Bana, E. E. (2019). Attendance monitoring system and performance dashboard using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology (Unpublished master's thesis). Public Management Development Program, Development Academy of the Philippines.

Public Management Development Program Middle Managers' Class Batch 17 Capstone Paper Thesis (MMC)--Development Academy of the Philippines

This project, Attendance Monitoring System and Performance Dashboard Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology, aimed to provide efficient system in recording, processing and reporting attendance and performance of students in school to improve access to quality education. This was implemented as pilot project with one class of grade 7 students at Antique Vocational School, Bugasong, Antique. This system worked through the Local Area Network, digitally recorded the daily attendance using RFID cards and fingerprints, and dynamically sent attendance records through texts to the mobile numbers of parents. Likewise, teachers were receiving texts about the expected number of students to attend morning and afternoon classes and the list of absentee-students which helped them in identifying habitually absent students and those who intentionally skipped their classes. Knowing they were closely monitored, students tend to avoid skipping of classes. With this system of close monitoring of attendance, parents were able to participate actively in following up and helping their children consistently attending school. Drop-outs were minimized and attendance of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) recipients improved because of the monitoring mechanisms provided by the system. The teachers and school officials were able to identify Student-At-Risk of Dropping and initially planned the interventions for them thru guidance counseling, home visitation and dedicated monitoring. Teachers were able to save time in preparing mandatory reports on students' attendance or the Form 2 of DepED with the use of the report generation facility of the system. This system facilitated the digitization of attendance records and processed them into more useful information for strategic planning and paved the way for continuous development to improve performance relevant to agency goals and objectives. The Schools Division Superintendent of Antique committed to support advocacies to schools and potential stakeholders thru policy and guidelines formulation for the adoption of the system in the entire Schools Division of Antique. The Department of Budget and Management requested this system also to be donated to them for monitoring attendance in schools of 4Ps recipients.