3 ways you are losing with your current school management system

What is the biggest challenge in managing your school? Is it a shortage of staff, funds, or even time? Whatever it may be, you probably already know how school management software can improve these areas in the day to day and long term running of your school. We already trust technology and software to enhance most parts of our lives. So why are many school administrators still hesitant to turn to software for their school management needs?

Here is how to have an efficient school management system;

According to Capterra, the 2 biggest fears school administrators have about management software are:

• Cost of the software
• Abilities of their staff

In future posts, we will discuss how to train your staff at every level to use school management software – one mark of good software is that it should be easy and efficient to use. Meanwhile, here are 3 ways you didn’t know that not having management software is actually losing you more money than you are saving:

1. Hours in man power

Keeping track of all the necessary records sans-software requires a good deal of additional input from staff. Evading lose ends in operation may either demand hiring new staff or imposing avoidable work hours on existing staff which ultimately decreases productivity, inadvertently costing the business more. School management software streamlines the responsibilities of workforce, giving each team member a more defined and productive role.

2. Resources

One of the most wasted resources in schools is paper. Every term, suitable storage is required for existing documents as they are replaced by new ones. Unlike physical alternatives, software requires little or no maintenance on the user’s part.

3. Data

Financial information, student records and useful management data are frequently misplaced or get lost in piles when they should be applied regularly in fine tuning performance. School management software can be used to compile detailed reports that will facilitate better management and business decisions.

Read how switching to electronic processes has saved schools like you all over Nigeria huge amounts in man power and paper costs alone. Besides monetary, time and efficacy benefits to management and staff, parents usually enjoy the convenience in areas like payment and communication, and it can serve as a learning tool, even for nursery and primary school pupils.

You can try out a free demo of our simple, affordable and flexible school management software now.

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