School management support systems and programs

Abstract

To reduce the burden of managing student attendance. [Solution] The school business support system includes a school business support device and multiple user terminals connected to the school business support device via a network. The user terminals create attendance reception information based on contact from students' parents. The school business support device saves the attendance reception information. The user terminals create attendance confirmation information based on the attendance reception information and attendance status confirmed during morning assemblies and classes. The school business support device saves the attendance confirmation information.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a school affairs support system and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Teachers working at schools not only teach classes but also perform various tasks related to school management as part of their duties. As a result, teachers are constantly working under a heavy workload.

[0003] For this reason, school affairs support systems that reduce the burden on teachers have been disclosed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a school affairs support system that allows input of information related to school affairs to be made in a way that suits various recording purposes while maintaining the convenience of handwriting, and that can output the information by reconstructing the input information as data that suits various viewing purposes.

[0004] Specifically, the school affairs support system in Patent Document 1 digitizes handwritten information about school affairs written according to a specified recording purpose, extracts additional data from attribute information contained in the digital data, stores search data reconstructed from the additional data and the corresponding digital data, and when a keyword search is performed according to the viewing purpose, it reads out search data according to the viewing purpose by comparing it with the additional data, generates display data based on the read search data, and displays it. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-117128 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The tasks involved in managing student attendance include responding to attendance notifications from parents, checking attendance status in the classroom during morning assemblies and classes, and contacting parents of students who are absent without permission. Because the tasks involved in managing student attendance are so diverse, they place a heavy burden on teachers. Furthermore, it is extremely difficult to share information related to these tasks within the school.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the burden associated with managing student attendance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] A school business support system according to a representative embodiment of the present invention comprises a school business support device and a plurality of user terminals connected to the school business support device via a network. The user terminals create attendance reception information based on contact from students' parents. The school business support device stores the attendance reception information. The user terminals create attendance confirmation information based on the attendance reception information and attendance status confirmed during morning assemblies and classes. The school business support device stores the attendance confirmation information. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, the burden associated with managing student attendance can be reduced. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overview of a school affairs support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration for supporting school affairs. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a user terminal. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating basic student information. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating student family information. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a seating chart. [Figure 7]FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of teacher information. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating an example of an outline of a method for registering attendance reception information based on contact from parents. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for registering attendance reception information based on contact from parents. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for registering attendance reception information based on contact from parents. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for registering attendance reception information based on contact from parents. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for registering attendance reception information based on contact from parents. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating an example of an outline of a method for registering attendance confirmation information in a classroom. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for registering attendance confirmation information in a classroom. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for registering attendance confirmation information in a classroom. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating an example of an outline of a method for checking unauthorized absentees. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for checking unauthorized absentees. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for counting the number of absentees. [Figure 19] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for counting students who do not attend school. [Figure 20] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for counting students who do not attend school. [Figure 21] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating attendance rates. [Figure 22] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating attendance rates. [Figure 23] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating attendance rates. [Figure 24] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating attendance rates. [Figure 25] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating attendance rates by teacher. [Figure 26] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating attendance rates by teacher. [Figure 27]FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating attendance rates by teacher. [Figure 28] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating attendance rates by teacher. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] (Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all drawings for explaining the embodiments, the same components are generally designated by the same reference numerals, and repeated description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[0012] <School Management Support System Overview> In the school business support system according to this embodiment, attendance reception information is created based on absence notifications from students' parents. Also, attendance confirmation information for each class is created based on the attendance reception information and attendance status confirmed during morning assemblies and classes. The attendance reception information and attendance confirmation information are then stored in the school business support device. This allows multiple pieces of information related to attendance management to be centrally managed by the school business support device, and necessary information can be displayed on user terminals.

[0013] Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overview of a school business support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the school business support system 1 includes a school business support device 10 and a user terminal 30. The school business support device 10 and the user terminal 30 are connected via a network NET, and information (data) is sent and received between them. The network NET is a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a LAN (Local Area Network), such as the Internet.

[0014] The school business support device 10 is a terminal used by the administrator of the school business support system 1. The school business support device 10 performs various processes related to the school business support system 1, such as managing user information, managing information about seating charts for each class at each school created by the user terminal 30, and managing attendance information for each student received from each user terminal 30.

[0015] The school business support device 10 manages user information by, for example, saving and updating account information for each user. The user's account information may include various information such as login information, information related to user authority, the name of the school to which the user belongs, and login history.

[0016] The school business support device 10 manages student attendance information by, for example, storing attendance reception information and attendance confirmation information created by the user terminal 30. The attendance reception information is information created based on contact from parents and includes confirmation from parents. The attendance confirmation information is information created based on the attendance reception information and attendance status confirmed during morning assemblies and classes. The school business support device 10 may manage student attendance information on a school-by-school basis. The school business support device 10 may also prevent users of other schools from viewing attendance information from a certain school. Depending on user authority, users of a certain school may be able to view information created by users of other schools or by the school business support device 10.

[0017] The user terminal 30 is a terminal used by a user who uses the school business support system 1. The user is a staff member who works at the school, and the staff member may include, for example, a teacher or other person. The user can use the user terminal 30 to log in to the school business support system 1 and use a school business support application such as an attendance management application. Note that the user may include not only school staff members but also people who are contracted to perform tasks related to confirming attendance from parents.

[0018] <<School affairs support equipment>> The school business support device 10 is a terminal used by the administrator of the school business support system 1. The school business support device 10 is, for example, an information processing terminal such as a personal computer equipped with a communication function. The school business support device 10 may also use the cloud. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the school business support device. As shown in FIG. 2, the school business support device 10 includes a processor 11, a main memory 13, a storage 15, a communication interface 17, and a monitor 19.

[0019] The communication interface 17 is a communication device that transmits and receives various types of information to and from the user terminal 30 via the network NET.

[0020] The storage 15 includes various storage areas, such as a program storage area 15a, a user information storage area 15b, and a created data storage area 15c.

[0021] The program storage area 15a stores various programs, such as basic programs such as an OS (Operating System) that runs the school business support device 10, and programs that cause the processor 11 to implement the function blocks of the school business support system 1. The program storage area 15a also stores parameters for each program. In this way, the storage 15 functions as a program recording medium.

[0022] The program storage area 15a stores a school business support application to be distributed to the user terminal 30. The program storage area 15a may also store various programs and parameters, such as an API (Application Programming Interface) for linking the school business support device 10 and the user terminal 30.

[0023] The user information storage area 15b stores account information of users registered in the school business support system 1. The user account information may include various information such as a user identification ID, login information, a user name (e.g., name, title, nickname, etc.), information related to user authority, login history, contact information (e.g., email address, phone number, etc.), and information related to the terminal used (terminal information).

[0024] The created data storage area 15c stores various information and data such as seating information for each class created on the user terminal 30 using the school management support application, and an attendance information database for each school created based on attendance information received from each user terminal 30.

[0025] The main memory 13 is a memory that temporarily stores programs and parameters read from the program storage area 15a, calculation results in the processor 11, and various information related to the school business support device 10 and the school business support system 1. The main memory 13 also temporarily stores various information received via the communication interface 17 and various information to be transmitted via the communication interface 17.

[0026] The processor 11 reads and executes programs stored in the main memory 13, thereby configuring the functional blocks that drive each component of the school business support device 10, the functional blocks that realize the school business support system 1, and the like, in software, and executes various processes related to the school business support system 1. For example, the processor 11 creates an attendance information database for each school based on the attendance information received from each user terminal 30. The processor 11 also updates the attendance information database every time new attendance information is received from the user terminal 30. Note that some functions may be configured with hardware, or may be configured with a combination of software and hardware.

[0027] <<User terminal>> Next, we will explain the user terminal 30. The user terminal 30 is a terminal used by users of the school business support system 1 and those who wish to register as users of the school business support system 1. The user terminal 30 is an information processing device equipped with a communication function, such as a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, or a mobile phone.

[0028] Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a user terminal. As shown in Fig. 3, the user terminal 30 includes a processor 31, a main memory 33, a storage 35, a communication interface 37, and a display unit 36. The communication interface 37 is a communication device that communicates with the school business support device 10 via the network NET.

[0029] The storage 35 includes various storage areas such as a program storage area 35a, an account information storage area 35b, and a created data storage area 35c.

[0030] The program storage area 35a stores basic programs such as the OS that runs the user terminal 30, applications that cause the processor 31 to realize the function blocks of the school affairs support system 1, parameters corresponding to each program, etc. In this way, the storage 35 functions as a program recording medium.

[0031] The program storage area 35a stores school business support applications distributed from the school business support device 10. The program storage area 35a may also store various programs and parameters, such as APIs, for linking the user terminal 30 and the school business support device 10.

[0032] The account information storage area 35b stores the account information of the user who uses this user terminal 30. The user's account information may include various information such as a user identification ID, login information for the school business support system 1, information related to user authority, and login history.

[0033] The created data storage area 35c may store various information and data such as seating charts for each class created using the school business support application, student attendance information (e.g., attendance reception information, attendance confirmation information), etc. The created data stored in the created data storage area 35c may include various information and data such as student information used to create the seating chart. Note that the seating chart information may include completed seating chart information and seating charts in the process of being created. The created data storage area 35 may also store information related to the attendance information database of the school where the user works, received from the school business support device 10.

[0034] The main memory 33 stores various programs read from the program storage area 35a and corresponding parameters, etc. The main memory 33 also temporarily stores information received via the communication interface 37, information to be transmitted via the communication interface 37, etc.

[0035] The processor 31 reads and executes programs and parameters stored in the main memory 33, thereby configuring, in software, functional blocks that drive the components of the user terminal 30, functional blocks that realize the school affairs support system 1, etc. Note that some of the functional blocks may be configured in hardware, or may be configured in a combination of software and hardware.

[0036] The display unit 36 ​​displays a user interface for operating the terminal, screens related to the school business support system 1 (login screen, work screen), etc. The display unit 36 ​​may also have a touch input function, which allows the user to perform desired input operations by touching the display screen. The input device may also be provided separately from the display unit 36.

[0037] <Attendance management method> Next, we will explain an attendance management method using the school business support system 1. In this embodiment, attendance reception information including information on absence, lateness, early departure, etc. is created based on contact from students' parents, and attendance confirmation information is created based on the attendance reception information and the attendance status of each student confirmed visually during morning assemblies and each class period. If it is determined based on the attendance confirmation information that there is a student who needs special attention, such as an unauthorized absence or early departure, the school business support device 10 notifies the user terminal 30 of the school where the student needs special attention.

[0038] <<Information required for attendance management>> Here, we will explain the various types of information required for attendance management. For example, basic student information, student family information, seating chart information, and teacher information are used for attendance management. Note that "students" may include elementary school students, junior high school students, and high school students.

[0039] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of student basic information. The student basic information includes basic information about each enrolled student. As shown in FIG. 4, the student basic information may include various information about each student, such as the student number, school name (which may be a school code), grade, class (which may be a class code), class number, name, guardian name, and guardian contact information. The guardian contact information may include not only the guardian's telephone number but also an email address. The student number is information assigned to identify the student within the school. The school business support device 10 manages the information about each student by combining various information, such as the student number and school name (school code).

[0040] Furthermore, each student may be assigned a unique identification number (unique identification number). This allows the school business support device 10 to manage information about each student using the unique identification information. This allows the school business support device 10 to centrally manage information about transfer students before and after they transfer.

[0041] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of student family information. As shown in FIG. 5, student family information may include various information such as "student number," "grade," "class (which may be a class code)," "class number," "family number," "relationship," and "family name." As shown in FIG. 5, student family information includes various information about family members such as parents and siblings. However, if there are people other than family members living with the student (for example, grandparents), these people may also be registered in the student family information. Student family information may be created for each grade, class, and student.

[0042] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a seating chart. The seating chart displays a list of seats assigned to each student in the same class. The seating chart is used, for example, by teachers and students to confirm their seats. The seating chart is also used to check student attendance during morning assemblies and each class period. Checking student attendance will be explained in detail later.

[0043] A seating chart is created for each class. Multiple types of seating charts may be created. The multiple seating charts may include, for example, seating charts for morning assemblies and classes, seating charts for exams, etc. The seating chart may be created based on, for example, each student's grades, roster order, alphabetical order, etc. The seating chart may also be created based on, for example, physical characteristics such as eyesight and build. Note that for the same seating chart, a seating chart viewed from the teacher's side and a seating chart viewed from the student's side may be created separately.

[0044] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating teacher information. The teacher information includes information about each teacher enrolled in the school. As shown in FIG. 7, the teacher information may include information such as "school name (which may be a school code)," "teacher number," "job title," "grade in charge," "class in charge," and "name."

[0045] <<Attendance Management Overview>> Attendance management for each student is carried out by registering attendance reception information based on contact from parents, and by registering attendance confirmation information based on attendance reception information and classroom attendance status confirmed at morning assemblies and during classes.

[0046] <<<Registering attendance information based on contact from parents>>> First, we will explain how to register attendance reception information based on contact from parents. Figure 8 is a flow diagram illustrating an outline of a method for registering attendance reception information based on contact from parents. Figures 9 to 12 are diagrams explaining a method for registering attendance reception information based on contact from parents. Figure 9 shows a student search form 100. As shown in Figure 9, the student search form 100 includes a search information input field 110, a search result display field 120, a command display field 130, etc.

[0047] 8, the person in charge (teacher or other staff member) displays the student search form 100 on the user terminal 30. Then, in step S20, the person in charge (teacher or other staff member) receives contact from the student's parent / guardian by phone, email, SNS message, etc., and searches for the student. Note that the student search form 100 may be displayed after receiving contact from the student's parent / guardian.

[0048] For example, a person in charge who receives a call from a student's parent or guardian enters the student's name in the box marked "Student Name" in the search information input field 110 and operates the box marked "Search." This executes a search for the student, and the search results are displayed in the search result display field 120. Note that a search may be performed sequentially as the student's name is entered. In this way, for example, when a last name is entered, a list of students with the same last name is displayed in the search result display field 120. Figure 9 shows such a situation. Note that it is also possible to search for a student by entering a "phone number."

[0049] The search information input field 110 may also include input fields for "grade" and "class." When the grade and class are entered, a list of students in that class is displayed in the search result display field 120. The person in charge who receives a call from a student's guardian can select the relevant student from the displayed list of students in the class.

[0050] In step S30, when the person in charge who has received a call from the student's parent selects the student corresponding to the parent from the search results by double-clicking (or double-touching), an attendance reception information registration form 200 such as that shown in Fig. 10 is displayed. Information confirmed with the student's parent is entered into the attendance reception information registration form 200. As shown in Fig. 10, the attendance reception information registration form 200 includes a basic information display field 210, an attendance reception information input field 220, a command display field 230, etc.

[0051] The basic information display field 210 has input fields for "Student Name" and "Absence Date." When the attendance reception information registration form 200 is displayed, the "Student Name" and "Absence Date" fields are pre-filled with the name of the student selected in the search result display field 120 and the current date. It is possible to manually change the date. For example, clicking (or touching) the "Absence Date" field may display a calendar, allowing the date to be changed by clicking (or touching) the desired date.

[0052] The attendance reception information input field 220 includes fields for, for example, "Absence Category," "Reason for Absence," "Infectious Disease," "Family List," "Report Category," and "Number of Days Absent." For example, categories such as sick leave, bereavement, and other categories are entered in the "Absence Category" field. The "Absence Category" field may be entered by selecting from a pull-down list. The "Reason for Absence" field is entered with information such as details heard from the guardian regarding the absence category (medical condition, etc.).

[0053] The "Absence Category" column may be able to input, for example, sick leave, bereavement leave, official absence, unauthorized absence, etc. The "Absence Category" column may also be able to input long-term absence. Long-term absence is used for students who are expected to be absent for a long period of time due to, for example, illness, injury, hospitalization, etc. that require long-term treatment. Note that for students who have been registered as having a long-term absence category, long-term absence may also be automatically registered in the absence category for each subsequent day.

[0054] The "category of absence" field may also be configured to allow lateness, early departure, etc. to be entered. In this case, the reason for lateness, early departure, etc. is entered in the "reason for absence" field. The "reason for absence" field may also be configured to allow input of information such as what period the student plans to arrive at school or what period the student plans to leave school.

[0055] Unauthorized absentees include, for example, students who are absent for a long period of time due to illness, injury, or hospitalization that requires long-term treatment, as well as students who have stopped attending school due to laziness, lethargy, bullying, depression, etc. Since there is little daily contact between the parents and the school for these students, these students would be treated as unauthorized absentees if left as is. To address this, it is possible to treat these students as long-term absentees and allow them to enter long-term absence in the "Absence Category" field. This will prevent these students from being treated as unauthorized absentees.

[0056] In this case, the reason for absence can be entered as "long-term absence due to illness, injury, hospitalization, etc. requiring long-term treatment," or "absent from school due to laziness, lethargy, bullying, depression, etc." This makes it possible to distinguish between students who are absent for long-term reasons such as illness, injury, hospitalization, etc. requiring long-term treatment and students who are not attending school.

[0057] In addition, the "absence category" column may be configured to allow students to enter non-attendance. This makes it possible to distinguish between students who are long-term absent due to illness, injury, hospitalization, etc. that require long-term treatment and students who are not attending school, using the absence category. This also improves the accuracy of counting the number of absentees. Note that for students who have been registered as not attending school as an absence category, non-attendance may be automatically registered as not attending school for each subsequent day.

[0058] Furthermore, the attendance reception information input field 220 may be provided with a "period of absence" field as shown in Fig. 11. For example, if an absence of two or more consecutive days is expected, such as due to bereavement, long-term absence, or non-attendance, the period of absence may be entered in the "period of absence" field. The "period of absence" field may be in a format in which the start date and end date of absence are entered as shown in Fig. 11, or in a format in which the number of days of absence is entered, as in the "number of days absent" field described below.

[0059] The "infectious disease" column is used when the reason for absence is "sickness" and corresponds to a specified infectious disease such as influenza or COVID-19. Furthermore, the attendance reception information input column 220 may also have a column for selecting whether the student himself or her family has been infected, as shown in FIG. 10. In this way, when the absence category is "sickness" and corresponds to a specified infectious disease, the attendance reception information may include infected person information indicating whether the student or his or her family has been infected with the specified infectious disease. The "Family Display" column displays a list of the family members of the student displayed in "Student Name."

[0060] It should be noted that infectious diseases selectable in the "infectious disease" column can be additionally registered. In addition, a predetermined number of days of absence may also be registered in response to the additionally registered infectious disease.

[0061] When the "Infectious Disease" field is used, a list of the student's family members is displayed in the "Family List" field, and it may be possible to input whether or not each member of the student's family has symptoms, i.e., whether or not they have symptoms. Therefore, the infectious disease information may include information indicating whether or not the student's family members have symptoms of a specific infectious disease. Note that if the student has other family members living with them (such as grandparents), it may also be possible to input the names and whether or not they have symptoms for these other family members.

[0062] If a student's family member is infected but the student himself / herself is not, the student may attend classes online. If the student attends classes online, for example, the student may enter in the "Reason for absence" field that the student plans to attend classes online. Once it is confirmed that the student has attended classes online, the student may enter confirmation that the student has attended classes online in the attendance confirmation information registration form (e.g., Figure 14) described below.

[0063] 12, a field for inputting whether or not the student plans to take a class online may be provided in the attendance reception information registration form 200. Then, if this field is checked and it is confirmed that the student has taken a class online, the fact that the student has taken a class online may be entered in the attendance confirmation information registration form (FIG. 14, etc.) described below.

[0064] For example, an instruction email for an online class may be sent to the parents of a student who is scheduled to take the class online. This instruction email may include access information for taking the online class. If it is confirmed that the site that distributes the online class has been accessed based on this access information, the fact that the student took the class online may be entered into the attendance confirmation information registration form.

[0065] The "Reporting Category" field is a field for setting whether or not to report a student infected with an infectious disease to a higher authority. Checking the "Reporting Category" field will result in a report to the higher authority. A higher authority could be, for example, an organization that has jurisdiction over the school or a health institution. This allows the higher authority to grasp the number of infected people and those infected in real time.

[0066] The "Number of days absent" field is used to enter the number of consecutive days of absence. The number of days absent may be entered manually, or a predetermined number of days of absence corresponding to the selected infectious disease may be entered automatically. This allows the period corresponding to the registered number of days of absence to be reflected in the attendance confirmation information registration form (described later), and the absence period corresponding to the registered number of days of absence is not treated as an unauthorized absence even if no notification of absence is made. Furthermore, if a parent notifies the student that they will be absent for a period exceeding the registered number of days of absence, the number of days of absence can be changed using the attendance confirmation information registration form 200.

[0067] 10 shows the attendance reception information registration form 200 when registering an absence due to "bereavement." After completing the entry into the attendance reception information registration form 200, for example, a person in charge who has received a call from a student's guardian operates the key (F12) to which the "register" command indicated in the command display field 230 is assigned. This causes the information entered into the attendance reception information registration form 200 to be saved in the school business support device 10 as attendance reception information, completing the registration of attendance reception information based on the call from the guardian (step S40). The school business support device 10 creates an attendance information database that compiles the attendance reception information of each school, and updates the attendance information database based on the registered attendance reception information (step S50).

[0068] <<<Registering attendance information in the classroom>>> Next, the registration of attendance confirmation information in classrooms during morning assemblies and lessons will be described. FIG. 13 is a flow diagram illustrating an example of an outline of a method for registering attendance confirmation information in classrooms. FIGS. 14 and 15 are diagrams explaining a method for registering attendance confirmation information in classrooms. FIG. 14 shows an attendance confirmation information registration form 300. As shown in FIG. 14, the attendance confirmation information registration form 300 includes a basic information input field 310, a work area 350, a command display field 330, etc.

[0069] In step S310, the person in charge of taking attendance in the classroom (such as a teacher) displays the attendance confirmation information registration form 300 on the user terminal 30. At this point, the "School Name" field in the attendance confirmation information registration form 300 contains the name of the school associated with the logged-in user. When the person in charge of taking attendance in the classroom enters "Grade" and "Class" in the basic information input field 310, the user terminal 30 accesses the school affairs support device 10 and acquires the attendance reception information for the class associated with the entered basic information. Then, an attendance confirmation screen 351 for this class reflecting the acquired attendance reception information is displayed in the work area 350.

[0070] The attendance confirmation screen 351 also functions as a seating chart, for example, and displays a student name display field 352 that displays the name of each student in accordance with the seating chart, and an attendance confirmation information input field 353 corresponding to each student, side by side. The attendance confirmation information input field 353 displays attendance reception information already registered in the school management support device 10. When a student for whom attendance reception information has been entered is selected, information registered as "reason for absence," for example, may be displayed in a speech bubble, as shown in FIG. 15. The attendance confirmation information input field 353 for a student for whom attendance reception information has been registered may be displayed in a predetermined color (first color). The student name display field 352 of the corresponding student may also be displayed in the same color (first color).

[0071] In step S320, the person in charge of checking attendance in the classroom compares the attendance confirmation screen 351 displayed on the user terminal 30 with the actual attendance status of the students that they have visually confirmed. If there is a student whose attendance reception information has not been registered and whose attendance cannot be confirmed, the person in charge of checking attendance in the classroom changes the absence classification of that student to absent without permission in the attendance confirmation information input field 353 for that student (step S330).

[0072] The absence category may be changed directly in the attendance confirmation information input field 353 for that student. Also, when the attendance confirmation information input field 353 for that student is selected by an operation such as clicking or touching, an attendance information registration form may be displayed. Then, the absence category for that student may be changed from the displayed attendance information registration form. This attendance information registration form may be, for example, the same form as that shown in FIG. 10. Note that for students who are present but whose attendance reception information has not been registered, the attendance confirmation information input field 353 is left blank.

[0073] Once the attendance status of all students in the class has been confirmed, the person in charge of confirming attendance in the classroom operates the key (F12) to which the "Register" command indicated in the command display field 230 is assigned. This causes the user terminal 30 to create attendance confirmation information that reflects the attendance reception information and the actual attendance status, and transmits it to the school business support device 10. The school business support device 10 then saves the received attendance confirmation information, and the attendance confirmation registration is completed (step S340).

[0074] The school business support device 10 updates the attendance information database based on the attendance confirmation information received from the user terminal 30 (step S350). The school business support device 10 may update the student basic information by adding the attendance status of each student to the student basic information based on the attendance confirmation information.

[0075] The school business support device 10 then determines whether there are any students who need special attention (such as unauthorized absentees or students who wish to leave early) based on the attendance confirmation information (step S360). If there are any students who need special attention (step S360, Yes), the school business support device 10 transmits student information that needs special attention to each user terminal 30 at the school to which the students who need special attention are enrolled, notifying them that there are students who need special attention (step S370). This allows information about students who need special attention to be shared among teachers and staff within the school.

[0076] A person in charge (a teacher or other staff member) waiting in a staff room or the like contacts the parents of the students requiring special attention based on the notification from the school management support device 10. If the parents of the students requiring special attention are contacted, the information confirmed with the parents is registered. On the other hand, if the parents of the students requiring special attention are not contacted, information such as "I called but couldn't get through" or "I called but the call was disconnected" is registered. The form used in this case may be, for example, the unauthorized absentee confirmation form shown in FIG. 17, which will be described later.

[0077] When contact has been made with the guardian of a student requiring special attention, the attendance confirmation information input field 353 for that student may be changed to a predetermined color (second color). The student name display field 352 for the corresponding student may also be changed to the same color (second color). The person in charge of confirming attendance in the classroom can know the results of contacting the guardian while remaining in the classroom by touching (or clicking) the attendance confirmation information input field 353 that has been changed to the predetermined color (second color).

[0078] On the other hand, if the parent of a student requiring special attention cannot be contacted, the attendance confirmation information input field 353 for that student may be changed to a predetermined color (third color). The student name display field 352 for the corresponding student may also be changed to the same color (third color). In this case, the person in charge of confirming attendance in the classroom can know the results of contacting the parent while remaining in the classroom by touching (or clicking) the attendance confirmation information input field 353 that has been changed to the predetermined color (third color).

[0079] The color of the attendance confirmation information input field 353 is changed by instructions from the school business support device 10 according to each student's attendance category and changes to the attendance category. On the other hand, a check box for changing the color of the attendance confirmation information input field 353 may be provided in each student's attendance confirmation information input field 353. This allows a person on standby in a staff room or the like to change the color of the attendance confirmation information input field 353 of the corresponding student by selecting a predetermined color from the check box according to the results of contact with the parent of a student requiring special attention.

[0080] In this way, in this embodiment, information about students requiring special attention can be shared without the person in charge of checking attendance in the classroom contacting a person waiting in a staff room, etc., thereby reducing the burden associated with managing student attendance.

[0081] On the other hand, if there are no students who need special attention in step S360 (step S360, No), the school business support device 10 does not notify the fact that there are students who need special attention.

[0082] <<<<<Updating attendance information>>>> After attendance confirmation information is registered at the start of morning assembly or class, it may be necessary to modify the information. Here, we will explain how to update attendance confirmation information. For example, if an absentee (including unauthorized absences) enters a classroom during class, the person in charge of confirming attendance in the classroom will display the attendance information registration form from the absence information input field 353 for that student and change the absence category for that student to "late." This updates the attendance confirmation information.

[0083] For example, if a student reports that they will be leaving early during class due to illness or other reasons, the person in charge of confirming attendance in the classroom will display the attendance information registration form in the absence information input field 353 for that student and change the student's absence category to "early departure." This updates the attendance confirmation information. The school business support device 10 then determines that the student is a student requiring special attention, and sends the special attention student information to each user terminal 30 in the school to which the student belongs. Then, for example, a person in charge (such as a teacher or other staff member) waiting in the staff room will contact the student's guardian and inform them that the student has reported leaving early. The person in charge will then either send the student home or have the student wait until the guardian comes to pick them up.

[0084] For example, if a student who was previously registered as "late" does not arrive at school at the scheduled time, the person in charge of confirming attendance in the classroom may change the student's absence classification to "not attending school." This updates the attendance confirmation information. The school management support device 10 then determines that the student is a student requiring special attention, and the special attention student information is sent to each user terminal 30 in the school where the student is enrolled. Then, for example, a person in charge (such as a teacher or other staff member) waiting in the staff room contacts the student's parents.

[0085] In addition to these, for example, if a student whose absence category has been registered in advance as "early departure" does not leave school until the end of the last class of the day, the person in charge of checking attendance in the classroom may leave the student's absence category blank and delete the "early departure" absence category.

[0086] Furthermore, if there is a student scheduled to take a class online, the person in charge of checking attendance in the classroom, the person in charge of checking whether the student is watching the class online, or the person waiting in the staff room may, if they can confirm that the student is taking the class online, enter, for example, in the absence information input field 353 for that student, that they have confirmed that the student is watching the class online.

[0087] <<<Checking unauthorized absences>>> Next, a method for identifying unauthorized absentees will be described. The identification of unauthorized absentees is performed, for example, based on a notification from the school business support device 10, but may be performed at other times. In addition, although unauthorized absentees are exemplified here, the method is not limited to this and can also be applied to students who have declared early departure or students whose absence classification has been changed to not attending school.

[0088] Fig. 16 is a flow diagram illustrating an outline of a method for confirming unauthorized absences. Fig. 17 is a diagram explaining a method for confirming unauthorized absences. Fig. 17 shows an unauthorized absence confirmation form 400. As shown in Fig. 17, the unauthorized absence confirmation form 400 includes a basic information display field 410, a work area 420, a command display field 430, etc.

[0089] The basic information display field 410 includes input fields labeled, for example, "School Name" and "Date." When the unauthorized absentee confirmation form 400 is displayed, the current date is entered in the "Date" field, but the date can be changed manually.

[0090] The work area 420 displays, for example, a list of unauthorized absentees 425 and a family list 428. The list of unauthorized absentees 425 has the following columns: "Grade," "Class," "Student Name," "Parent Name," "Parent Contact Information," and "Contact Confirmation." The list of unauthorized absentees 425 also has the following columns: "Remarks," "Absence Category," "Reason for Absence," and "Infectious Disease."

[0091] In step S410, a person in charge of confirming unauthorized absences (a teacher or other staff member) displays unauthorized absence confirmation form 400 on user terminal 30. Then, when predetermined information is entered in basic information display field 410, unauthorized absence list 425 is displayed in work area 420 (step S420). Unauthorized absences are displayed in list 425.

[0092] In step S430, the person in charge of checking unauthorized absences can check the unauthorized absence list and contact the parents of the unauthorized absences. The result of the contact is then entered into the unauthorized absence list. For example, if the contact result indicates that the parent has been contacted, the "Confirm Contact" column is checked, and based on the information confirmed with the parent, the "Absence Category" and "Reason for Absence" columns are entered. Note that the "Absence Category" column may also be made available for inputting lateness. In this case, information such as the reason for lateness and the scheduled period of attendance may be entered into the "Reason for Absence" column.

[0093] Furthermore, if the absence category is "sickness" and the student has symptoms of an "infectious disease," the student may be allowed to select and enter the name of the infectious disease from a set pull-down list. When the name of the infectious disease is selected, a family list 428 listing the student's family members may be displayed. The family list includes a check box for infectious disease symptoms for each family member. For family members who have symptoms, a check mark is placed in the symptom check box.

[0094] When the input of the contact results is completed, the contact results are registered (step S440), and the attendance information database is updated based on the registered contact results (step S450). The contact results registered in step S440 are then immediately reflected in other user terminals 30 in the same school (step S460). This allows the person in charge of checking attendance in the classroom to check the registered contact results in real time without being contacted by the person in charge of checking unauthorized absentees.

[0095] On the other hand, if the unauthorized absentee's parent / guardian cannot be contacted in step S430, the person in charge of confirming the unauthorized absentee enters and registers information such as the date and time of contact in the remarks field, "I called but couldn't get through," or "I called but couldn't get through" as the contact result (step S430). When the contact result is registered, a predetermined time (e.g., the start time of entry into the remarks field, the completion time of entry into the remarks field, the registration time of the contact result, etc.) may be automatically added to the contact result. Alternatively, for example, a parent / guardian contact button may be provided in the remarks field, and when the parent / guardian contact button is operated, the fact that the parent / guardian was contacted and the time the button was operated may be automatically entered in the remarks field. Then, contact information for when the unauthorized absentee's parent / guardian cannot be contacted is also registered (step S440). The attendance information database is updated based on the registered contact result (step S450), and the update is immediately reflected in other user terminals 30 in the same school (step S460). This allows the person in charge of checking attendance in the classroom to check the registered contact results, i.e., information about whether they were able to contact the parents of unauthorized absentees, such as "I called but couldn't get through" or "I called but the call was disconnected," in real time, without having to be contacted by the person in charge of checking unauthorized absentees.

[0096] The school business support device 10 may extract students who are absent without permission based on the attendance confirmation information stored in the attendance information database and create a list of absentee students. The absentee list may be created for each school, or may include all absentee students from all schools included in the school business support system 1. In this case, in step S420, the absentee list may be sent from the school business support device 10 to the user terminal 30 and displayed on the user terminal 30.

[0097] Then, when the registration of the results of contacting parents / guardians for all unauthorized absentees is completed, the unauthorized absentees are confirmed (step S470). The unauthorized absentees may be confirmed, for example, when the last class of the day is over. The confirmation of unauthorized absentees may be performed, for example, by class, grade, or school.

[0098] <Major Effects of This Embodiment> According to this embodiment, information on various tasks related to student attendance management can be registered by inputting it into the user terminal 30. Furthermore, the registered information is reflected on the attendance confirmation screen displayed on the user terminal 30. This reduces the burden associated with student attendance management.

[0099] (Embodiment 2) Next, a second embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, a method for aggregating attendance confirmation information stored in the attendance information database based on predetermined aggregation conditions will be described. The attendance confirmation information stored in the attendance information database is aggregated by the school business support device 10. Furthermore, the aggregation of attendance confirmation information may be performed based on instructions from the administrator or based on instructions from the user.

[0100] <Count of absentees> First, the method for counting the number of absentees will be explained. The school business support device 10 counts the number of absentees at all schools under its jurisdiction based on the attendance confirmation information for each class at each school stored in the attendance information database. Fig. 18 is a diagram for explaining the method for counting the number of absentees. Fig. 18 shows an absentee count count form 500 that is displayed on a terminal (which may be the school business support device 10 or the user terminal 30) used by, for example, the administrator of the school business support system 1.

[0101] As shown in FIG. 18, the absentee tally form 500 includes a tally condition input field 510, a tally result display field 520, a command display field 530, and the like.

[0102] The tally condition input field 510 includes input fields labeled, for example, "school classification," "output conditions," and "target date." The "school classification" field is where the classification (elementary school, junior high school, high school, etc.) is entered. The "output conditions" field allows the user to select, for example, absentees or infected persons. For example, if the number of all absentees is to be counted, "absentees" is selected, and if only the number of absentees due to infectious diseases is to be counted, "infected persons" is selected. The date to be counted is entered in the "target date."

[0103] A list of counting results 525 based on the conditions entered in the counting condition input field 510 is displayed in the counting result display field 520. The list of counting results 525 may include fields such as "school name," "grade," "class," "teacher," "number of students," "number of absentees," "absence rate," and "parent email." When counting the number of students absent due to infectious diseases, the "number of absentees" field may be displayed as a "number of infected students" field, as shown in FIG. 18. When counting the number of students absent due to infectious diseases, an "infection rate" field may be provided, as shown in FIG. 18.

[0104] Furthermore, when counting the number of absences due to infectious diseases, for example, for a predetermined infectious disease such as influenza or COVID-19, the number of infected people until a class is closed, the number of infected people until a grade is closed, the number of infected people until a school is closed, etc. may be displayed in countdown format in the count result list 525. In this case, the school management support device 10 may compare, for each class, an infected person number threshold (first infected person number threshold) for determining that a class should be closed due to the predetermined infectious disease with the number of infected people of the predetermined infectious disease in each class. The school management support device 10 may also compare, for each grade, an infected person number threshold (second infected person number threshold) for determining that a grade should be closed due to the predetermined infectious disease with the number of infected people of the predetermined infectious disease in each grade. The school management support device 10 may also compare, for each school, an infected person number threshold (third infected person number threshold) for determining that a school should be closed due to the predetermined infectious disease with the number of infected people of the predetermined infectious disease in each school. The school management support device 10 may also count the number of infected people for each type of infectious disease.

[0105] The "Parent Email" field is used when sending mass emails to parents of students in a particular school, grade, or class. The parent email field can be used, for example, to warn of suspicious sightings, or to notify of class or school closures. Mass emails may be sent by selecting a template. The recipient email address can be changed as needed.

[0106] Various information related to infectious diseases (number of absentees, class closures, school closures, etc.), the contents of mass emails sent to parents, etc. may be posted on each school's website, social media, etc.

[0107] The tally result list 525 in the tally result display field 520 in Figure 18 shows the tally results of absences due to infectious diseases at each junior high school for the specified date. As shown in Figure 18, when you click (or touch) the "+" field for "School Name," the grade in which the absence occurred is displayed in the "Grade" field. When you click (or touch) the "+" field for "Grade," the class in which the absence occurred is displayed in the "Class" field. At the same time, the name of the homeroom teacher may also be displayed in the "Homeroom Teacher" field.

[0108] The school business support device 10 may store the tally results based on the conditions entered in the tally condition input field 510 as absentee tally information in the attendance information database.

[0109] <Counting of school absentees> Next, a method for counting absentee students will be described. The school management support device 10 counts absentee students for all schools under its jurisdiction based on the attendance confirmation information for each class at each school stored in the attendance information database. Figures 19 and 20 are diagrams explaining the method for counting absentee students. Figure 19 shows an absentee student counting form 600 that is displayed on a terminal used by, for example, the administrator of the school management support system 1.

[0110] As shown in FIG. 19, the school absentee tally form 600 includes a tally condition input field 610, a tally result display field 620, a command display field 630, and the like.

[0111] The aggregation condition input field 610 includes input fields for, for example, "school name," "target period," and "output conditions." The output conditions may be set, for example, such as "attendance rate is below a specified value," or "absence, lateness, or early departure is continuous for a specified period or more." The "target period" can be set arbitrarily, from a short period to a long period, such as the most recent week, several weeks, one month, several months, one year, or several years.

[0112] An output condition may be added, for example, to exclude students who should be considered long-term absent due to illness, injury, hospitalization, etc. requiring long-term treatment. The school management support device 10, for example, refers to the reason for absence column and excludes students whose attendance rate falls below a predetermined value due to illness, injury, hospitalization, etc. requiring long-term treatment from the counting results. This prevents students who have become long-term absent for these reasons from being extracted as non-attendees.

[0113] In the counting result display field 620 of Fig. 19, students who meet the counting conditions specified in the counting condition input field 610 are displayed as absentee students. Fig. 20 shows an example of a list of absentee students created based on the counting results of absentee students. The list of absentee students includes, for example, the school name, grade, class, homeroom teacher's name, student name, and attendance rate of the target student.

[0114] The tabulation results identify students who have repeatedly been absent from school or whose attendance rate has fallen below a predetermined value due to repeated absences during the target period specified in the tabulation condition input field 610. In other words, these tabulation results can identify students who are in the early stages of school refusal. By presenting these tabulation results to school officials (e.g., principals, vice principals, grade level supervisors, and homeroom teachers) from the school management support device 10, the officials can quickly identify early-stage school refusal. This enables them to provide support to students in the early stages of school refusal. Furthermore, the tabulation results regarding school refusal students can be viewed on user terminals used by higher-level organizations, such as the administrator of the school management support system 1 or the organization that oversees the school. The higher-level organizations can then promptly instruct each school on how to respond to the refusal students. In this way, the school management support system 1 according to this embodiment allows the higher-level organizations to instruct each school on how to respond based on the tabulation results of information regarding each student's attendance and information regarding school refusal students.

[0115] Furthermore, when a student name displayed in the list of absentees in FIG. 20 is selected by clicking (or touching), the reason for the student's absence from school (for example, laziness, lethargy, bullying, depression, etc.) may be displayed on the user terminal 30. The reason for a student's absence from school is displayed based on the registered reasons for absence for each student. Therefore, if there are multiple reasons for absence during the target period, multiple reasons for absence may be displayed as the reason for the student's absence from school. This eliminates the need to search for the reasons for absence for each student in the list of absentees, and makes it possible to immediately identify students who need support from the list of absentees.

[0116] If it is possible to input long-term absence in the "Absence Category" column, output conditions may be set such as, for example, "A student is deemed to be long-term absent due to truancy and has an attendance rate below a specified value," "A student is deemed to be long-term absent due to truancy and has been absent, late, or leaving early for a specified period or more," "A student is deemed to be long-term absent due to truancy and has an attendance rate below a specified value, and a student is deemed to be long-term absent due to truancy and has been absent, late, or leaving early for a specified period or more," etc. This makes it possible to distinguish between students who are already recognized as truant and students in the early stages of truancy and tabulate the data.

[0117] If non-attendance can be entered in the "category of absence" field, output conditions may be set such as, for example, "attendance rate is below a specified value due to non-attendance," "absence, lateness, and early departure due to non-attendance are continuous for a specified period or more," "students whose attendance rate is below a specified value due to non-attendance are excluded," and "students who are absent, lateness, and early departure due to non-attendance are excluded." In this case, too, it is possible to distinguish between students who are already recognized as non-attendants and students who are in the early stages of non-attendance and tally up the data.

[0118] The school business support device 10 may store the results of the counting based on the conditions entered in the counting condition input field 610 in the attendance information database as truant count information. In addition, the results of the counting may be made available for viewing by, for example, the operator of the school business support system 1, a person in charge at the board of education, or a person with a predetermined authority at each school.

[0119] <Attendance rate calculation> Next, we will explain how to tally attendance rates. The school management support device 10 tallyes attendance rates for all schools under its jurisdiction based on attendance confirmation information for each class at each school stored in the attendance information database. Figures 21 to 24 are diagrams explaining how to tally attendance rates. Figure 21 shows an attendance rate tally form 700 that is displayed on a terminal used by, for example, the administrator of the school management support system 1.

[0120] As shown in FIG. 21, the attendance rate tally form 700 includes a tally condition input field 710, a command display field 730, and the like.

[0121] The tally condition input field 710 includes input fields for, for example, "tally period," "school category," "tally unit," and "attendance rate." The "tally period" field is set to the period to be tallied. The tally period can be set to any period from short to long, such as one week, one month, several months, one year, five years, or ten years. The "school category" field is used to input the category of elementary school, middle school, or high school. Note that the school category may be set to "all," which includes all elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, etc.

[0122] In the "Counting Unit" field, the counting conditions can be selected from school, grade, or class. In the "Attendance Rate" field, the counting conditions can be set, for example, "Attendance rate is below a specified value" or "Attendance rate is above a specified value."

[0123] Figure 22 shows the tabulation results when "school unit" is selected as the "tabulation unit." As shown in Figure 22, the tabulation results show the school names, principal names, and attendance rates of the schools that meet the tabulation conditions. Note that the tabulation results may also include lateness rates and early departure rates in addition to attendance rates.

[0124] Figure 23 shows the tabulation results when "by grade" is selected as the "tabulation unit." As shown in Figure 23, the tabulation results show the school name, grade, name of the grade leader, attendance rate, etc. for the grade that meets the tabulation conditions. Note that the tabulation results may also include the lateness rate and early departure rate in addition to the attendance rate.

[0125] Figure 24 shows the tally results when "class unit" is selected as the "tally unit." As shown in Figure 24, the tally results show the school name, grade, class, homeroom teacher's name, attendance rate, etc. of the class that meets the tally conditions. Note that the tally results may also include the lateness rate and early departure rate in addition to the attendance rate.

[0126] The tally results may be displayed, for example, in descending order of attendance rate, or in descending order of attendance rate. In this way, by creating a ranking by attendance rate for all schools, grades, and classes under the jurisdiction, it becomes possible to investigate the causes of low or high attendance rates. For example, by clicking (or touching) the school name displayed in the tally results, information related to attendance rate (absence rate, etc.), such as reasons for absence and the number of absentees, may be displayed. Furthermore, the tally results may be reflected in teacher awards, evaluations, and assessments.

[0127] The school business support device 10 may store the results of each count based on the conditions entered in the counting condition input field 710 in the attendance information database as attendance rate count information. The count results may also be made available for viewing by, for example, the operator of the school business support system 1, a person in charge at the board of education, or a person with a predetermined authority at each school.

[0128] <Attendance rate by teacher> Next, we will explain how to tally attendance rates by teacher. The school management support device 10 tallyes attendance rates by teacher for all schools under its jurisdiction based on attendance confirmation information for each class at each school stored in the attendance information database. Figures 25 to 28 are diagrams explaining how to tally attendance rates by teacher. Figure 25 shows a teacher attendance rate tally form 800 that is displayed on a terminal used by, for example, the administrator of the school management support system 1.

[0129] As shown in FIG. 25, the teacher-specific attendance rate tally form 800 includes a tally condition input field 810, a command display field 830, and the like.

[0130] The calculation condition input field 810 includes input fields for, for example, "attendance rate," "years of attendance," and "target person." In the "attendance rate" field, a predetermined attendance rate or higher or lower is set. In the "years of attendance" field, the minimum number of years of attendance above or below the attendance rate set in the "attendance rate" field is set. In the "target person" field, the position of the teacher to be calculated is selected. In the "target person" field, for example, the principal, grade level head, and homeroom teacher are selected as the teachers to be calculated. For example, if "95" is entered in the attendance rate field, "2" is entered in the years of attendance, and "principal" is selected in the target person field, principals who have maintained an attendance rate of 95% or higher for two or more years will be calculated. Note that even if the position of the teacher to be calculated is not selected in the "target person" field, it is possible to calculate the attendance rate by teacher. In this case, teachers of all positions will be calculated.

[0131] Figure 26 shows the tabulation results when "Principal" is selected as the "Subject." As shown in Figure 26, the tabulation results show the school name, principal name, attendance rate, and number of years of service of the principal who meets the tabulation conditions.

[0132] Figure 27 shows the tabulation results when "Grade Head" is selected as the "Target." As shown in Figure 27, the tabulation results show the school name, grade head name, attendance rate, and number of years of service of the grade head who meets the tabulation conditions.

[0133] Figure 28 shows the tabulation results when "homeroom teacher" is selected as the "subject." As shown in Figure 28, the tabulation results show the school name, homeroom teacher name, attendance rate, and number of years of attendance of the homeroom teacher who meets the tabulation conditions.

[0134] The tally results may also be displayed, for example, in descending order of attendance rate, or in descending order of attendance rate. In this way, by creating a ranking by attendance rate for all schools, grades, and classes under the jurisdiction, it becomes possible to investigate the causes of low or high attendance rates. For example, by clicking (or touching) the school name displayed in the tally results, information related to attendance rate (absence rate, etc.), such as reasons for absence and the number of absentees, may be displayed. Furthermore, the tally results may be reflected in teacher awards, evaluations, and assessments. This can increase teacher motivation.

[0135] The school business support device 10 may store each tally result based on the conditions entered in the tally condition input field 810 in the attendance information database as attendance rate tally information. In addition, the tally results may be made available for viewing by, for example, the operator of the school business support system 1, a person in charge at the board of education, or a person with a predetermined authority at each school.

[0136] According to this embodiment, the attendance confirmation information for each class at each school stored in the attendance information database is used to perform a count based on predetermined conditions, thereby obtaining the count results. This makes it possible to take various actions based on the count results. Note that if information about transfer students before and after the transfer is managed in a unified manner, the information before the transfer may be included in the count as needed.

[0137] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Those skilled in the art can easily modify, add, or convert each element of each embodiment within the scope of the present invention. It is possible to replace part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment, and it is also possible to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0138] 1...school management support system, 10...school management support device, 30...user terminal, NET...network.

Claims

1. A school affairs support device, a plurality of user terminals connected to the school affairs support device via a network; A school affairs support system comprising: The user terminal creates attendance reception information based on contact from the student's guardian, The school affairs support device stores the attendance reception information, the user terminal creates attendance confirmation information based on the attendance reception information and the attendance status confirmed at the morning assembly and during class; The school affairs support device stores the attendance confirmation information, The school affairs support device tally the attendance confirmation information based on predetermined tallying conditions, the school affairs support device counts the number of absentees using one of a school unit, a grade unit, and a class unit as the counting condition; The school affairs support device counts the number of students absent due to a predetermined infectious disease, The school management support device performs one of the following: a comparison of a first threshold for the number of infected people used to determine whether a class should be closed due to the specified infectious disease with the number of infected people of the specified infectious disease in each class; a comparison of a second threshold for the number of infected people used to determine whether a grade should be closed due to the specified infectious disease with the number of infected people of the specified infectious disease in each grade; and a comparison of a third threshold for the number of infected people used to determine whether a school should be closed due to the specified infectious disease with the number of infected people of the specified infectious disease in each school. School management support system.

2. A school affairs support device; a plurality of user terminals connected to the school affairs support device via a network; A school affairs support system comprising: The user terminal creates attendance reception information based on contact from the student's guardian, The school affairs support device stores the attendance reception information, the user terminal creates attendance confirmation information based on the attendance reception information and the attendance status confirmed at the morning assembly and during class; The school affairs support device stores the attendance confirmation information, The school affairs support device tally the attendance confirmation information based on predetermined tallying conditions, the school affairs support device counts absentee students using as the counting condition either an attendance rate below a predetermined value or absence, lateness, or early departure for a predetermined period or more; School management support system.

3. A school affairs support device; a plurality of user terminals connected to the school affairs support device via a network; A school affairs support system comprising: The user terminal creates attendance reception information based on contact from the student's guardian, The school affairs support device stores the attendance reception information, the user terminal creates attendance confirmation information based on the attendance reception information and the attendance status confirmed at the morning assembly and during class; The school affairs support device stores the attendance confirmation information, The school affairs support device tally the attendance confirmation information based on predetermined tallying conditions, The school affairs support device aggregates the attendance rate by teacher using a teacher unit as the aggregation condition, the school affairs support device tallying up teachers whose attendance rate has been above a predetermined level or below a predetermined level for a predetermined number of years or more; School management support system.

4. The school affairs support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The school business support device determines whether there are any students who need special attention based on the attendance confirmation information, and if there are any students who need special attention, notifies the user terminal of the school to which the students who need special attention are enrolled. School management support system.

5. 2. The school affairs support system according to claim 1, The attendance reception information includes the absence category of the student, If the absence category is illness and corresponds to the specified infectious disease, The attendance reception information includes infected person information indicating whether the student has been infected with the specified infectious disease or whether a family member of the student has been infected with the specified infectious disease. School management support system.

6. 6. The school affairs support system according to claim 5, The infected person information includes information indicating whether or not the student's family members have symptoms of the specified infectious disease. School management support system.

7. The school affairs support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the school affairs support device tallying up attendance rates using one of a school unit, a grade unit, and a class unit as the tallying condition; School management support system.

8. A program for a school affairs support system including a school affairs support device and a plurality of user terminals connected to the school affairs support device via a network, a step of generating attendance reception information based on contact from the parents of the students by the user terminal; a step in which the school affairs support device stores the attendance reception information; a step in which the user terminal creates attendance confirmation information based on the attendance reception information and the attendance status confirmed at the morning assembly and during class; a step of the school affairs support device storing the attendance confirmation information; a step in which the school affairs support device tallying the attendance confirmation information based on predetermined tallying conditions; a step in which the school affairs support device counts the number of absentees using one of a school unit, a grade unit, and a class unit as the counting condition; a step in which the school affairs support device counts the number of students absent due to a predetermined infectious disease; The school management support device performs one of the following steps: comparing a first threshold for the number of infected people for determining that a class should be closed due to the specified infectious disease with the number of infected people of the specified infectious disease in each class; comparing a second threshold for the number of infected people for determining that a grade should be closed due to the specified infectious disease with the number of infected people of the specified infectious disease in each grade; and comparing a third threshold for the number of infected people for determining that a school should be closed due to the specified infectious disease with the number of infected people of the specified infectious disease in each school; to be executed on the processor, program.

9. A program for a school affairs support system comprising a school affairs support device and a plurality of user terminals connected to the school affairs support device via a network, a step of generating attendance reception information based on contact from the parents of the students by the user terminal; a step in which the school affairs support device stores the attendance reception information; a step in which the user terminal creates attendance confirmation information based on the attendance reception information and the attendance status confirmed at the morning assembly and during class; a step of the school affairs support device storing the attendance confirmation information; a step in which the school affairs support device tallying the attendance confirmation information based on predetermined tallying conditions; a step in which the school affairs support device counts students who do not attend school using as the counting condition either that their attendance rate is below a predetermined value or that they have been absent, late, or left early for a predetermined period or more; to be executed on the processor, program.

10. A program for a school affairs support system comprising a school affairs support device and a plurality of user terminals connected to the school affairs support device via a network, a step of generating attendance reception information based on contact from the parents of the students by the user terminal; a step in which the school affairs support device stores the attendance reception information; a step in which the user terminal creates attendance confirmation information based on the attendance reception information and the attendance status confirmed at the morning assembly and during class; a step of the school affairs support device storing the attendance confirmation information; a step in which the school affairs support device tallying the attendance confirmation information based on predetermined tallying conditions; a step in which the school affairs support device tallying up the attendance rate by teacher using a teacher unit as the tallying condition; a step in which the school affairs support device counts teachers whose attendance rate has been above a predetermined level or below a predetermined level for a predetermined number of years or more; to be executed on the processor, program.

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