Sycamore Education

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New!  Sycamore Master Scheduler 

Sycamore Education is pleased to announce the Sycamore Master Scheduler.  Our competitors charge thousands for a product with the power, functionality, and versatility packed into our scheduler.

The Sycamore Master Scheduler gives you complete control over your schedule.

• Build virtually any type of schedule
• Easily view, revise, and edit schedules
• Instantly see any scheduling conflicts
• Easily generate printable reports
• Instantly make schedules available online
   

You really need to see this scheduler in action to appreciate its full potential. 
Call us today for a demonstration.

 One powerful database - Sycamore Education was built as a complete, integrated system from the very beginning. Enjoy the convenience of securely logging in from any internet-connected computer, and being able to access all of your information - anywhere, anytime.

 Student and family demographics - Dynamic family and student reporting allows you to select the exact data you want to track and easily generate reports from this data.

Student information - Store student information in one centralized area. We organize and track all necessary information - class schedules, health records, even cell phone numbers, locker combinations, and more - we do it all!

 Complete Donor Manager  - Efficiently track and contact prospects and donors - nothing gets lost in the shuffle.  Keep track of multiple campaigns, and generate the data you need.  Sycamore will even quickly and easily generate "Thank You" letters and e-mails. 

 Online enrollment - Our comprehensive admissions process allows your families to have the option of enrolling or re-enrolling online. 

 Classroom management - We give teachers freedom! The freedom to have complete control over class homepages, grade books, lesson plans, assignments, on-line tests, seating charts, and much more. mp;nbsp;And teachers can easily access all this information from home.  

Staff information - Sycamore's human resources manager allows your administration to add employees, categorize them by departments or positions, run reports, and create ID badges as well as keep track of CEU's. 

Centralized address book - Lose the confusion...a single, comprehensive address book allows you to easily find information for a person, family, company, or any other type of contact related to your school. Easily add contact notes and categorize contacts for better organization. 

Accounting with Quickbooks interface - You have the option of keeping track of your accounts receivable within Sycamore and using our QuickBooks interface to transfer this information. Easily create family accounts to track various fees and monthly charges. Just like online banking, parents can log in to Sycamore Education and see their account activity in real time.  Sycamore offers a convenient PayPal interface which provides a proven and secure method of receiving payments.  Sycamore also offers a seamless interface with FACTS, the country's leading online tuition payment program.  

 School calendar - Make sure everyone is on the same page. Post school-wide activities, color code events by type of event or by department and search for events. You can even categorize events and search for events by category. Use our powerful meeting maker feature to quickly determine who is available and at what times. And while you're at it, check facility availability too! 

School news - Easily create school news articles with Sycamore Education's easy to use article editor. You can make news articles 'internal' so only staff members can see them, or make them as 'external' to keep your public web page up to date. You can even get feedback from news articles by allowing viewers to comment on them. 

 School documents - Sycamore education allows you to store all types of documents online. Parents can conveniently view school newsletters and student handbooks online. Did a permission slip not make it home to a parent?  No problem....parents can easily download and print permission slips right from home! Just like news articles, you can make documents 'internal' (for staff only) or 'external' (for public viewing). You can even add a secure PIN to keep private documents private. 

 Safety alert - Our exclusive alert allows any employee to instantly send an alert throughout your entire school in an urgent situation. Its a great tool to have as part of your school's emergency plan.

Discipline tracking - Sycamore can help your school maintain consistency and retain organized, accurate records regarding disciplinary actions. Create violations and consequences, and log daily discipline events for each student.  Sycamore makes it easy to send information to parents with details of any violation and the resulting consequences.

Pass-A-Note - This is one of Sycamore's most popular items. The Pass-a-Note (PAN) feature makes it easy for administrators, teachers, parents, and students to communicate.  PAN's can be sent to an individual, or to an entire list with the click of a button. PAN's can even be sent as text messages to your cell phone.  Unlike email, PAN's eliminate the risk of viruses, and they allow the sender to confirm that the message was delivered.  Our clients have discovered that the Pass-a-Note feature significantly reduces the number of phone calls to the front office.

Attendance reports - Teachers can quickly take attendance at the beginning of each class with just a click of the mouse. Easily record absences and tardies, make them excused and unexcused, and include notes for special instances. Run reports for students for a specific day or any selected range of dates.

Grade/report cards - Sycamore education allows you to easily generate customizable reports cards, with definable grades - letter grades, attributes, percentages, weighted averages, etc.  Choose different formats such as academic grades, attributes, narrative evaluation grade cards and more. 

Grade book - Create a grading framework for your school. Easily construct grading standards for your teachers to ensure clarity and uniformity when requesting grades. Skills-based grading is also available. 

Transcripts - Sycamore provides your school with the ability to create dynamic, professional transcripts, with the option of including a seal or signature to authenticate the validity of the transcript.

Bar code scanning -  Use Sycamore's bar code scanning feature to make record keeping more efficient. Expedite lunch lines, streamline the process of checking students in and out of the childcare manager, and more. 

Thumb print reader - We give you the ability to identify your students by their thumb print, virtually eliminating the need for ID badges/cards.

ID badges/cards - Sycamore gives you the ability to generate ID badges or cards for your students which can include a photo, and a bar code which encapsulates the ID number. 

District communication - Sycamore Education offers clients the ability to connect multiple schools and facilitate communication and collaboration between those schools. Share news articles, documents, photos and more.  And schools can simplify and improve communication by utilizing Sycamore's exclusive Pass-a-Note feature.

Integrated email - Sycamore education includes a built-in email client which allows for easy sending/receiving of email messages within the application.  Organize your inbox to and take full advantage of the centralized school address book.

 Service manager - Track service or volunteer hours on a per student or per family level, and allow students to enter their own time/hours online.

Childcare manager - Easily track students as they enter or leave, and keep track of charges on a per student basis.  Sycamore also allows families to monitor those charges on-line in real-time