My school district already has a “web site”, why should I consider ScholasticPortal?
It is important to understand the difference between a web site, which typically consists of a collection of pages returning HTML, and a web-based application. ScholasticPortal is a software application that uses web browsers to access, manage and display its data. ScholasticPortal is a framework package that includes common capabilities required by school districts as standard features, and includes significantly more advanced data management features than most school web systems commonly possess. It is important to stress that ScholasticPortal is a data driven application, and does not require that users produce or maintain HTML code to function. This frees the staff to concentrate on managing content, not the software system. The overhead and training required to operate and maintain ScholasticPortal is significantly reduced, allowing content (news, schedule items, alerts, documentation) to be managed throughout the enterprise. This has several benefits, including: • ScholasticPorta
