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Why Streamlined Documentation Matters: Using Software for Schools

Written by Sade Dozan | Feb 28, 2023 8:29:00 AM

Casebook’s configurable platform can be adapted to suit the needs of many organizations, not just those in human services. Educational institutions specifically are ideal settings to deploy scalable cloud-based software. Not just for student case managers, Casebook is perfectly suited to aid teachers, counselors, and administrators in carrying out their diverse duties. Let’s see what it is about the academic environment that makes Casebook a model choice of software for schools of all kinds. Facilitating Tutorials and After school Programs Tracking the attendance and progress of students in after school clubs, tutorials, and programs provided by outside vendors can be challenging. Accurate documentation about these interactions is especially important for your school’s record-keeping, as well as for the student experience. Casebook deposits this information in a secure server accessible from your mobile device, making paper-based and on-premise digital records outdated and unwieldy by comparison. Administrators can then pull customized reports to gauge the success of these programs and their students. In addition, any accommodation that a student may need, such as extra time for an exam, are easily recorded and referenced directly within the platform. Because these kinds of details can often get lost in the normal hubbub of the school day, having a consistent, secure, and streamlined process for managing this data is a big step forward. With today’s educators expecting quick, digitally-based procedures in most contexts, it benefits your school to meet them where they are. How Casebook Handles ARD, IEPs, and 504s Given the importance of the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) process for students in special education, consistency in the documentation of student accommodations is critical. For students enrolled in Individualized Education Programs (IEP), schools have to maintain relevant health information, progress reports, restrictions, standardized test results, 504 accommodation plans, and more. Casebook makes this quick and painless, allowing your staff to log and track all accommodations provided to a student, track a student’s progress toward their goals, and document all the outcomes. Keeping confidential IEP records secure is elementary with Casebook. Schools that rely on hard copies of files can struggle to keep them safely locked away. However, granting or restricting access to these records is a simple click-by-click process with Casebook’s intuitive software. Faculty, staff, and volunteers can document their work in the platform, then easily pull reports when gathering data for an ARD or any other meeting. These benefits in particular make Casebook an optimal choice of software for schools. Feature-Rich Software for Schools of All Sizes Casebook’s mobile-optimized software equips educators with a range of configurable tools to help them do their crucial jobs. Volumes of paper files may now be discarded in favor of a single digital platform that you can access wirelessly. Off-duty discussions about students are no longer necessary, as these conversations can readily take place in a secure online forum. Counselors needn’t disrupt lessons by visiting classrooms to inquire after students anymore. This is all due to Casebook’s powerful yet simple features. Let’s look closer at the features that make Casebook particularly well-suited software for schools.