Of the ones I looked at when looking for our district, I liked the
following two the most. I could also send you my comparison PowerPoint
of the features if you want:. It was tough deciding between the two.
They have different strengths.

My Conference Time - Cost $229 a year per account. Could use just one
account for the whole district or buy one per school.
Districts with 1-100 teachers could get along with just one account just
fine I think. The developer is very nice and responds quickly to questions.
http://www.fislerdata.com/index.php?product=myconferencetime
andrew@...
http://www.fislerdata.com

My School System - Cost $200 per school per year. The developer is also
very nice and responds quickly to questions and suggestions.
http://www..myschoolsystems.com/conferences/demo
<http://www.myschoolsystems.com/conferences/demo>
SchoolSystems@...
Steve Dickes

Whaley, Peggy wrote:
> Hello,
> Do any of you use a web based parent-teacher conference scheduling
> software where parents can sign up for times and a schedule is created
> for that teacher based on sign ups? We are researching a few different
> ones and thought you might also have some suggestions.
> Thanks for your input.
> Peggy Whaley
>
> ---------
>
> Peggy Whaley, M.Ed.
>
> Director of Information Services
>
> Gilbert CSD
>
> 515-232-3740 ext 4116
>
>

Has anybody else been looking at the Health Lab on PowerSource?  They just
opened it up today for us to get in and play with it.  It looks very nice - very
Web 2.0ish.

I'm concerned though.  While Pearson is building us a nice new Health and
Immunization tracking system, I'm mentally nagged over the list of fields I see
for Iowa Reporting when I click the "View Field List" link.  There are a ton of
IA_Immunization* fields in there.  I  have to wonder if the DE is preparing to
require immunizations to be reported through Project EASIER?  If that's the
case, I have to wonder if we are going to be able to use the new swishy
interface that's going to come with PS 6.1.

Does anybody have any inside knowledge as to the DE's plans?

http://www.revtrak.com/

POS Not sure as we don't use it that way. We have the parents go to our store
and add thei items to a cart - -for all of their kids - -and then check out.

I am guessing you could automate the export from revtrak and autocomm it into PS

Wow!



--- In iapsug@yahoogroups.com, "dougabbas" <dabbas@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> I know some of you use payschools for collection of fees for various things. 
I know that it doesn't really have a point of sale option and that it costs
parents a certain percentage for each transaction.  We are wondering if anyone
is using anything different (other than payschools or powerschool), specifically
during the registration process for fees management.  We are trying to move to
centralized registration, one location, no need to go to each building for each
child.  Last year we used powerschool and it's fees functions and it went pretty
well.  There are some limitations to it of course.  The main one in my opinion
is that it doesn't have a family fee component.  We will consider using it
again, but are also interested in investigating other softwares that were made
soley for that purpose.  It would have to include a point of sale aspect and
include a family balance and receipt and not cost a percentage per transaction. 
Does anyone use a software that does those things?
> Thanks,
> Doug
>

Daryl,
Can you give me a little background on it?  Is there a point of sale option to
it so secretaries could use it to collect money at registration?  Does it handle
family fees so you can do one receipt?  Parents can pay online?  Do you have it
transfer a balance to powerschool at all?
Thanks,
Doug

--- In iapsug@yahoogroups.com, "DDOWNS" <ddowns@...> wrote:
>
> We are using RevTrak this year --  a switch over from PaySchools.
>
> --- In iapsug@yahoogroups.com, "dougabbas" <dabbas@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> > I know some of you use payschools for collection of fees for various things.
I know that it doesn't really have a point of sale option and that it costs
parents a certain percentage for each transaction.  We are wondering if anyone
is using anything different (other than payschools or powerschool), specifically
during the registration process for fees management.  We are trying to move to
centralized registration, one location, no need to go to each building for each
child.  Last year we used powerschool and it's fees functions and it went pretty
well.  There are some limitations to it of course.  The main one in my opinion
is that it doesn't have a family fee component.  We will consider using it
again, but are also interested in investigating other softwares that were made
soley for that purpose.  It would have to include a point of sale aspect and
include a family balance and receipt and not cost a percentage per transaction. 
Does anyone use a software that does those things?
> > Thanks,
> > Doug
> >
>

We are using RevTrak this year --  a switch over from PaySchools.

--- In iapsug@yahoogroups.com, "dougabbas" <dabbas@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> I know some of you use payschools for collection of fees for various things. 
I know that it doesn't really have a point of sale option and that it costs
parents a certain percentage for each transaction.  We are wondering if anyone
is using anything different (other than payschools or powerschool), specifically
during the registration process for fees management.  We are trying to move to
centralized registration, one location, no need to go to each building for each
child.  Last year we used powerschool and it's fees functions and it went pretty
well.  There are some limitations to it of course.  The main one in my opinion
is that it doesn't have a family fee component.  We will consider using it
again, but are also interested in investigating other softwares that were made
soley for that purpose.  It would have to include a point of sale aspect and
include a family balance and receipt and not cost a percentage per transaction. 
Does anyone use a software that does those things?
> Thanks,
> Doug
>

Hello all,
I know some of you use payschools for collection of fees for various things.  I
know that it doesn't really have a point of sale option and that it costs
parents a certain percentage for each transaction.  We are wondering if anyone
is using anything different (other than payschools or powerschool), specifically
during the registration process for fees management.  We are trying to move to
centralized registration, one location, no need to go to each building for each
child.  Last year we used powerschool and it's fees functions and it went pretty
well.  There are some limitations to it of course.  The main one in my opinion
is that it doesn't have a family fee component.  We will consider using it
again, but are also interested in investigating other softwares that were made
soley for that purpose.  It would have to include a point of sale aspect and
include a family balance and receipt and not cost a percentage per transaction. 
Does anyone use a software that does those things?
Thanks,
Doug

It doesn't appear powerschool likes long lines of encoded polylines. It will
take snippets, but not long lines. I created our district, save it.. and it is
save, but when I go to edit boundary -- it is not showing up on the map.

No clue why this occurs

--- In iapsug@yahoogroups.com, "DDOWNS" <ddowns@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone found an application or utility that will convert latitude and
longitude coordinates from a text file into the encoded polyline format that
PowerSchool suggests using in documentation and entry on the page to input in
District or School Boundaries on. I have messed with it and it is possible if
you have the code , to just paste it on this page and not have to enter in the
lat/long or draw the map.
>
> Thanks!
>