These days, student retention is more challenging than ever. Whether because of academic struggles, outside pressures or overall disinterest, students often fall through the cracks before educators have a chance to intervene.
What if, instead, there were a way to spot at-risk students early while tailoring support to their unique needs? What if there were a way to quickly get them back on track, re-engaged, and keep them actively involved? A student progress tracker like Maestro SIS can do just that. Here’s how to leverage this unique platform to retain more students and set them up for long-term success.
Centralized Student and Guardian Portals
Maestro SIS platform is a centralized hub for students to manage their academic details. From a single, secure login, students (and optionally parents or guardians if the student allows) can easily access all the information they need, including:
- Current enrollments
- Grades
- Assignment deadlines
- Attendance records
- Program requirements
- Financial information and more
- Communications from faculty, or the institution at large
Having this type of overview, along with granular data on their progress helps students and parents or guardians alike stay informed on how they’re doing, which makes them less likely to fall behind.
Real-Time Tracking of Grades, Pace and Attendance
Both students and parents can access up-to-the-minute grades, attendance and pacing information. Having real-time tracking and access to this information improves student accountability, showing them where they currently stand academically. Parents are also more informed and can help their students make adjustments to keep them on track.
Students and parents can also view unofficial transcripts, grade reports and GPA at any time. See where additional support may be needed and take steps to help minimize disruptions beyond the classroom by knowing precisely where students stand academically.
Blended Learning Support via Single Sign-On
Having secure single-sign on functionality means students can access their online courses directly through Maestro SIS. With this type of blended learning environment, students can go from their PC or laptop to their tablet and back again without losing progress, helping reduce friction and giving them the freedom to engage across different digital platforms.
School-Wide and Personal Calendars
Students have a lot going on academically. Having a centralized place to not only see the school calendar, but also get reminded of personal events and other details, can be a huge help to staying on track. This feature also gives students the accountability to manage their own tasks and coursework with greater independence, teaching them valuable time management skills in the process.
IMobile Messaging and Communication
Relevant and ongoing communication is vital to keeping students engaged throughout their academic journey. With Maestro SIS, students and parents alike can send messages to faculty, see school-wide announcements and easily manage all their communications from their favorite mobile device.
Having this direct line of communication also makes sure that if they need it, students can get timely support and intervention, a must for keeping them engaged, enrolled and on-track.
Communication Logs and Reports
Every communication within Metro SIS is logged, offering a complete history and overview for each student. See conversations with prospective leads or view the conversation history of any student or alumni. Administrators can also pull detailed reports to see overall communication activity on an institutional scale.
Educators can also filter communication by department, school or individual user, helping to spot any gaps in communication and prevent students from inadvertently falling through the cracks.
Beyond ongoing communication logs, Maestro SIS also acts as a fully-functional two-way email system, fostering ongoing communication between students, parents and staff. To help save time, automated message templates are also available for common tasks like enrollment confirmations, assignment reminders and application updates.
These notices can be sent manually or be triggered based on various events within the system. For example, if a student falls behind pace in a certain class, a notice can be triggered to reach out to them to see if additional tutoring or support is needed.
Complete contact history is also included, along with alerts that can be set up to notify staff if a student hasn’t been contacted in a certain time period. Not only does this help foster better relationships between faculty and students, but it also increases retention and supports the student’s ongoing growth and engagement.
Targeted Grouping and Messaging
Targeted messaging to various segments makes sure that the right person receives the right message at the right time. Whether it’s sending reminders to a group of students that they’re behind on their assignments, or delivering information to a student enrolled in a certain program, this type of targeted communication and segmentation helps reduce attrition and keeps everyone involved and on the same page.
In addition to detailed message filtering and segmentation, administrators can also make use of the Announcement Board, which shows students and parents important information as soon as they log in. These announcements can be targeted to specific classes, groups or institution-wide, helping notify students about upcoming events, assignments or other details that keep the community involved.
Getting Started with a Student Progress Tracker
It’s easier than ever to get started with a powerful yet easy-to-use student progress tracker like Maestro SIS. For all stages of the student process, from prospect to alumni, Maestro SIS is your one-stop course management and school administrative platform. Developed by educators, for educators, our approach is built on the ongoing pursuit of excellence across all areas, from financial aid to communication, grades to graduation.
We invite you to see how easy Maestro SIS integrates with your current workflow and system. Learn how our dedicated team works with you every step of the way to ensure a complete and seamless integration, and then contact us to learn more. We would love the opportunity to work with you and are eager to show you how Maestro SIS can be the educational management and administrative hub you’ve been looking for.
