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Academic (attendance problems, missed tests or assignments, low quality work
products, poor test performance, poor performance on class content, or poor basic reading/writing/math skills) |
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Behavioral (poor time management, study skills, or test-taking skills) |
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Personal (financial problems, outside work conflicts, adjustment difficulties,
drastic changes in student's appearance, or change in student's demeanor) |
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Enrollment (enrolled but never attended class, or stopped attending without
dropping class)
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SARS·ALRT integrates with the SARS·GRID scheduling and drop-in registration system, as well as with the SARS·TRAK
student self-serve and automated check-in/check-out system. As a student follows up on recommended activities, SARS·GRID and SARS·TRAK can
record them.
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SARS·ALRT provides a variety of options for dealing with concerns about students:
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Send an e-mail message to the student in which the concern is described and
the student is encouraged to take advantage of the listed services. |
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Send additional e-mail messages to the various departments or services to initiate
appropriate interventions. |
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Establish popup notifications that will be displayed in SARS·GRID whenever
student information is displayed or an appointment is made for a student. |
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Reports track referrals and the satisfaction of early alert requirements or
recommendations. |
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SARS·ALRT has the capacity to meet the needs of multiple service sites
within a college. |
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An add-on Text Messaging component is available that provides the ability to
send a text message to students notifying them of any Early Alerts that have been e-mailed to them and to send a reminder to students when they
have not followed up on pending alert actions.
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SARS·ALRT Benefits
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Proactive system helps to boost the retention rate of at-risk students, thereby
improving enrollment levels. |
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Faculty are more likely to initiate earlier interventions because the system
is so fast and easy to use. |
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Feedback features enhance intercommunication between instructors and student
service centers.
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SARS·ALRT System Requirements
SARS·ALRT is installed on a server and accessed by client computers.
For the Text Messaging option, colleges must have text messaging hardware and a text plan that we support. Contact us for more information.
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Software:
SARS·ALRT is written in ASP.Net 2.0 and uses ADO.Net to access its database. SARS·ALRT has been tested and deployed with Microsoft SQL Server.
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Client Workstation (Minimum System Requirements):
SARS·ALRT supports Internet Explorer, FireFox and Netscape. SARS·ALRT requires JavaScript and Cookies enabled on the client's browser.
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File/Database Server (Minimum System Requirements):
SARS·ALRT can be installed on any Windows server running IIS with the Microsoft.Net Framework v2.0. It has been successfully tested on Windows 2000
- 2008 Server operating systems with Microsoft SQL Server. The system requires a minimum of 40 MB of disk space.
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The SARS·ALRT Package
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One SARS·ALRT site license usable by an unlimited number of departments,
and even branch campuses, of a single college/university |
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One copy of SARS·ALRT software |
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One copy of SARS·ALRT documentation |
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On screen help integrated within SARS·ALRT |
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One full year of SARS·ALRT upgrades |
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One full year of support via phone, fax, e-mail or internet |
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SARS·ALRT is an Early Alert Referral System that helps promote student success and retention. This web-based software enables faculty and staff to identify
students who are having difficulties, connect them with campus services that can provide appropriate interventions, and receive feedback on actions taken.