“The biggest issue was that it was very difficult to track what happened. Any time you use paper, it could get lost, or if it was updated, not everyone would have the most current version. It just left too much room for error.”

“Parents only have to go to one place to drop off their documentation.”

“The first thing that I fell in love with was the emails that were generated weekly. I would get emails summarizing what my student’s grades were. I also love that I could go in on my time and look at my children’s grades. And if I have a question, I …

“And do you know what happens when a link breaks and everything within the spreadsheet breaks and [someone else] created it? It’s not good, to say the least.”

“Because the goal is always to get them back home."

“We track each student’s return criteria, meaning what types of behaviors should the student exhibit to be back on their home campus."

“Teachers can share so that it can be more collaborative and they’re not so burdened."

“The connections are new to everyone, but it provides good data. So it’s good to share in weekly PLCs so we can determine students’ needs together."

“We looked towards solutions that help us achieve less paperwork and be more efficient."

“But the goal is always the same: helping teachers help students.”

“What I loved was how it made financial data accessible. Teachers, principals—anyone—could actually understand the numbers and make decisions with them. That’s what I wanted for Newfield.”

“Customer service is at the forefront of everything that we do. We pride ourselves on our customer service by offering lots of training opportunities, continued learning, and documentation.”

“You load the file, and five seconds later, it’s loaded hundreds of test scores for all of your selected students."

“Just like every other school district after the pandemic, absenteeism was at an all-time high, and we were just trying to find ways to decrease the number of absences by students.”

“My main goal in the district is to protect our data and make sure our database is keeping track of what we need for pupil accounting, academics, and grades. I focus on keeping that data safe and making sure the people who need access to it have the access they …