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Blackbaud Education Management Solutions

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What is Blackbaud Education Management Solutions?

Blackbaud Education Management Solutions is a unified student management system for K–12 private schools.Blackbaud Enrollment Management System™: Gives schools and families the ability to track admissions progress from first impressions all the way through the application process to acceptance, enrollment,…

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What is Blackbaud Education Management Solutions?

Blackbaud Education Management Solutions is a unified student management system for K–12 private schools.

Blackbaud Enrollment Management System™: Gives schools and families the ability to track admissions progress from first impressions all the way through the application process to acceptance, enrollment, and tuition payment.

Blackbaud Learning Management System™: Track students' academic performance and progression with 24/7 cloud access to submissions, assignments, discussions, online communities and tools.

Blackbaud Student Information System™: A source of data and information, ranging from schedules and grades to course requests and attendance history.

Blackbaud School Website System™: It allows users to leverage all the information sources within a school community for website content purposes. It allows schools to update content, change design, add pages, and create new sites with ease.

Blackbaud Education Management Solutions Screenshots

Screenshot of Topics pages help organize units of learning throughout the year in the Learning Management SystemScreenshot of Blackbaud's education management solutions come with strong reporting tools to get the information you need quicklyScreenshot of Schedule view makes it easy for teachers to manage their daysScreenshot of Blackbaud Enrollment Management System Admissions Checklists help applicants track their progress in the admissions processScreenshot of Blackbaud's education management solutions come with strong reporting tools to get the information you need quicklyScreenshot of Keep track of all the key information about your students in one place

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Blackbaud Education Management Solutions Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesUnited States, Canada

Frequently Asked Questions

Veracross, Senior Systems, and FACTS Student Information System are common alternatives for Blackbaud Education Management Solutions.

Reviewers rate Blackbaud Learning Management System highest, with a score of 7.3.

The most common users of Blackbaud Education Management Solutions are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Knowledge-Based Assistance: Users have praised the system for its extensive knowledge-based support and helpful links, providing valuable guidance.

User-Friendly Interface: Reviewers find the system highly accessible and easy to navigate, creating a seamless user experience for both students and parents.

Exceptional Customer Support: Customers appreciate the prompt and supportive customer service offered by the system when needed.

Integration of Platforms: The system's integration of different platforms streamlines processes, offering users a cohesive experience.

Efficient Operations: Users benefit from the time-saving master rollover feature that enhances operational efficiency within the system.

Flexible Scheduling: The calendar adjustment feature accommodates varying schedules, showcasing adaptability to different needs.

Effective Communication Management: Managing email communication with groups is straightforward, enabling effective internal communication within the platform.

Perceived Straightforwardness: Users view the system as intuitive due to features like course requests and prerequisites that enhance usability.

Difficult Contract Generation Process: Some users have expressed the need for a simpler method to generate contracts within the software.

Limited Customization Options for EMS Dashboard: Reviewers have mentioned a lack of customization options for the dashboard in EMS, hindering their user experience.

Inaccessible Customer Service: Users have reported challenges in accessing and finding helpful customer service support when needed.

Challenges with Site Navigation: Several users feel that navigating through multiple pathways to access functions makes many features hidden within the site.

Missing Basic Functionality for Teachers: In a K-12 setting, some users highlight the absence of a crucial function where middle school teachers cannot recommend classes for transitioning students.

Reviews

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I'm a fan!

Rating: 8 out of 10
September 13, 2022
HO
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
5 years of experience
  • Runs lists based on information entered into the system.
  • Offer knowledge-based assistance/links.
  • Offer knowledge-based chat opportunities to dive into unique problems.

Blackbaud makes LMS Easy.

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 13, 2022
BB
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
6 years of experience
  • The customer support is phenomenal.
  • The ease of access for both students and parents makes it extremely easy to use.
  • Constantly incorporating user feedback to enhance the site.

Admissions Feedback

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 28, 2022
LD
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
5 years of experience
  • Ease in completing applications.
  • Ease in completing enrollment.
  • As a parent and employee, I love how all of the platforms are integrated with each other.

Wish I had more help

Rating: 6 out of 10
March 01, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
5 years of experience
  • it appears to be straight forward
  • it has course request, prerequisites and other useful features
  • n/a
  • n/a

Blackbaud to Whipple Hill and back again.

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 17, 2022
JA
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
18 years of experience
  • Classroom management of rosters, assignments/assessment, and grading at a class grade book level and grades for report cards. The grading function is flexible in terms of how a teacher might manage their class grade book and support consistency for rolling up grades for report cards.
  • "Pushpage" communications to constituents is a powerful tool for targeted messages and for tracking results of messages read, bounced, opt-out, and clicked through.

Blackbaud Education Management Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 02, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
4 years of experience
  • Attendance portal - ease of taking attendance by teachers and editing/inputting by the attendance office
  • Courses set up is intuitive thanks to a great tab set up
  • Directories - availability to use filters
  • Sky lists - love these!

A Solid Product Overall

Rating: 8 out of 10
February 02, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
5 years of experience
  • Creating and generating built-in and custom reports
  • Managing curriculum and course information
  • The Platform Managers have many options for customization

A good system at a good value

Rating: 5 out of 10
January 26, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
2 years of experience
  • Electronic application process, including recommendation letters
  • Easy grade entry for Faculty
  • Online course registration
  • Online student directory

All in one comprehensive and effective CRM solution

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 07, 2021
PP
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
2 years of experience
  • Integration with many other third party apps or software
  • Very impressive reporting
  • Donation collection made easy with Blackbaud
  • Multi user access available
  • Donor gifts tracking system

Work needs to be done

Rating: 5 out of 10
June 25, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
1 year of experience
  • For the most part, user friendly
  • Content is accessible through all platforms; desktop, mobile
  • Training/webinars/product information easily accessible

The Learning Curve Can Be Steep but Manageable Given the Right Team to Oversee It!

Rating: 7 out of 10
June 01, 2021
BW
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
12 years of experience
  • Blackbaud Education Management Solutions provides a centralized place for students and parents to find all the information they need for their day-to-day lives from assignments to schedules to athletics and more.
  • Blackbaud Education Management Solutions allows for prospective families to progress logically through an admissions process and gives admissions managers the ability to track all aspects of the process.
  • Blackbaud Education Management Solutions allows constituents to quickly update their own contact information, putting them into control of how they are communicated with.

Increase Parent Engagement with Blackbaud's Education Management Solution

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 29, 2021
RG
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
9 years of experience
  • The Enrollment Management solution works well in providing a user friendly experience for potential students, and also does a good job of tracking candidates through the various phases of the application process.
  • The parent portal and the use of community groups works well for getting accurate communications out to the appropriates constituents. As a larger school, it was challenging making sure everyone was informed about the upcoming events and information that was pertinent to them. With the use of the various groups in Blackbaud's solution, we have been able to tailor our communication so that everyone gets the right communication without having to send everything to everybody.
  • Blackbaud has several modules, but they all connect back to a Core database, that way common biographical information is shared between the various modules, and if it is updated, it updates everywhere.
  • Their system has an Open API and is OneRoster and LTI compliant. This allows their system to easily connect to other learning tools and systems to share information without having to perform numerous exports and imports to keep information in sync.

A Realistic Review of Blackbaud's "On" Products

Rating: 1 out of 10
May 12, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
3 years of experience
  • The "front end" marketing side of the site is great with its mobile-friendly platform. The site looks very professional, yet student-centered.
  • Behind the password, class pages are informative and students can have access to their homework and schedules.
  • The site is there for parents to login and access information that they need from the school at their fingertips.
  • Parents have access to a school online directory and can assess parent-related links, resources, photos, and class inforation

Great solution ideal for school nowadays

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 10, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
6 years of experience
  • Easy to use, simple and clear interface.
  • Logic and data flow designed to suit needs of educational institutes.
  • User-friendly interface and functions for administrators and developers.

Blackbaud K-12 review by UDJ

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 05, 2021
JM
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
3 years of experience
  • Very user-friendly for "non-tech" parents/guardians.
  • It covers all areas of school daily life. Academics, activities, athletics and community groups involving parents/guardians.
  • It is constantly improving in all areas of the user interface.

We love Blackbaud, but we especially love that it continues to improve!

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 04, 2021
EM
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
3 years of experience
  • The availability of data to all constituents anywhere that you have internet access is vital.
  • The ability to view online data easily on every device is crucial. (responsive views).
  • Ease of use for Parents and Students has been critical. Students figure it out on their own. Written "how to" documents were hardly used by students.
  • Blackbaud is committing resources to always evaluate and improve their product. It is comforting to know that if there is functionality that you wish was better, it is only a matter of time and it will likely be improved.

One Stop Shopping!

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 30, 2021
GS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
10 years of experience
  • Complete package from enrollment through to Smart Tuition billing.
  • Excellent support via chat. Very informative and responsive at all times.
  • Great reporting abilities.

Registrar Review - moved over from Education Edge

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 30, 2021
KM
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
1 year of experience
  • Ease of use is great. Easy to view the information by parent and student and easy to schedule. Very intuitive to use.
  • Great user interface. The parents are enjoying being able to get the information in an easy format. They can easily log on and see what class their student is in and their daily attendance.
  • As Registrar, I enjoy how easy it is to update a room change or enter in new comments or notes on a student's records.

Whole School Solution With Option to Further Customize via K-12 Partners

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 30, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Blackbaud Education Management Solutions
6 years of experience
  • Customer Support: Overall, the majority of analysts are knowledgeable and helpful. If they are not able to directly help with an issue they will escalate to appropriate departments and keep you informed of progress.
  • Partnerships: While the EMS can act as the whole solution, not all schools fit that mold. K12 Partnerships allow institutions to find the best individual fit while remaining connected via API/SSO, etc.
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