“The chief academic officer of secondary and the EC executive director used the data to work with schools to improve supports for our most at-risk students. That’s now on everyone’s radar across the district about whether we’re appropriately and fully implementing behavior plans or beginning to take important steps to …

“Kern Education Pledge members are committed to taking this collaboration to the next level by formalizing data sharing and engaging in activities around shared responsibility and shared accountability. Our goal is to focus on closing achievement gaps between student groups through an equity lens and ultimately prepare students for career …

“Connected Intelligence allows us to get real-time data, refresh it quickly and get it to stakeholders. We might have hit the dartboard before, but now we’re hitting the bullseye.”

“The ability to see the whole school division, a single school, a teacher, or a specific class section with simple changes in a dashboard selection is a great time saver for me.”

“In the past we were guessing at what our kids’ needs were. With PowerSchool Assessment we are able to pinpoint areas that allow us to individualize their learning experience. We are able to pinpoint areas where they do well and those areas we need to revisit. That is the purpose …

“There is now a connection for students. Kids rarely get feedback on their benchmark scores. The PowerSchool Assessment student profile connected it for them. Now our students connect their formative weekly data in their data binder to their quarterly data and yearly performance. The data leads us into more and …

“When we were piloting, we were just thinking in terms of instructional usage in the classroom. We quickly discovered that our building administrators were also interested in using [PowerSchool Learning] and Google to communicate and collaborate with their staff. While it wasn’t what we had been gearing up for, it’s …

“Teachers quickly realized the time savings in not having to continually upload a Word doc or a PDF with each edit. They really saw the value of that and it translated into a high adoption rate for [PowerSchool Learning] and Google. Teachers began posting class notes, homework, test reviews and …

“PowerSchool is quick, easy to use, and has definitely helped us become more efficient.”

“Our staff was frustrated, including me, Washington Local Schools’ EMIS Coordinator and District PowerSchool Administrator. We knew we needed a new student information system, and we had many important priorities. Change can be difficult, so we really wanted a long-term solution with an industry leader. We were looking for a …

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

“I’ve always been a believer that [PowerSchool Learning] is easy to use. It’s just so intuitive. We hit the ground running, getting people on board without any training. Every department got really creative about how they could use it.”

“PowerSchool is a one-stop shop. You can do it all, easily, from one screen check attendance, historical grades, and more.”

“All along, the PowerSchool Registration team have been responsive to – even proactive about – our questions and our needs.”

“I have confidence that if we have a problem, they will find a solution. And I know we won’t be nickel and dimed for that solution. Nothing about or from the company is what I’d call ‘off the shelf."