482 PowerSchool Testimonials

“A lot of the curriculum development work is done within our professional learning communities. Now our curriculum is dynamic, which can help identify opportunities for improvement.”

"During class, if a student doesn't understand the lesson, they can ask PowerBuddy later at home, allowing them to learn at their own pace. PowerBuddy provides students with continuous support even when a teacher is not near."

“PowerSchool works well in Ontario. The company has demonstrated the ability to invest and enhance the product to the level a current SIS needs to be in this day and age. The enhancements to the system are much appreciated. Keep up the great work!”

“In the first few weeks and days of distance learning I’ve learned less is more and to keep a clear focus on the learning objective. I support educators in my role, and I stay connected with them through weekly virtual meetings, virtual professional learning, and Microsoft Teams—sharing content I’ve organized on Google docs and built out in Schoology groups for them to copy to their own courses. From my own children’s schoolwork, it’s love (or not so much love) at first sight. When they open an assignment, they immediately respond with words or body language if they are happy or not to see what’s on their screen. This is a pleasant surprise because I see it as a secret weapon to my own lesson design. I know I need to make tasks visually appealing to draw them in. This sounds superficial, but it matters. I have received so many words of affirmation from my teachers, thanking me for what I have done to relieve their stress and provide them with lessons for their students in Schoology."

“I am classroom teacher. I know that teachers collaborate on an individual, department, and group level. Our school has put out a newsletter from our academic vice principal giving us updates, tips, suggestions, and places we can turn to for support. We were given a list of protocols for teachers to use, and our school families were also given protocols and expectations for students."

“In the first few weeks of distance learning, using Schoology for homework submission, assessments, and general navigation of materials has been a huge asset during the stay-in-place order. Students are comfortable in their space and are now learning the LMS, content, and a new way of life. Schoology is their safe place. I was surprised to see students have been pretty connected to class and are seeking more information to keep learning. One student felt defeated after seeing their score on a Schoology assessment. We had a Zoom meeting, and I shared my screen of what she entered, and it was just a miscommunication of directions. I did not anticipate students interpreting my question in this way, although she was the only student to do so. Her interpretation was also correct, and we celebrated on Zoom for her 100%. ”

“In the first few weeks in a distance learning environment, I’ve learned how awesome it can be using technology to connect with my students. I’ve been using Schoology Conferences and messages to stay connected. When teaching remotely, I really work one-on-one with students. It’s kind of a dream! Students who want to work ahead can do so, and students who struggle can have me all to themselves. During one of my Schoology conferences, I was closing by asking students what suggestions they had for fun activities we can do to learn while we are apart. I knew this was a gamble as I teach standard 10th-grade English and my students are all kinds of challenging. Do you know what they wanted more than anything? For me to read them bedtime stories. It made me realize that these kids need love more than they need anything else. It took a little time apart for us to realize how much we love and need each other."

“While the world around us shut down due to COVID-19, while there were so many uncertainties, we as a district were able to continue registering our students. I would need a lifetime to describe how much [our PowerSchool trainer,] Stuart Aron, means to us. We’re not computer people and needed a lot of guidance, and from the first email all the way to our training, he gingerly walked us through step by step. Our confidence level increased not just because of the training but also because of his genuine love for what he does. His drive is to ultimately see people excel. That’s neither taught nor learned—that comes from within.”

"For this last year we used the Learning piece and we are currently implementing the full Unified Classroom suite of applications — PowerTeacherPro, the assessment and analytics piece, the learning, and the Unified Classroom overall dashboard. We are expecting that to impact students because twofold — one, we can use the assessment and analytics piece to track learning and personalize that and once we have tracked that, the Unified Classroom Learning piece, the class pages will allow us to formulate specific groups of students and individual students and create a learning track for them that will best serve their needs."

"SchoolSpring is one of the few job boards we still use because of the success we’ve had finding high-quality candidates and how easy and appealing the platform is for posting jobs and resume mining."

"SchoolSpring makes it easier for candidates to see what openings we have."

"We began posting with Applicant Tracking for K-6 teaching candidates and received over 400 applications."

"The integration between Professional Learning and [Unified Classroom®] Schoology Learning makes learning, tracking, and reporting so easy."

“PowerSchool’s strength is flexibility, and because of that flexibility, a school district can align PowerSchool’s presentation of information more closely to its vision for what matters to students. The information they receive from their SIS is presented not in a way that serves some prototype school district, but in a way that has been tailored to their specific school district.”

"Candidate Assessment allows me to have an objective measure to help in not only the screening process but also in making final decisions about which potential candidate has the best chance to grow students throughout the year."