Teacher Dashboard in openSIS | Overview, Features & Usage Guide

Teacher Dashboard Overview

The Teacher Dashboard in openSIS provides a centralized view of daily tasks, alerts, schedules, and key academic information. It is designed to help teachers quickly access important data and perform essential actions without navigating multiple modules.

Purpose

The Teacher Dashboard enables teachers to:

  • Monitor attendance-related alerts
  • View daily class schedules
  • Track academic notifications and deadlines
  • Access student behavior updates
  • Stay informed about school announcements
  • Manage communication efficiently

Dashboard Components

1. Missing Attendance Alert

  • Displays alerts such as “Missing Attendance Found”
  • Indicates that attendance has not been recorded for one or more classes
  • Requires immediate action to ensure data accuracy

2. Notifications Panel

  • Lists academic reminders such as:
    • Assignment grading deadlines
    • Task due dates
  • Helps teachers stay aligned with academic timelines

3. Today’s Classes

  • Displays scheduled classes for the day
  • Includes:
    • Course name
    • Grade level
    • Period
    • Room number
    • Class timing
    • Weekly frequency

4. Notice Section

  • Displays school-wide announcements
  • Can include general information or administrative updates
  • Accessible directly from the dashboard

5. Mental Health / Informational Section

  • Shows awareness content or informational banners
  • Configured by the school
  • Intended for teacher awareness and communication

Additional Dashboard Widgets

6. Calendar

  • Displays a monthly view
  • Helps track:
    • Academic dates
    • Events
    • Schedules

7. Messages

  • Shows unread message count
  • Provides quick access to communication within the system

8. Behavior Referrals

  • Lists student behavior incidents
  • Includes:
    • Referral ID
    • Student(s) involved
    • Date of incident
    • Assigned staff
    • Status

Top Navigation Options

The top-right section of the dashboard includes:

  • Help and Support – Access help resources
  • Ask Piloo – AI assistant for quick guidance
  • User Profile Menu:
    • My Account
    • Change Password
    • Logout

Key Notes

  • The dashboard is role-based and visible only to teachers
  • Data displayed is contextual to the logged-in teacher
  • Alerts and widgets update dynamically based on system activity
  • No configuration is required to access the dashboard

Summary

The Teacher Dashboard serves as a single-point access interface for managing daily academic responsibilities. It improves efficiency by consolidating critical information and reducing the need to navigate across multiple modules.

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