"Everyone loves being able to look at grades, discipline, and attendance in one place, Before implementing Skyward RtI, teachers created Excel spreadsheets and printed out mailing labels for the letters that were sent home to every student who had to be tested. Now, Skyward generates forms to email. If there’s …

"Skyward has done an amazing job in implementing the software transition. The calendar of training sessions was scheduled in a very effective manner to enable a smooth transition."

"The School Business Suite is an integral piece of everything we do, Between that and the student system, there is really no one individual or area of the school that isn’t touched or impacted by something related to Skyward on a daily basis."

"Skyward continues to constantly improve their product, keeping abreast of what users need and staying proactive in updating the system accordingly, all while making the software easy to understand and always keeping users up to date. They are a true example of the importance of valuing their customers."

"I found [Skyward] to be relatively easy to learn, even after having no training or prior knowledge Now, having attended the training, I am able to access many more services that I can offer to our students and staff."

"One of the things that attracted us most to Skyward was the fact that it was web-based. It was very important to us because we want teachers to have access to their gradebook, their online lesson plans, and so forth, at home."

"We’re not going to have the errors on timesheets – before a person could put down ‘8 a.m. to 4 p.m.’ and say that was 10 hours, There are not those kinds of addition errors or calculating errors on both the employees’ part and the people who process payroll. When …

"True Time is part of the culture here. It’s like using email now. It’s just something they do, and it’s easy for them to do. It’s so convenient."

“Our old system was archaic. For example, when doing reports, it showed all the job code language. Having to weed through all of that was difficult and confusing.”

“My advice to other districts is to give your staff, especially your office staff, plenty of time to learn and experiment with the system while implementing. The more comfortable they are once school starts, the better."

"Tardy students were a constant issue, Staff lost a lot of instructional time checking students in.”

"Teachers and parents are communicating much more thanks to Family Access and tardy kiosks. Having that type of relationship is important to student success."

“After the resignation of our superintendent and director of operations, I was given the role as the district’s director of information services. Liz Boyles. With my new role, I quickly took the lead on our Skyward needs and helped ensure we had a smooth implementation. Four years after implementation, Boyles …

"Eliminating timecards has been the biggest savings, We used to print out everyone’s timecards every other week. Also, with the time saved and the tracking of hours in True Time, we are now able to focus on the Affordable Care Act and the reporting requirements."

"We can see who has read an email, skimmed it or deleted it without opening, Teachers can then reach out to parents who have not downloaded their student’s report card, for example, to be sure everyone is staying engaged."