Aesop is a web-based system that allows employees to report absences 24/7 via both a toll-free telephone number and the web. The system can then use preference lists to match the appropriate substitutes to the jobs, placing them by automatically calling them, as well as allowing the substitutes to view and accept the appropriate jobs online or by calling into a toll-free telephone number. Administrators can stay informed through extensive reporting, including a custom reporting feature.