New student information software coming to B.C. schools

The B.C. Ministry of Education has finalized the contract for a new student information system for B.C. schools, called ConnectEdBC.
Schools now use the British Columbia enterprise Student Information System (BCeSIS), but the transition to the new Aspen software is expected between 2014 and 2016, when BCeSIS will be decommissioned.
The new software is web-based and can be accessed on mobile phones, the ministry said in a news release. It includes features and flexibility to ...