474 PowerSchool Testimonials

“PowerSchool has helped to power a technology ecosystem in Dumont. PowerSchool was the stimulus and impetus to use technology, and then became a force multiplier in creating a seamless user experience. As a result of using PowerSchool, online resources became more readily accessible and feasible to use when our infrastructure was dramatically upgraded.”

"We implemented KiNVO in 2016, and if you look at our data, that’s exactly when you see an increase in our attendance and graduation rates, decrease in chronic absenteeism, and an increase in state exam scores."

“We all know that the devices are the easy part but changing learning and teaching in our classrooms is a much more complex process. The Schoology Blended Learning PD Program has been fantastic in providing our teachers a pedagogical approach in utilizing the strong features in Schoology. Our Blended Learning Cohort teachers are applying their learning immediately, sharing their learning and successes with their peers, and building momentum and excitement among their colleagues who now want to begin the program. Teachers in the cohort commonly share that they enjoy the sessions and find it among the best professional development they have experienced.”

“We are only one of 53 fully accredited divisions in the state. That’s out of 132. We’re very proud that even though we’re geographically small we’re very, very big in success. And we put children first. We had a lot of puzzle pieces that we were able to put together to become fully accredited, and PowerSchool Assessment was one of them.”

“For example, if you’re a third grade math teacher and you’re working on Standard of Learning 3.6, there’s a bank of questions you can access that are specific to the objective you’re working on. Using Bloom’s Taxonomy or DOK levels, teachers know how rigorous each of their assessment items are."

“I think it’s critical to always involve stakeholders in any information system that we are developing. Typically our stakeholder engagement sessions are held at educational service cooperatives. These regional meetings provide the ability to demonstrate tools for data-driven decision making and solicit feedback from educators on how they can be used in the classroom. We then architect the systems based on their needs.”

“Once all the data from different silos have been loaded into a single database, we then do the extract, transfer, and load process. We have this data loaded in a warehouse and then put a reporting engine on top of it and from there the reports actually go directly from the warehouse to the website.”

“Previously nothing was real-time. One of our goals was to have a one-stop shop through which we are better able to quickly access information about student achievement.”

“PowerSchool has been an excellent solution for managing our student data. It’s easy to use and full of functionality. And by implementing PowerSchool Hosting, we’re saving thousands of dollars every year in equipment costs and, more importantly, in staff hours."

“State reporting with PowerSchool is great! We can easily tie teachers to courses that the state needs, as well as matching data up with the superintendent’s report. We use many of PowerSchool’s reporting options and have been able to get reporting done on time and accurately.”

“Things that used to take days to complete can now be completed in far less time. It’s user-friendly and we can easily see and print out students’ schedules. It is also helpful to load the previous year’s schedule and make changes on that, as needed, instead of rebuilding an entire master schedule.”

“PowerSchool Special Education brings together systems that weren’t connected at a local level and meets the needs of the entire department. This is bringing it all together into one powerful application to share data back and forth. It has eliminated redundancies and made things much more efficient."

“It worked for a while but eventually got to a point that it needed to be updated to meet our growing needs. The previous system did not integrate well with our other systems. There was a lot of duplication of data entry; staff were adding information into our Special Education System but it would not carry over into other applications. We didn’t have one stop for data to be housed.”

“PowerSchool Special Education is helping students get their Special Equipment Amount (SEA) claims processed efficiently and resources into their hands quickly. A process that was once up to 12 months has been reduced to as little as a few weeks.”

“Because of our size, it had become increasingly important to have something in place to support consistency in our system. Departments supporting students with Special Education needs were using many small department-specific applications. It was challenging for them to access important student information necessary to do their work efficiently.“