“Internal and external applicants say that finding jobs, creating accounts, applying for multiple positions, and getting email updates when new positions open all made the application process positive for them. We have a lot more applicants than we did with the old system, which shows that applicants are better able …

“The IEP alerts are also helpful in differentiating instruction to meet each student’s needs.”

“We had like 50 things and we had no idea which ones were helping with student outcomes our kids and teachers were exhausted.”

“It’s taken away the excuses because it’s so easy to find materials, especially for Special Ed students, because it’s so much easier for them to use and find everything. It’s made it harder for students to say, ‘I couldn’t find this. I didn’t have that. I didn’t know that was …

“If they’re visual learners, you can have pictures; if they’re auditory learners, there are hearing options. There are different options, even in the assessment feature. They have choices even for matching—they can do drag and drop if they’re more tactile or they can just click a drop down. Whatever is …

“With PARCC and Common Core, they talk about interactive essays where you have pictures and multimedia. As [students] started working on their interactive essays, it seemed less like a Word doc and more like a web page. So we did individual WikiProjects and they each had their own space to …

“They’re responsible for taking pictures of vehicles using ThingLink and AudioBoom. ThingLink is picture-based. AudioBoom is audio files. We do target language through AudioBoom. They take that and embed it all through [PowerSchool] in WikiProjects. They work with their group mates—you’re responsible for these aspects, you’re responsible for those aspects, …

“A lot of times for a foreign language, the homework will be that they have to use a certain verb tense. I will tell them to keep doing a practice quiz until they get 100. I can then track how many times it takes them, and then depending on how …

“We’re pleased with the functionality. One of the aspects we like is that teachers are able to do attendance in the classroom on mobile devices in real time and parents are able to see that attendance immediately.”

“This is an all-in-one product that provides information at a timely, immediate moment for parents, students, teachers, as well as administrators to really analyze students who are at risk."

“Our district has technology in use for what it can do, not for what it is. For us that’s providing a personalized learning path for our students. Regardless of what your grade level is or what your passion might be in terms of learning, we believe that we can provide …

“I love how easy it is to use; it truly is. PowerSchool is just straightforward and pretty much unbeatable."

“PowerSchool is incredibly user friendly. The front user face is so easy to find what you need. Whether you’re looking at reports, or looking at student data, everything is right there.”

“It’s important to have the ability to go back and track the process of an individual student, whether it’s during the application stage or post-registration. PowerSchool Registration provides us with a foolproof method. Everything is documented so that we remain transparent at all times."

“Teachers can also save many hours because they no longer have to calculate their standards by hand. The gradebook does many of their calculations that took hours in the past."