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Focused on driving your success, PowerSchool SIS is the leading student information system software solution for K-12 educational institutions. Power your operations with flexible, innovative, easy-to-use technology that plays a central role in your school or district.
Provider
PowerSchool
Located In
United States
Foundation
2000
Open API
Unverified
Deployment
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Training
Documentation, Webinars, Live Online
Support
Chat
K-12 public, charter, independent/private schools and districts. Used by Administrators, teachers, parents, and students.
Content Source: PowerSchool SIS
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Reviewers appreciate PowerSchool SIS for its comprehensive student information management capabilities, allowing them to access and manage student data efficiently. They highlight the convenience of having all student information in one place, which can be accessed from anywhere, making it easier to find necessary details quickly. Users also commend the software for its user-friendly interface, which simplifies the process of managing student records and information.
Users find PowerSchool SIS helpful for parental control and streamlining school processes, with many praising its user-friendly interface and the ability to monitor their children's school activities. They appreciate the convenience of having all necessary functions in one place, which aids in managing their kids' education. However, some users point out missing features and difficulties with email integration, as well as challenges associated with switching to the program from other systems.
Pros
The ability to customize the SIS product with PowerSchool and third party vendors is a nice feature. It's ability to integrate with other education products is also a strength.
I like how PowerSchool helps integrate all the resources in one place. It is very easy to add multiple students in one account itself, like siblings from the same family.
My husband and I would check it from time to time and we found it was a good conversation starter to let them know how proud we were of their improvement, progress etc.
PowerSchool is a great tool for both me and my child. It is easy to navigate and displays perfectly on mobile devices.
Cons
If your periods are coded as different Classes by your District, you will be forced to open, close, enter grades, repeat... over and over for each separate class.
The software was hard to navigate and the teacher comments were not easily viewable. Overall, I found the software disorganized.
There is no symbol that calculates as a 0 but is a notification for absentees. Instead, they see the 0 (even if I have the green absentee symbol next to it), and automatically think, "That's it.
I struggled to find the specific reports I need and often have to "made do" with something that is close to what I'm looking for.
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"PowerSchool Helps Schools Stay Organized"
Overall: PowerSchool Student Information System had been a great tool overall. Tech-inclined teachers will find ways to make it work for them and save time will special features. Other teachers will find the layout easy to navigate and use with just a little bit of training. They are also regularly pushing out new features, so that is nice to see as well.
Pros: PowerSchool is an easy to use system. I have used it for over 3 years, but I felt comfortable with it after just a few days. The things you will use it for every day as a teacher (attendance and lunch count) are right there on the front page and easy to use. I can enter my attendance and lunch counts in probably about 20 seconds. The grading part is also easy to use. You can fill in grades and comments for all students as a timesaver. The fill comment can even be used to add each students individual name...which is a nice feature.
Cons: When the report cards print, they have a fairly basic set up. This might be something that is adjustable at the district level. I have seen other report cards look a little more professional- adding things like a school image.
"Powerschool SIS does it all!"
Overall: Powerschool has been a vital tool of our school district regarding student information. The abilities the program has to sync with other programs also makes our lives in technology much easier.
Pros: Powerschool SIS has so many features and capabilities. It is used daily in our schools to keep track of many aspects of a student's daily schedule.
Cons: There are many features that could intimidate a user who is just beginning to work with the program.
"Powerschool SIS- First year implemented"
Pros: The ability to customize the SIS product with PowerSchool and third party vendors is a nice feature. It's ability to integrate with other education products is also a strength.
Cons: The training we received was very minimal. Our district felt like there was a lot left up to us to figure out after completing the trainings that were included with the implementation process. There are a lot of unknown costs that come along with the base product. Our district has had to purchase many additional training hours and third party plugins to customize the product to fit our needs.
"Good but too much for us"
Overall: It was good working with PowerSchool, but we switched to an easier format and one that we could alter to fit our needs.
Pros: Plenty of applications to use with our school.
Cons: Too difficult to work for our small school. All the options just got in the way and caused confusion.
"PowerSchool"
Overall: We are on our second year, and it seems to be working well. The roll-over and reporting for state are handled very nicely.
Pros: This is a very user-friendly Student Information System for schools. The reporting features are great, and special education modules are better than most. They have a great content library as well.
Cons: I did not like the training sessions, and the pricing for these. These are additional expenses, and these sessions are purchased as training hour bundles. They do not roll over each year if they are not used.
