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Ray-Pec Community,
As we continue to plan for next school year, I want you to be aware of an important change that is happening in the Ray-Pec School District in the area of information management.
First Some Background
Since 1992, the District has used the Student Information System (SIS) provided by Tyler Technologies. An SIS system keeps track of all students, their educational record, contact information, bus routes, and virtually everything else that we need to know about a student. In 2022, Tyler Technologies announced that due to a new partnership, it would no longer be offering its SIS products. As a result, we will need to change SIS systems.
Last school year, Ray-Pec invited interested vendors to submit proposals. After an extensive review process and careful evaluation by a District-wide team, Ray-Pec selected Focus School Solution as its new student information system provider. The Board approved the change in June 2023.
The Preparation for Change
Much preparation and training has been taking place to prepare for and conduct the data migration to the new system.
The first public phase of the change will take place as high school and middle school students select courses for the 2024-2025 school year. The enrollment process will use the new Focus School Software platform.
Components of the new platform will be used by school administrators, teachers and staff, parents, and students.
Parents of students at all grade levels will check student progress and grades through the new Focus platform. (This will replace TeacherEase for grades K-5 and Tyler SIS for grades 6-12). Parents will use Focus to register students, upload documents, and pay fees. In addition, parents will receive school alerts and automated calls through the new Focus system. (This will replace School Messenger.) School meal accounts will be managed through Focus as well.
The change will be effective for all impacted students and staff for Summer School 2024 and at the start of the 2024-2025 school year. Instructions and assistance will be provided at each step in the process.
Some Important Answers For You
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Will the new system offer the same information? Yes. Student documents, assessments, and records will be available through Focus, but the screens will have a different appearance.
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How does this impact teachers? Once trained on the new system, teachers should experience ease of use with the new platform.
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How will parents know how to access the information? The high school and middle schools will share information with parents explaining how to access student information through Focus.
A Better Product
More information will be provided as the time approaches for your family to learn to use Focus School Solution.
We look forward to the new SIS and know that while there will be a learning curve, this will be a better end-user experience for our parents, staff and students.
Thank you for entrusting your children to the Ray-Pec School District.
Mike
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