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PowerSchool Enrollment

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What is PowerSchool Enrollment?

PowerSchool Enrollment (formerly Registration) is a customizable platform for a school’s admissions, choice, enrollment, and registration needs, no matter the size or type of school or district. It is a simple yet robust online system for applications, school choice and lotteries, waitlists, student contracts, registration forms, policy sign-offs, athletic sign-ups, and more. Users can customize forms and processes to their school/district needs, communicate with families, and ensure that data submitted is accurate upon first submission, increasing student safety and decreasing administrative burdens. Users can then deliver standardized data to their SIS using auto-delivery.

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Finally a company that listens!

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Terica BerganView profile
Data Services Coordinator in Information Technology at Berrien Springs Public Schools (501-1000 employees employees)

Pros

  • It is very user-friendly. The interface is clean and simple yet very powerful. It shows you don't need a lot of buttons to have a sound software system.
  • It integrates with PowerSchool seamlessly and is able to be customized.

Cons

  • Our district customizes our own form, and I wish there were tutorials for doing that yourself. It's been a lot of trial and error.

Return on Investment

  • Our data has never been more accurate.
  • Even principals can quickly see how many students may be enrolling.

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Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a user, I used powerschool to receive my grades in school as well as see other administrative information. It addresses the problem of how to get grades to students.

Pros

  • Good UI
  • Easy to see grades
  • Fast access to everything

Cons

  • Menus are a bit convoluted for things other than grades
  • Easier access to past grades

Return on Investment

  • easy access to grades
  • quick access to grades

Alternatives Considered

Moodle and Blackboard Learn

Other Software Used

Moodle, Blackboard Learn

PowerSchool powers our school

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Scott RyanView profile
Science Teacher at Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Daily attendance
  • Simple reports
  • Gradebook

Cons

  • Functionality of reports
  • End-user ease of Gradebook
  • Customization of reports

Return on Investment

  • Simplifies grading
  • Simplifies attendance
  • Allows teachers to complete work of other personnel so they are not needed

Simple, easy to use

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Nicole NixonView profile
Administrative Assistant at Putnam City Schools (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Clear, easy interface
  • Queries are precise
  • Data is easily gathered

Cons

  • I wish there were a list of query options. Sometimes it's hard to find the right query to use in order to get the results you want.
  • I think it's helpful to add more color or easier ways to sift through the data.
  • Exporting the data into another program that isn't Notepad! How frustrating!

Return on Investment

  • If a student has been in the school district before, leaves, and then returns, a list of the students' previous teachers is kept in the system.
  • Easy to enter and add students with minimum information.

Other Software Used

ownCloud

PowerSchool Registration makes your life easier!

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Verified User
Employee in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • It is able to write back to the student information system with a matching process that ensures the accuracy of student data.
  • It tracks the data and the changes, who made the changes, and when the data was imported.
  • It organizes the process. It creates a system that relies on checks and balances, and causes you to re-evaluate your process.

Cons

  • It can be inflexible.
  • They are slow on turn-around at times, but I think it has to do with the fact that most people are doing registration at the same time of year.

Return on Investment

  • Absolutely positive, we have invested very little in comparison to what we get back. Our data is complete from the time a student enrolls, and that used to never happen.
  • In addition, additional data can be collected by departments for many uses which can always be made importable into other systems.
  • Every element is trackable.

Other Software Used

PowerSchool Student Information System, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM