<s>
BCeSIS	B-Application
(	O
the	O
British	O
Columbia	O
Enterprise	O
Student	B-Application
Information	I-Application
System	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
a	O
common	O
student	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
that	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
independent	O
schools	O
and	O
school	O
districts	O
of	O
British	O
Columbia	O
,	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eSIS	O
is	O
commercial	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Administrative	O
Assistants	O
Ltd	O
of	O
Ontario	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
foundation	O
for	O
a	O
centrally	O
hosted	O
,	O
web	O
accessible	O
student	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BceSIS	B-Application
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
MyEducationBC	O
(	O
MyEdBC	O
)	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BCeSIS	B-Application
System	O
is	O
currently	O
hosted	O
by	O
Fujitsu	O
Canada	O
under	O
contract	O
to	O
the	O
British	O
Columbia	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
all	O
districts	O
have	O
signed	O
a	O
memorandum	O
of	O
understanding	O
to	O
voluntarily	O
adopt	O
BCeSIS	B-Application
on	O
their	O
own	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Independent	O
Schools	O
of	O
BC	O
have	O
pooled	O
their	O
resources	O
as	O
a	O
consortium	O
(	O
the	O
)	O
and	O
implementation/training	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
BCeSIS	B-Application
for	O
Independent	O
and	O
First	O
Nations	O
School	O
is	O
handled	O
by	O
this	O
consortium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
with	O
a	O
start-up	O
beset	O
with	O
server	O
problems	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
BCeSIS	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
sharp	O
anxiety	O
and	O
a	O
call	O
to	O
examine	O
whether	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
worth	O
the	O
$80	O
million	O
expenditure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BCeSIS	B-Application
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
outdated	O
Java	O
versions	O
,	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
Java	O
was	O
never	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BCeSIS	B-Application
gathers	O
attendance	O
in	O
the	O
classroom	O
using	O
an	O
electronic	O
attendance	O
checklist	O
and	O
allows	O
both	O
the	O
teacher	O
and	O
the	O
office	O
to	O
share	O
information	O
regarding	O
student	O
absences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
BCeSIS	B-Application
the	O
province	O
will	O
be	O
implementing	O
a	O
new	O
capability	O
called	O
Parent	O
Assistant	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
parents	O
to	O
monitor	O
their	O
children	O
's	O
attendance	O
and	O
performance	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
entered	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BCeSIS	B-Application
drew	O
media	O
attention	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
for	O
slow	O
performance	O
that	O
hampered	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
schools	O
to	O
make	O
timetable	O
changes	O
,	O
process	O
student	O
transfers	O
,	O
and	O
complete	O
attendance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
new	O
school	O
district	O
using	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
Fujitsu	O
Service	O
Desk	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
logins	O
and	O
post	O
"	O
BCeSIS	B-Application
unavailable	O
"	O
messages	O
during	O
peak	O
usage	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
The	O
Vancouver	O
Sun	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Education	O
would	O
be	O
discontinuing	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
BCeSIS	B-Application
software	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
recommendation	O
by	O
Gartner	O
,	O
Inc	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
likely	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
replacement	O
in	O
place	O
until	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BCeSIS	B-Application
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
MyEducationBC	O
.	O
</s>
