Automate The Schools
Encyclopedia
Automate The Schools 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.
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.
ing system used by all New York City public schools. It allows for schools to create a budget while adhering to state and federal mandates, collective bargaining
agreements, and other community and Department of Education initiatives. School budgets are publicly available online.
database management software.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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
Immunization
Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent ....
records. It also provides aggregate student and human resources data to school administrators.
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
New York City Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. It is the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,700 separate schools...
website.
Galaxy
Galaxy is the budgetBudget
A budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
ing system used by all New York City public schools. It allows for schools to create a budget while adhering to state and federal mandates, collective bargaining
Collective bargaining
Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and the representatives of a unit of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions...
agreements, and other community and Department of Education initiatives. School budgets are publicly available online.
Technical details
The software was written in under six months using the Computer Corporation of America's Model 204Model 204
Model 204 is a Database management system for IBM and compatible mainframes, which was first deployed in 1972. It incorporates a programming language and an environment for application development. It can deal with very large databases and very high transaction loads.Model 204 relies on its own...
database management software.
External links
- New York City Department of Education website, which contains much of the non-personally identifiable information available in the ATS system
- Galaxy budget allocations for all public schools