Criteria vs. PowerSchool Unified Classroom

Best for small to mid-sized companies where you do not have a robust applicant tracking system. It served a dual purpose for my company and made my job easier. If you are large, the applicant tracking system is not beneficial to you while the assessments might be. If it can integrate directly with your system, use it!

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In the classroom it is very well suited. For classroom teachers, and for school systems in general. It is appropriate in this capacity because it creates a streamlined sense of communication for all stakeholders: teachers, parents, students, and administration. It makes parent meetings very easy, it makes interventions for students easy, and it helps administration keep tabs on overall progress

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• Customer Support
• Training
• Easy to use interface
• Ability to customize

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• Hand in/Hand Out Assignments
• Standards Based Assessments

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• Integration with more HRIS platforms
• More job descriptions for professional roles
• Computer based testing that is more specialized

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• The user interface is a little blocky and not entirely user-friendly.
• It does take more training than we'd like with new staff.

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They are very responsive to the issues that we have and follow through with their assistance. Having a live assist that is available when our teachers need it is essential too. They also seem to listen to suggestions on making improvements and have been transparent with us when renovations are done.

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I have used markbook and gradebook. Each system had good features that were slightly different but the fact that this one is web based and accessible makes it the best of the 3 I have used. The learning curve to using the program is similar to the other 2 and overall has allowed me to save time reporting to students and parents.

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• Efficiency for a one person HR team
• Better recruiting practices
• Higher retention

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• Positive impact- i don't know how much it costs but every teacher spends probably 1-4 hours on powerschool every week but it streamlines communication

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