Automate the Schools explained

Automate The Schools
Released:	1988^[1]
Programming Language:	Model 204
Genre:	School administration software
Website:	ATS

Automate The Schools (ATS) is the school-based administrative system used by all New York City public schools since 1988. It has many functions, including recording biographical data for all students, handling admissions, discharges, and transfers to other schools, and recording other student-specific data, such as exam scores, grade levels, attendance, and immunization records. It also provides aggregate student and human resources data to school administrators.^[2]

Access to the ATS system is strictly limited to school system personnel; however, much of the non-personally identifiable information is available online at the New York City Department of Education website.

Technical details

The software was written in under six months using the Computer Corporation of America's Model 204 database management software.

External links

• New York City Department of Education website
• Galaxy budget allocations for all public schools

Notes and References

1. Web site: Higher Education: A Lesson in Mainframe Server Automation . Kumar, Kamal S. . 2000-03-01 . 2008-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061111130412/http://www.esj.com/article.aspx?ID=380045556PM . November 11, 2006 .
2. Web site: ATS - Automate The Schools . 2008-02-01 . NYC Department of Education . https://web.archive.org/web/20080111071804/http://schools.nyc.gov/Administration/Offices/FinanceandAdministration/DIIT/Departments/ATS/default.htm . 2008-01-11 . live .