School Management Software Glossary: Key Terms & Concepts
List of School Management Software features
Billing and Invoicing
An invoice and a bill are documents that convey the same information about the amount owing for the sale of goods or services. Still, a company uses an invoice to collect money from its cu...read more
Attendance Tracking
The word "attendance tracking" usually refers to employees being assigned to a certain "location" – an employee arrives at a location to accomplish work, and his presence certifies his att...read more
Time & Attendance Management
Employees are tracked and monitored using time and attendance systems (TNA). An employer can track its employees' working hours and late arrivals, early departures, break time, and absente...read more
Payroll Management
The payroll management process consists of a series of controlled processes completed in the same sequence each month to establish a payroll cycle. Put another way; the payroll process is ...read more
Scheduling
Scheduling is the job or activity of determining when specific tasks will be completed. Block scheduling, often known as blocking, is a method of academic scheduling in the American K-12 s...read more
Financial Management
Financial management is a process of planning, organizing, regulating, and monitoring financial resources to meet the goals and objectives. It is ideal for controlling an organization's ec...read more
Document Management
A system or process for capturing, tracking and storing electronic documents such as PDFs, word processing files, and digital photographs of paper-based content is known as document manage...read more
Task Management
The technique of managing a task throughout its life cycle is known as task management. Planning, testing, tracking, and reporting are all part of the process. Persons can use task manager...read more
Collaboration Tools
People can collaborate more easily with the help of collaboration tools. The goal of a collaboration tool is to help a group of two or more individuals achieve a common goal or objective. ...read more
Alerts
An app or software sends out alerts, which are actionable and content-rich push notifications. These alerts can be for various reasons, including messages from teammates, reporting manager...read more
Collaboration
Collaboration has received a lot of attention in the marketing world recently. It's taking off in a big way but still has many questions surrounding it that make the majority of business o...read more
Website Visitor Tracking
Website visitor tracking is the practise of collecting, storing, and sharing information on visitors' activity on the internet by website administrators and third parties. Analysis of a us...read more
Timeline View
A project timeline is a list of tasks or activities organized by the date that allows project managers to see the entire project in one place. A project timeline is usually shown by a hori...read more
Event Tracking
The practice of capturing data on a lead's behaviors when they land on your website, as well as a customer's interaction with your product, is known as event tracking. Event monitoring sof...read more
Alert Notifications
Alert Notifications are an essential feature of software that provide users with real-time updates and important information. These notifications serve as a way to keep users informed and ...read more
About the reviewer
Rajat Gupta is the founder of Spotsaas. Over the past two years, he has reviewed 2,000+ tools across CRM, HR, AI, and finance — applying hands-on product research and a background in commerce and the CFA program to evaluate software through a business and ROI lens. His goal: help teams make software decisions they won't regret.
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