What's The Purpose Of Student Management?

The main objective at the end of the day for any school is the dissemination of information in an environment that encourages accountability, relevance and retention of the information gathered.  Such are the main objectives of a school administrator, who, as a student manager, is charged with allowing this opportunity and environment to occur on behalf of the students. Here are some of the goals and roles of student management:

• Creation of Classroom Instructional resources

• The Development of Academic related programs

• Monitor the progress of the students in academic matters

• Teacher management and resource

• Career Counseling

• Administration, Records and Accountability

• Supervision of Teachers and School administrators, and Student Support officials

• Create Contact Point for Parents

• School finance management

In all of these roles is the objective to improve the response of the student in academic matters. But there are other aspects that cannot be easily captured without the intervention of other services in the district like school safety and transportation.

Managing the Student Environment

School transportation is a critical part of student management for two reasons:

1.  Some academic activities need the intervention of transportation services to fulfill them

2.  Safety of the students as they are transported to and from home and school

For these two reasons, student management efforts are increased in tracking each student and ensuring that they are where they are supposed to be. Advanced transportation management systems can be integrated with student management systems toincrease the safety in and around school, and in the coordination of efforts for transporting students for educational trips, field trips, and to and from school.

Since the main objective is to improve the interaction of the students with the school environment, the transportation system coordinates all efforts with the student management system to deliver such an environment in efficiency, safety and reliability. As a parent, you would be comforted to know that there are concerted efforts by your school district to manage the location and education of your child during their schooling years.

Safety concerns are always a real fear, and both School Administrators and Transportation Administrators along with parents work hard to keep their students safe from harm. As a parent, you are entitled to information on the location of your child if you suspect they are not in the correct location, your queries need accurate and current information regarding the location of your child. Student management systems, which are incorporated with tracking methods that do not violate the student's right to privacy, are used to ensure that the said student is where they are supposed to be.

Time Management

Without a well-coordinated effort to take control of time, student management would not be essential, since it all starts with the academic program, what they need to study and at what time and duration. The second consideration has to do with efficient methods of locating the students where they will respond to the academic efforts. The third consideration is in ensuring that the resources allocated for the academic exercises are well utilized to meet the academic and transportation schedule. In achieving this then, the following aspects are considered in student management:

• Classroom schedules

• Field trip schedules

• Sporting events schedules

• Home locations of all the students

• The best routes for transporting the students from home to school and back, from school to field trip locations, and the time it would take for each route

A well-coordinated effort for student management would ensure that the time for each student is managed effectively in exposing them to all required academic and recreational exercises for their developmental well being.

In as much as student management treads across other roles in the delivery of education, it is only to the extent where all other roles coordinate efforts to make the experience of the students more conducive for learning.