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White Mountain Adds Payroll to the Skoolee Suite

White Mountain Technologies today announced the integration of Payroll as a new software module into its Skoolee SIS (Student Information System) for schools.

2010-08-28
BEIRUT, LEBANON, August 28, 2010 (Press-News.org) The Payroll module manages the school's payroll activities, with support for multiple school branches and multiple countries. Its highlights are:
• Coverage for all types of employee payroll in schools including teachers, workers, administrators, staff and security personnel
• Support for retirement fund, taxation (NSSF), social security accounts
• Inclusion of different work time schedules such as regular, overtime, regular overtime and irregular overtime
• Automated interface to attendance machines to accurately calculate working hours and transportation cost
• Generation of powerful reports allowing users to tap into a more complete information pool for better decision making and clearer visibility into its processes

In short, the Payroll module allows the school to gain complete control over its Payroll needs with an integrated solution that covers all their needs.

"This new addition to the Skoolee Suite highlights yet again Skoolee as a complete, integrated software solution to all the school's needs. With this latest addition of the Payroll module, schools no longer have to worry about duplicate data entries into multiple systems. Furthermore, with the native support for local government taxation laws and requirements, this new solution is ideal for schools in the MENA and Gulf region" says Ghassan Abboud, White Mountain's managing director.

About Skoolee

Skoolee is a highly configurable and multilingual software solution that supports national curricula and international schools. It helps administrators, teachers, students, and parents manage children's elementary and secondary education. Skoolee facilitates the interaction between the different constituents throughout the schools by allowing them access to critical functionality that is immediately pertinent to their specific needs.

Skoolee makes basic academic tasks more efficient and easier to manage. Those tasks include:
• Class Scheduling
• Student registration
• Monitoring student grades and performance
• Reporting misconduct and absence
• Online assignments and exams
• Teacher and course assessments
• Discussion boards for tutorials and collaboration
• Parent alerts to meetings through SMS messaging

Skoolee software is built by White Mountain Technologies and caters to multilingual schools throughout the Middle East and Gulf region. Some of our client list includes:
• Antonine School Ghazir (ASG) in Lebanon,
• Hariri High School 2 (HHS2) in Lebanon,
• Kuwait Bilingual School in Kuwait,
• Dar Jana International School (DJIS) in Saudi Arabia,
• Debakey High School (Debakey) in Qatar
• Beirut Baptist School (BBS) in Lebanon

Skoolee is currently taught in regional universities, such as Lebanese University, as part of their curriculum, to help prepare students in acquiring a degree in Education.

Skoolee complements other White Mountain Technologies education systems, such as UniversiTools. UniversiTools software modules help higher education institutions manage academic cycles and services: exam and classroom scheduling, alumni management, online presence and career placement.


Contact Information

E-mail:info@WhiteMountainTechnologies.com
Web: http://www.WhiteMountainTechnologies.com

Lebanon

White Mountain Technologies
Hotel Dieu Street, Al-Mathaf Center
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: +961-1-422 765

UAE
PO Box 33263
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: + 971-50-302-9336

White Mountain Technologies s.a.l. is a solution provider focusing on the educational sector. We are a group of ambitious and hard working young professionals that serve the educational markets in the Gulf and MENA regions. We offer sophisticated software products and services that empower all constituents in the educational institutions from administrator to academia & students. We approach our work in the true sense of our slogan - Clear Vision, Solid Base.

We specialize in the domain of education and learning management. Our software products serve the k-12 schools and the higher education institutions. Our top two software product offerings are:
• Skoolee for schools
• UniversiTools for universities and institutes


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[Press-News.org] White Mountain Adds Payroll to the Skoolee Suite
White Mountain Technologies today announced the integration of Payroll as a new software module into its Skoolee SIS (Student Information System) for schools.