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[Tom Hoffman <tom.hoffman@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK, here it is:


Package Name
Synopsis
Description

schooltool-2009
A suite of free administrative software for schools.
schooltool-2009 is the standard distribution of SchoolTool components
providing a running web-based student information system for a single
school, including calendaring, student enrollment and demographics,
gradebooks, attendance, intervention tracking and reporting.

schooltool-common
Standard tools and infrastructure used by SchoolTool servers.
Configuration files, init scripts and other things all SchoolTool servers need.

schooltool-cando
A competency tracking system built on SchoolTool
CanDo is an web-based application that allows teachers and
administrators to manage, track and report student acquisition of
competencies during a course.

python-schooltool.stapp2008fall
Defines a standard SchoolTool configuration.
This is a legacy configuration still used within the standard
distribution of SchoolTool.

python-schooltool.lyceum.journal
An attendance and class participation component for SchoolTool.
SchoolTool Lyceum Journal is part of the standard distribution of SchoolTool.

python-schooltool.intervention
A component for SchoolTool to help plan and manage student interventions.
With SchoolTool Intervention, teachers and other stakeholders can
define a plan of action for a student, track progress toward goals and
faciliate communication around these issues.
SchoolTool Intervention is part of the standard distribution of SchoolTool.

python-schooltool.gradebook
A gradebook component for SchoolTool.
SchoolTool Gradebook includes a point-based gradebook for all teachers
in the school, and a facility to aggregate grades and other
assessments from each teacher to generate reports.
SchoolTool Gradebook is part of the standard distribution of SchoolTool.

python-schooltool.cas
A CAS authentication plugin for SchoolTool.
This allows users to authenticate to SchoolTool via a CAS server.  A
functioning local CAS server is also required.

python-schooltool
Python libraries used by SchoolTool.
python-schooltool is the core of SchoolTool's source code, necessary
to run a SchoolTool server.

python-cando
Python libraries used by CanDo.
python-cando is the core of CanDo's source code, necessary to run a
CanDo server.

Did I miss anything?  Typos?

--Tom