148 Skyward Testimonials

“Customization is great when you need it, but if someone leaves the district and did all of the customization without documenting anything, all of that information is lost. Unless you’re that one person at the district who knows all of the ins and outs of the system, over-customization isn’t beneficial.”

"Had I have known the time that it would save me each year in setting up contracts and pay records for the staff I would have begun using it much sooner. I wholeheartedly recommend this product."

"Skyward has been a tool that has saved us much time and effort, especially in the area of term-end grades. Checkout used to be a nightmare, having to reconcile two different systems, but Skyward's grading processes have made it extremely simple."

"At the time, we thought we were making a move toward something better. But we quickly realized that Skyward had been solving challenges we hadn't even recognized before. The functionality and reliability we once took for granted were suddenly missing."

"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."

"A Combination Of Good Technology, A Flexible System, And A Partner That’s Invested In Your Own Interest Is Absolutely Vital To Ongoing Success. And That Is What We Have With Skyward."

“There was no common database, no place for data to start, and no place for data to be exported."

"Skyward looks at the challenges districts face and finds ways to ease the burdens or eliminate them altogether, Skyward not only listens to us, but they try to achieve any outcomes we seek. It’s the only software company I know that operates at this level with its customers."

"Performing AP tasks with Skyward is organized and easy. It has simplified our processes and made reconciling all accounting seamless and accurate. It also allows quick access to past invoices and payments."

“Secretaries were leading other secretaries and so forth, instead of me telling them about my expectations from the backend, We had detailed roll-out plans with expectations for our staff. Tasks were split into ‘required’ and ‘recommended,’ which we still continue today.”

"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."

"Our campus registration staff could review what the parents entered during the online registration process and verify the data for accuracy prior to saving it in our system, New Student Online Enrollment ensured all paperwork was accurate and complete."

"We were excited from the beginning about our move to Skyward, and our district staff had many cheerleaders helping us move through the implementation, The Skyward staff was outstanding in answering our every question and keeping us on task. I am still amazed at what was accomplished in such a short period of time. It was a very positive process and a great move to Skyward."

"You can only imagine how it was in the past when it came to tax time, Every director had to add up all of the payments for every kid and prepare a statement by hand. Now, we go in and it literally takes us five minutes to run all of the sheets for all of the kids."

"The biggest change in our experience with Skyward was moving from the PAC version to the web version,” said Sample. “Like anyone, I didn’t like having to make this change at first, but now the web version is so much better."