The post-pandemic world is a whole new minefield of fears, anxieties, and challenges, especially for school owners and management. Every little decision comes with its doubts and questions.
‘What if there is a lockdown again?’ ‘What if the world closes down, again?’
The questions loom large and impact every minor and major decision that the school management has to make. There is a caution in the air and most managements are understandably hesitant about investing in something new. Acquiring and investing in school management software is no different. At Schoolpad, we regularly come across schools that understand the value of school management software but are uncertain about whether they will be able to justify the investment and the usage given the uncertainty all around because of the ongoing pandemic.
The Challenge
‘Will your software help if the schools close again? Will the parents be willing to pay for something like this amidst this uncertainty?’
These and many more are some of the common questions that we have to face on an everyday basis. We understand the conundrum, but as a team that has invested a lot of time working with the schools, our experience firmly makes us believe that school management software is a contingency-proof investment that is bound to make an impact and reap rich benefits irrespective of the circumstances.
The Evidence
During the last 2 years, especially at the peak of the pandemic, we came across instances that were beyond even our imagination where SchoolPad as a software rose to the unprecedented challenges and became the tool that legitimately helped schools to stay afloat. When the school staff was in the work from home mode and collaborating remotely, they used SchoolPad to keep the processes running and ensure that the outcomes remained unaffected. Below are some of the instances where our SchoolPad’s school management software was used by the schools to navigate their issues during the WFH mode:
1 Admission Enquiries:
The software allowed the admission inquiries to be collected online along with the registration charges giving the front desk teams the chance to convert these inquiries into admissions even when they were not in the school. Different online channels available to the parents gave them easy-to-use options to send in their inquiries online. Making all the data available and accessible in a single place made the process very convenient.
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2 Result Distribution:
The software enabled the teachers to virtually analyze and collaborate on their results to minimize errors and share report cards online with the parents who’ve cleared their dues. The control and transparency a school management software brought into the entire result generation and distribution process was extremely efficient and effective.
3 Fee Collections:
The software enabled online fee collections where parents could easily pay their monthly fees through their mobile phones and the fee departments were able to access and collate this data from their homes using the available reports. Automated reminders for the parents and email updates for the management, helped keep parents informed of their dues and the fee payment dates, and the management aware of the feel collection status.
4 Daily Updates:
Day-to-day updates including attendance, class schedules, and academic resources were shared online in a multilingual manner, allowing both the students and the parents to access and understand the information remotely. This was essential to ensure that they continue their education journey unhindered and without any drawbacks.
5 Academic Submissions:
The software was immensely helpful for students who could submit their work to the teachers, get feedback and discuss their queries through a mobile phone or a computer. This also enabled the teachers to assess whether students were understanding what was being taught using the online mode of delivering education.
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The Verdict
The instances listed above are just some of the on-ground case studies that illustrate a few of the many benefits that a school management software can offer irrespective of whether the schools are operating in an online or an offline mode. A school management software is your all-weather tool that brings greater control, efficiency, and transparency into the daily processes and leads to better overall outcomes. It allows school management to focus on the important things that can help the school grow rather than spending time and effort on day-to-day operational issues.
In our fast-changing, unpredictable world, online software gives the school the flexibility to keep the school up and running from anywhere in the world and ensures that the experiences of the parents and the students remain unaffected even when the school goes virtual. Now more than ever, the schools need to invest in school management software that not only improves their performance and reputation in a normal world but also keeps them ready for unseen and unprecedented challenges like the ones posed by the pandemic. Every scary situation is also an opportunity to make better decisions, and when it comes to school management software, there has never been a better time to invest in these future-ready tools.
Curious to learn more about SchoolPad and our school management software? Want to get into the details of how we can help?please write to us at connect@schoolpad.in . You can also click on the request a demo link and one of our coaches will get in touch with you.
