Infinite Campus, a Student information System

The Independent School District of Boise has recently adopted Infinite Campus as its district-wide student information management system. Infinite Campus offers integrated, real-time management of student information, from a single web interface. Authorized users (such as teachers or administrators) can access the system without waiting for uploads or data synchronization. Parents and students can view grades, assignments, attendance data, and much more, by simply logging into the web interface (the "Portal"). The Infinite Campus Portal provides the means to further promote educational excellence by enhancing the district's policy of communication with parents and students. The service also allows for access to class schedules, assignments, attendance, discipline, course registrations for next year, report cards and transcripts.

Additional features/services include:

• Grading Insights for Student Success. Campus Grade Book gives teachers secure Internet access to all grading tasks, and when published by the teacher, grades are immediately available to students, their guardians, counselors and school administrators.
• Individual Learning Plans
• Lesson Planning
• Mobile Device Support.

I am very excited about enhancing the lines of communication between the teacher (me), my students, and their parents. Not only can parents and students get immediate, timely, up-to-date access to vital student information, they can participate in an immediate dialogue with the teachers (myself included). We no longer need to wait for conferences, and I no longer need to send out "backpack" announcements. I especially like the concept of using the service to enhance curricular areas, like developing lesson plans, or integrating Individual Learning Plans. This information system can help parents to become an integral part of their childrens' ongoing educational process.

Additional information can be found at the Infinite Campus website, here:

http://www.infinitecampus.com/

Or, you can view a video prepared by Infinite campus:

http://www.infinitecampus.com/pages/product_menu/district-edition/see-it-work.php

The Campus Portal is free, and available to students and parents of the Independent School District of Boise. Use this link to view the portal:

https://campus.boiseschools.org/campus/portal/boise.jsp

This link provides additional information, as well as videos demonstrating features of the service, and a how-to video for accessing the Parent Portal:

http://www.mmsd.org/topics/ic/entry_public.shtml

The video below includes the review of a Kentucky school district's experience with Infinite Campus.