How Does FACTS SIS Help Schools Keep Families Informed?

FACTS Student Information System’s (SIS) Maintenance Manager is a built-in automation tool that keeps your school running smoothly behind the scenes by allowing you to set up customized email alerts based on activity in your SIS. It makes it simple to stay on top of important student data and alert the right people at the right time without adding to your team’s workload. Say goodbye to having to dig for information to keep your staff and families informed!

We love hearing from schools about how FACTS SIS helps them save time, improve communication, and stay focused on what matters most at their schools. One of the most frequent comments we get from school leaders, however, is how they’re constantly learning new things about what the SIS can do. Maintenance Manager can help solve this challenge. Are you taking full advantage of this FACTS SIS tools yet? Here are a few tips to help you maximize its effectiveness!

Set It and Forget It: How Maintenance Manager Automates Communications

If your school hasn’t explored the Maintenance Manager feature in FACTS Student Information System yet, now’s the time. Here’s a quick overview of some of the top automated alerts you can set up in Maintenance Manager:

• Attendance Notifications: Automatically alert parents or staff when a student reaches a certain number of absences. This is an easy and effective way to support early intervention.
• Behavior Updates: Send automated messages based on the demerits or merits entered into FACTS SIS, ensuring that behavior concerns or praise don’t go unnoticed.
• Missing Attendance Reminders: Automatically nudge teachers or admins if class attendance hasn’t been submitted. That means fewer data gaps, more complete records, and no more awkward reminder emails.
• Gradebook Alerts: Keep families informed by alerting them to missing, failing, or incomplete grades as soon as they’re entered. No surprises at report card time!

How to Start Using Maintenance Manager Today

Maintenance Manager in FACTS Student Information System is only one example of how the team here at FACTS is constantly improving our products based on feedback from schools and their real, day-to-day needs. The best part? You don’t need additional logins or training to start using this product; it’s already included in FACTS SIS and just waiting for you to get started!

To learn more about FACTS Student Information Systems’ Maintenance Manager feature, visit HubHelp for a quick training overview or to learn more about setting up reports. You can also check out our latest Product Roadmap Blog to learn more about FACTS product updates.