Education is not a finished product...and that's a good thing! We are constantly adding new features and enhancements in response to feedback from clients and in response to new and changing technology. If you haven't already, check out the mobile web app, and the learning management system. The…
Sycamore Announces New Web App
Written by Nick Schreck
Sycamore Education is proud to announce a new web application for use with mobile devices! This application is meant to help parents access vital information about their students, while giving parents the flexibility to use pretty much any mobile device available. What is the difference between a…
You probably already know that Sycamore Education is a great student information system (SIS). It's also a complete school administration system (SAS). And it's a powerful customer relationship manager (CRM). Now we're adding another acronyn to the mix: LMS. That's right, Sycamore now includes an integrated (and quite nifty)…