“It wouldn’t have been my first recommendation to do this right away,” Judkins says. “An SIS touches everything, and you can’t build it well until you understand how the district actually works.”

"PowerSchool University (PSU) far exceeded my expectations, and I came expecting it to be great. The combined professionalism and friendliness of every PSU staff member I encountered added to the positive experience. Anytime I asked a question I felt like whoever I asked was ready to go the second mile …

“What has saved us and helped us when it has come to our Online and Blended Learning has been Schoology itself!”

"The ability to customize extensively has really made PowerSchool the best choice for the American School of Dubai. Though the system is designed for US public schools out of the box, we have been able to tailor fields, pages, and even build whole modules to the meet the needs of …

"We use PowerSchool Registration for our annual student updates, applications for inter- and intra-district transfers, Katy Virtual Schools enrollment, Katy Summer Academic Term enrollment, and new student registration. Future use will include our Career and Technology center applications. Our district uses tags, which are alerts to better prepare the campus …

"These community support specialists are district heroes. Their dedication to students combined with their knowledge of the PowerSchool Parent Portal contributes to the overall success and student achievement in their schools."

"Our students have insanely busy parents. Many of them are already out the door to work before their kids wake up in the morning. Students are getting themselves ready, to the bus and to school without seeing their parents. This is why we make sure that all staff have [PowerSchool] …

"I have two sons with very different personalities and learning styles. They both use PowerSchool [student portal] in different ways to keep themselves accountable. One, the Type A personality, checks in daily to ensure he is receiving maximum available credit for assignments and the grades deserved and contacts his teachers …

“It would be so much harder to keep things organized and get students fed without PowerSchool.”

“You get a lot of teachers and administrators that grumble, but when they see the ease of the software, where everything is made simpler for them, this light comes on.”

"I oversee everything that happens in PowerSchool at the school level. As the Assistant Principal, I’m in charge of the three B’s — books, butts, and buses. It saves me time. It saves me stress. I use it for discipline. I use it to ensure we protect students’ resources, like …

“As we continue to use eFinancePLUS, we are seeing the benefits in reduced costs and increased efficiencies from the all-in-one software.”

“Through the mobile app, PowerSchool has created an open line of communication for parents, teachers, and students."

"[PowerSchool Assessment] tracks data aligned with Virginia state standards. It allows us to personalize remediation after the 1st test so we are seeing 90% pass rates after the 2nd test. We use the [PowerSchool Assessment] data to see where they were strong and weak and track these details throughout their …

"Also, we have standards-based grading. We use this beautiful graph in PowerSchool for Final Standard Grade where the kids are listed down the left and standards down the right — you can click on the standard and this graph pops up and you can drill down and see how the …