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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Gradelink SIS

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AGradebook aims to help schools fulfill their mission and improve student outcomes with easy-to-use gradebook & SIS software that saves time. Cloud-enabled, standards-ready, with integrated lesson plans. According to the vendor, report card time has never been this easy.N/A

    Schoolmint Hero

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ASchoolMint Hero is student behavior management software for K-12 schools and districts, from Schoolmint. Hero's goal is to enable consistent redirection of negative behavior, reinforcement of positive behavior and communication between educators, students, parents, and administrators across classrooms school and district-wide. Features include positive behavior tracking tools, referral and tardy management, school event management, behavior analytics data, etc.N/A
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    Gradelink SISSchoolmint Hero
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    Gradelink SISSchoolmint Hero
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Chose Schoolmint Hero
    We used a tardy tracking system a couple years ago but it wasn't as efficient as Hero. It did not keep track of any positive behaviors. I don't remember the name of the system but I know it only focused on the negative behaviors and giving out consequences for those negative …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score6.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Gradelink SISSchoolmint Hero
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    9.7
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Gradelink SISSchoolmint Hero
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gradelink
    Gradelink is easy to use and keeps students and parents informed of the student's progress in a class. It is an excellent tool to foster communication between the teacher and the parent. Gradelink is very user-friendly and offers a variety of tools to assist the teacher in grading assignments. The teacher may select between points or percentages as well as provide a narrative for the parent to see what a particular assignment encompassed.
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    Schoolmint
    Hero is a great time saver for any busy school administrator. Students are able to use technology to earn positive points and also track and manage their own discipline. It is user-friendly and adaptable to the specific needs of the school. I love writing my own tracking codes and setting the action thresholds.
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    Pros
    Gradelink
    • Ease of use. The interface is very user-friendly, and not intimidating to those who are not IT specialists.
    • Data Management. We use Gradelink to keep all our student records current and available.
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    Schoolmint
    • Allows ALL students to earn points at the push of a button.
    • Connects with infinite Campus so student schedules and info are always accurate on the Hero site.
    • Allows teachers to create their own groups for after school programs or even small groups in their classrooms.
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    Cons
    Gradelink
    • I wish I had a better system for tracking student specific notes (behavioral).
    • I wish the admin platform and the teacher platform weren't so different, so I could learn more from teachers (who use Gradelink even more than I do).
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    Schoolmint
    • Hero had the Hero Homeroom where teachers could collaborate and receive rewards but that was discontinued. I think that a similar reward system for those who are supposed to be inputting information would be helpful, where consistency for the required input is rewarded. For example: teachers were to be recording points for all their students every period every day - if they received points for completing their input & could then choose to spend those points on rewards that would help encourage participation to make it more successful overall.
    • Too hands-off in making sure that implementation is as successful as possible.
    • Too techie for non-tech savvy people.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gradelink
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    Schoolmint
    It is a great product
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    Usability
    Gradelink
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    Schoolmint
    again. for the day to day usage, adding points is a bit of a chore but I keep doing it because the students respond
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    Support Rating
    Gradelink
    There can be some added items such as the ability to add and differentiate assignments.
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    Schoolmint
    Someone is always available. I like being able to call, chat, or email as needed. There are also a lot of tutorials and webinars provided. Hero does a good job of providing tools for onboarding new users and customers as well. It is easy to find whatever information you are looking for.
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    Gradelink
    Gradelink SIS has a lot more helpful and useful features for teachers, admin, and staff. First, it has lesson plans and state standards integration which is a great help for teachers. With this feature, teachers don't have to worry about standards being in place for each lesson plan.
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    Schoolmint
    We used a tardy tracking system a couple years ago but it wasn't as efficient as Hero. It did not keep track of any positive behaviors. I don't remember the name of the system but I know it only focused on the negative behaviors and giving out consequences for those negative behaviors.
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    Return on Investment
    Gradelink
    • Fosters Communication
    • Ease of use
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    Schoolmint
    • Definitely worth the money. The kids are happy, they're using the program as often as they can, and they appreciate the opportunity to be rewarded for their good behavior.
    • We've been able to sustain a store, and that's super awesome. I know we wouldn't be able to without the help of Hero and the ways in which we keep the hype.
    • I think I need more help with teacher adoption. We have a lot of initiatives at our school, so we're trying to take on a little more than we can chew at this point. We're getting there though!
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