LMS, SIS, & MIS: Unifying Your Instructional and Administrat

Your school’s digital ecosystem is the engine that drives success, composed of two critical halves: the administrative backbone and the instructional environment. While your Student Information System (SIS) and Management Information System (MIS) handle the administrative logistics, the Learning Management System (LMS) powers the classroom experience.

Too often, these systems operate in isolated silos, leading to data entry duplication, reporting inaccuracies, and disjointed user experiences for students, teachers, and parents.

ETS Solutions specializes in auditing, selecting, implementing, and integrating your core educational platforms, ensuring a unified system that drives administrative efficiency and instructional impact.

Understanding Your Core EdTech Platforms

System

Core Function

Key Stakeholders

SIS / MIS (Administrative Hub)

Manages all administrative data and back-end operations, including enrollment, attendance, scheduling, billing, transcripts, and demographic records.

Administrators, Office Staff, Parents

LMS (Instructional Hub)

Delivers, manages, and tracks all educational content, assignments, assessments, and communication for courses and training programs.

Teachers, Students, Instructional Designers

Our Platform Consulting Services

Choosing and implementing the right educational software is a high-stakes, complex endeavor. Our expert consultants provide strategic guidance at every stage, minimizing risks and maximizing your long-term investment.

1. System Selection and Strategy Development

We ensure you invest in a solution that is scalable, secure, and perfectly matched to your pedagogical and financial goals.

• Needs Analysis: Conducting a comprehensive audit of your existing platforms (including legacy systems) and future learning objectives.
• Platform Evaluation: Providing objective, unbiased guidance on selecting the best-fit system from market leaders (like Canvas, Brightspace, Moodle, etc.) or assessing custom solutions.
• Cost-Effective Roadmaps: Defining requirements, timelines, and implementation priorities that ensure maximum impact with minimal budget strain.

2. Risk-Free Data Migration and Implementation

Moving from an old system to a new one is often a daunting challenge fraught with risk of data loss or system downtime. We manage the transition with precision and care.

• Secure Data Transfer: Utilizing multi-phase data transfer and rigorous data cleanup processes to ensure all student records, course history, and grade books are migrated intact and securely.
• Legacy Revamp: Seamlessly moving course content, user data, and training history from outdated or standalone systems to your new core platform.
• Change Management: Developing a clear transition plan, including role-based, hands-on training for administrators and educators, ensuring high user adoption from Go Live.

3. Seamless Interoperability and Integration

The true power of your digital ecosystem is unlocked when your LMS and SIS speak the same language. We specialize in robust, standards-driven integrations.

• Single Sign-On (SSO): Unifying user access across all platforms to reduce login fatigue and enhance the user experience.
• Real-Time Data Sync: Integrating systems to ensure student enrollment from the SIS automatically triggers course access in the LMS, and gradebook updates from the LMS sync seamlessly back to the SIS for accurate transcripts and report cards.
• Standards Compliance: Leveraging industry standards like LTI 1.3, SCORM, and xAPI to ensure secure, plug-and-play interoperability with external digital learning tools and applications.