Opero Blog
Practical guidance for Kenyan school leaders — fees and M-Pesa, CBC records, transport safety, and who really owns your school’s data.
- 21 October 2026
Staff Appraisal in Kenyan Schools: TSC TPAD, BOM Staff and an Internal Record That Helps
TPAD covers TSC teachers, but BOM teachers and support staff need appraisal too. How a Kenyan school can run fair, recorded appraisals for every employee.
- 20 October 2026
Running the School Store: Stock, Reorder Levels and Requisitions That Add Up
Maize, chalk, exercise books and lab reagents: how a Kenyan school can track stock, reorder on time and approve requisitions without losses or arguments.
- 19 October 2026
The School Asset Register: Knowing What Your School Owns and What It Is Worth
A school asset register tells the board what the school owns, where it is and what it is worth today. A practical guide for Kenyan bursars and principals.
- 24 September 2026
Timetabling and Exams in Kenya: A Schedule That Holds All Term
Building a school timetable by hand each term invites clashes and lost lessons. See how to schedule lessons and exams in a Kenyan school so the plan actually holds.
- 23 September 2026
Admissions Without the Paper Chase: Digitising Enrolment in Kenyan Schools
Admissions set up a Kenyan school's whole year. See how digitising enrolment captures the learner record once, links to fees and the register, and ends the scramble.
- 22 September 2026
Choosing the Best School Management System in Kenya: A Buyer's Guide
Choosing a school management system in Kenya? This honest buyer's guide helps you judge any vendor on M-Pesa, CBC, data ownership, offline use and cost.
- 21 September 2026
School Payroll in Kenya: Staff Records That Outlive the Bursar
Run staff and payroll in your Kenyan school without a fragile spreadsheet: teacher records, leave, PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and housing levy, kept by the school.
- 20 September 2026
Reaching Every Parent: Why a School SMS System Beats the WhatsApp Group
WhatsApp groups miss parents and leave no record. A school SMS system reaches every parent on any phone, with a record of what was sent. Here is how it works.
- 19 September 2026
Recording CBC Assessment and Report Cards Without Drowning Teachers
CBC assessment replaced ranking with competency levels. Here is how a Kenyan school records formative work and produces report cards parents understand.
- 18 September 2026
Daily Attendance, Done Properly: A Digital Register for Kenyan Schools
A paper register marks attendance late and hides the child slipping away. See how a digital register and parent SMS alerts protect Kenyan pupils and fees.
- 17 September 2026
From Admissions to Alumni: The Full Digital Backbone of a Modern School
A school runs on a dozen disconnected tools. A school operating system joins admissions, fees, CBC, HR, transport and messaging into one backbone.
- 16 September 2026
Who Owns Your School's Data? Why It Should Be the School, Not the Vendor
Under Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019, a school is the data controller for its learners. Here's what that means for the software you choose.
- 15 September 2026
School Bus Safety in Kenya: Make the Afternoon Run a Record, Not a Worry
A child who boarded and was never signed off should be flagged, not forgotten. How Kenyan schools turn the school run into an accountable record.
- 14 September 2026
CBC Records, Sorted: What a Junior School Needs from a Management System
The CBC changed what schools must record. Here's what a Junior School management system has to handle, competencies, strands, and learner portfolios.
- 13 September 2026
How Kenyan Schools Can Automate Fee Collection with M-Pesa
M-Pesa fee collection cuts reconciliation from days to minutes. Here's how a Kenyan school automates fees without losing control of its own records.