"I have always appreciated the customer service of Skyward because wherever I have been we have never missed a payroll, no matter what the circumstances might have been, Skyward has always stepped in to help with that. Even though I have been a Skyward customer in various districts for over a decade and have always had good customer service, what I experienced has exceeded any expectation I could have had."
"We are a small rural district with a small business department. Skyward allows us to efficiently and accurately complete important financial tasks."
"There is a strong and growing network of Skyward districts in Michigan, and many of those have been instrumental in getting the data hub up and running because of Skyward's willingness to invest time and effort into compliance."
"The trainers and customer support at Skyward are accessible to us for understanding our diverse needs for as large as we are Skyward has been focused on the needs of our district for continued service."
"They need to think about their underlying processes, cultural issues with paper, and the capacity of the staff to be able to effectively use a solution like Skyward, If a district successfully commits to that cultural shift, then Skyward is a great and powerful tool to achieve efficiency and effectiveness."
"It’s important to have a vision of what you want to accomplish with technology when it comes to branding and culture, The vision must take into account the current culture and climate within the organization and set a well-defined goal of where you want to go with the new initiative."
"It's About Teamwork, Which Is How It Should Be Between the Vendor and Client. We Didn't Get There With Our Former Vendor, but in Less Than Two Years We Are There With Skyward."
"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 no response, they send a letter. Best of all, teams of teachers have access to all of the data so they can figure out what each student needs."
"We needed buy-in from our families, That’s why creating opportunities for students and parents to communicate better with the school district was not only an investment financially, but also an investment in the importance of the experience."
"Over the years, Skyward and RCAS have formed a collaborative relationship. In fact, we were one of Skyward’s first customers to move to the Web. Together, we have developed new and innovative ideas, identifying requirements and enhancements that are a core part of the product today. We are proud of the role we have played in helping to make Skyward such a comprehensive and robust solution."
"We are able to operate with fewer administrative employees than other districts. Most require approximately five to six systems to accomplish what we do with just one."
"The simplified process of building reports, creating a budget, running payroll, paying bills, and year-end reporting is a significant improvement for us."
"I've had other school districts call to ask about our experiences with Skyward as they look to make the same switch. I can easily run through the advantages we've realized in our 2 ½ years in the system."
"I would absolutely recommend Skyward I've had other school districts call to ask about our experiences with Skyward as they look to make the same switch. I can easily run through the advantages we've realized in our 2 ½ years in the system."
"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 you’ve got that many manual timesheets to go through to check and approve, and only a certain amount of time to do it in, there’s a chance for errors."