Parents2000

The Parents2000 module is an optional part of School2000. It provides independent access for parents, guardians and grandparents of each student. Parents can access/monitor their children's attendance, grades, merits, concerns, gomework timetable and teacher's notes in a variety of ways. Many parents find it difficult to take time off to visit the school and meet teachers. Some, specially Ethnic Minority parents find it intimidating or uncomfortable. Teachers are also busy, over worked. Professional parents may also find it difficult to meet teachers. Parent-teacher meetings happen a few times a year and often do not provide parents adequate time to respond, which results in parents sometimes being unable to respond/plan proactively, which often results in missed opportunities and disappointing/unexpected results. What parents require is constant/timely access to their children's records to provide midcourse correction, if required.

Over the Internet	Parents can visit www.School2000.co.uk at any time, and enter their unique usercode/pincode to view/print their children's attendance, grades, merits, concerns, hoework, timetable and teacher's notes, from anywhere in the world. Each parent is given a unique usercode and pincode, which they use to access their children's records. Only their children's details are made available to them. The web site starts-up in English, and changes to the preferred language of the parent, after their usercode and pincode is entered. Parent communication can be English or any of up to 30 European, Indian, African, Middle and Far East languages, enabling ethnic minority parents to equally participate in their children's education
Weekly Reports	Parents receive weekly attendance and grade reports by Email, optionally by fax. Parents who do not have Email and fax can collect the printed reports weekly from the school, or have their children collect/deliver it for them. Click Reports and provide your Email address to receive a sample attendance and grade reports
Alerting parents	Parents are automatically alerted when their children are late/absent, or when teachers enter grades/merits/concerns/notes. Alerts are delivered in a variety of format, primarily by Email and optionally on mobile/SMS. Alerts are in English or any of up to 30 European, Indian, African, Middle and East languages. SMS alerts are only available in English due to the hardware restriction of the device
First day calling	We provide an option to automatically telephone parents on the telephones/mobiles when their children are late/absent or when teachers enter grades/merits/concerns/notes. Parents must enter their usercode/pincode before the voice-message is delivered. This ensures that only parents receive the message and not those who pick up the phone. If the usercode/pincode is not entered correctly, the voice-message would request the parent to dial the School2000 and enter their codes to retrieve the messages. This procedure is in line with data-protection recommendations, which most other school management systems violate, subjecting schools to legal risks. Telecall2000 must be installed for this service.
Telephone access	Parents can dial a a local charge number (0845 in the UK) anytime, round the clock/year to listen to voice messages reciting their children's attendance and grades, after usercode/pincode verification. Charge-free number (0800 in the UK) can also be provided to parent if the school is prepared to pay for the calls. Voice message are in English or in any of up to 30 European, Indian, African, Middle and Far East language Telecall2000 must be installed for this service.