Skyward Student Management System

Skyward Student Management System

Skyward Student Management System

25 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Skyward Student Management System	Score 8.2 out of 10	N/A	Skyward, headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, offers the Skyward Student Management System, a k-12 student information system which provides classroom tools (e.g. gradebook, attendance tracking, etc), Family Engagement tools with portal, as well as admin and student services task management.	N/A

Pricing

Skyward Student Management System

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Skyward Student Management System
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Skyward Student Management System
Considered Both Products	Skyward Student Management System AD Andrew Defever Teacher Chose Skyward Student Management System I was not part of the selection team, which was done at the ISD level, but it was selected over others for its ability to integrate many different functions and features into one platform. So, instead of having to purchase multiple products to accomplish all we need, Skyward … Incentivized Helpful? Bill Black Commercial Art Teacher Chose Skyward Student Management System To be honest, I would prefer that our school switch to the Google platform entirely, so that all elements are self contained. Many if our teachers use GC for classroom activities and then need to re-enter grading info into Skyward Student Management System, as there is no way … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Skyward Student Management System I don't access to all of students' information in Google Classroom. I only get their student number. With Skyward Student Management System, I can access background information, which often gives me insight into student behavioral challenges. What I really enjoyed about working … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Technician Chose Skyward Student Management System It's been too long for me to compare these systems when it comes to features, however, again, Skyward keeps everyting under one login and one system. This helps save a lot of time when pulling reports or doing datamines. You don't have to have multiple logins for multiple … Incentivized Helpful? Brad Owens Special Education Teacher Chose Skyward Student Management System I think Skyward does really well compared to Infinite Campus. They both have the capability to see students’ information, behavior history, and academic history from the district. However, Infinite Campus has a slight edge on the grade book in the way that it can customize a … Incentivized Helpful? Scott Herring Database Support Specialist Chose Skyward Student Management System We have used Tenex and Lettergrade and have evaluated Powerschool, Saphire, ClassMate, and Pentamation. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Skyward Student Management System Skyward is built for the schools, easy to use and cover almost everything that school business needs. Ahead of the game functionality-wise compared to the others. Incentivized Helpful? Isha Gangopadhaya First grade teacher Chose Skyward Student Management System Igpro was pretty much the same as Skyward but Skyward is a platform which has multiple usage. A lot of goals can be achieved simultaneously on Skyward unlike the old system. Incentivized Helpful? Liz Swarczewski 5th Grade Teacher Chose Skyward Student Management System Skyward is used differently at our school than GoGuardian. GoGuardian is used to monitor student use of technology during school hours, and Skyward is used to track student data such as attendance, uniform, tardy arrivals, grades, and behavior. Overall, Skyward's interface is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Skyward Student Management System Skyward is a better program because of the ease of access and again the increase in efficiency that allows anyone anywhere to access the information. This saves on time which I have found that PowerSchool did not allow for in the least. Skyward would be the better product … Incentivized Helpful? Lindsay K. Riessen Art Teacher Chose Skyward Student Management System I, personally, have not used other Student Management Systems, but having used Skyward, I do not necessarily feel any overwhelming desire to seek out the competitive software programs. Skyward does what it says it will and provides my school district with an easy and organized … Incentivized Helpful? Lucinda Fox Database Coordinator Chose Skyward Student Management System Skyward is far above Harmony. With Harmony we had to be on two different versions, Harmony Client and Harmony Web base. Web base would not work with our office personnel only teachers. The two different platforms rarely talked to each other causing errors. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Skyward Student Management System

Student and Faculty Administration

Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
	Skyward Student Management System 6.9 4 Ratings 17% below category average
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology	5.92 Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting	7.03 Ratings
Roster Management	8.34 Ratings
Platform Customization	3.12 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service	6.33 Ratings
Student Data Security	8.74 Ratings
Community Support	3.01 Ratings
Class Scheduling	9.02 Ratings
State and National-level Reporting	8.52 Ratings
Teacher and Parent Mobile Application	9.52 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Skyward Student Management System
Likelihood to Recommend	8.1 (16 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	7.0 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	6.0 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Skyward Student Management System
Likelihood to Recommend	Skyward There is nothing specific that I would say sets it apart from any other LMS, but once you are used to the user interface and various features, it does everything that is needed and integrates well enough with other software to function. Probably isn't necessary in a smaller setting, but for multiple building districts, it is certainly robust enough to handle data collection and storage. Incentivized AD Andrew Defever Teacher Read full review
Pros	Skyward Flexibility. This multitude of fields available makes it easy to capture data the way we want or need to. Quick response to trouble tickets. The company strives to reach out to the customer within an hour and start the process of resolution. User focused. Improvements to the system always look at how the end user experience can be enhanced. Incentivized Scott Herring Database Support Specialist Read full review
Cons	Skyward Confusion when it comes to student grades- sometimes there are two different letter grades for a student for what is posted as "TR1" and "PR1." How does a teacher know which of these grades will be posted to a student's report card? How does a teacher know what the student's actual grade is for a particular course? Switching between the Educator Access Plus and Student Management tabs can be complicated, especially for those new to the system. Why can't everything be in one place? I recognize that Skyward logs out after a certain period of inactivity to preserve privacy of users, but is there a way to change those settings so that Skyward does not log out as frequently? It is difficult to keep having to log back in completely again. Incentivized Liz Swarczewski 5th Grade Teacher Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Skyward It is the system I am most comfortable with, so having to learn a new system outweighs any problems I have with Skyward. Incentivized AD Andrew Defever Teacher Read full review
Usability	Skyward It takes some time to get used to navigating the features and layers, but once you know your way around it, it's pretty good. Incentivized AD Andrew Defever Teacher Read full review
Support Rating	Skyward Overall great job, issues were taken care of. People in support do care. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	Skyward Yes, I was part of the implementation team. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Skyward I, personally, have not used other Student Management Systems, but having used Skyward, I do not necessarily feel any overwhelming desire to seek out the competitive software programs. Skyward does what it says it will and provides my school district with an easy and organized way to share and access all of the relevant student and family information we need. It serves it's purpose well and meets our needs. Incentivized Lindsay K. Riessen Art Teacher Read full review
Return on Investment	Skyward Overall, Skyward has had a positive impact. One way is the student information that is shared and available to see. If I need to know something about a student’s academic history, Skyward has it. Another way it has impacted our district is the way it has streamlined all of our payroll information. I can see check histories, different parts of my salary, and the year-end totals all in one place. Skyward has also made a big impact on our district by making it easier to communicate with parents. All the parents’ contact information is available and email is even included in the program. Incentivized Brad Owens Special Education Teacher Read full review
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