Veracross Reviews and Ratings

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are currently using Veracross for three reasons, the first is our need to organize weekly distance training with professionals in the area, the second is that we had flaws in the admission processes and Veracross is decisive that all stages of this process , but the other reason to stick with Veracross is the integration with a vast number of third party mail tools like Mailchimp, Google, Microsoft and other great tools.

Likelihood to Recommend

The admission process of making administration tools company to be able to execute the entire process from the beginning to the end without inconveniences, Veracross can be used for multiple purposes, it has a unique database which allows to have more confidence in this product, it is also the product with an intuitive design from all points of view of the most relevant features such as admissions administration.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I work in an educational management company called "Teachables" where we offer students crash courses on lengthy syllabuses. We use local tutors and connect them with students who are in need of the service. While we were in business, a major problem we faced was having a proper information flow between all the tutors, students, parents, and company employees. We were looking at many learning management software as well and when we were at it we luckily came across Veracross, which happened to be a fully integrated school information system that connected all the students, tutors, parents, and the company administrative staff.

Likelihood to Recommend

Veracross is software that can be highly recommended to anyone in the education industry. Veracross offers a breadth of services varying from administration to student-parent communication. The unique abilities that Veracross offers such as email reminders, attendance management, billing, and payment processing, and attendance tracking have made my job as an administrative support manager so much easier and more productive here at Teachables.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Veracross is used for classroom training sessions management. It is a good tool to keep the record of trainers, trainees, sessions of training, etc. It helps organize trainings in a systematic manner and keep a record of everything along with the projects/assignments being delegated to trainees . It helps improve the operational efficiency of the overall trainings and learnings of the new colleagues.

Likelihood to Recommend

Veracross is good for classroom training sessions management and conducting seminars. It keeps the record of trainers, trainees, sessions of training, etc, and helps organize trainings in a systematic manner. It helps improve the operational efficiency of the overall training and learnings of the new colleagues where they can be assigned projects/assignments and keep a track of the same.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Veracross is our new school information system. It's replacing Blackbaud's Education Edge. We're implementing Veracross over a 3-year period... year 1 (now) is the school data (gradebook, attendance, school directories, etc.). Year 2 is our Business Office implementation (replacing Sage50) and Year 3 will be the Advancement Office (replacing Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge). Blackbaud announced that they were sunsetting Education Edge and we found their replacement platform lacking so we went through an RFP process which resulted in the selection of Veracross.

Likelihood to Recommend

Veracross' only customer base is private, independent, K-12 schools. In other words, they're not spending resources on configuring the next state-mandated report in Alaska. They're only dealing with private, independent, K-12 schools. Towards that end, their management of student/teacher/school data is excellent. I have read, though have no direct experience yet, that their Advancement module is less well-suited to sophisticated fund-raising activities. Similarly, their LMS is somewhat lacking. This doesn't affect us directly, and I hold out hope that their API will continue to evolve and mitigate some of these limitations.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it in advancement, student and family data, communications, and student report/class management.

Likelihood to Recommend

Veracross would be a real match for a larger school with a large development staff that can use all the details and has time to manage it properly.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Veracross is our one-stop shop for managing our student, faculty, and parent information. They enter the database at their first inquiry and travel seamlessly from inquiry to applicant to student to alumnus. Flexible online portals allow us to enable parents to gather needed information as well as pay bills and manage permissions online. Veracross is used by all departments in our organization--student billing, accounting, admissions, learning management system, academic documents and philanthropy. We also utilize their API for a few home-grown web apps.

Likelihood to Recommend

Veracross is well suited for a school that wishes to have one database that serves all departments. I think a smaller school might struggle with the cost of the system--so perhaps would be better suited to a school with an enrollment over 500 students. Of course, if you have the money to spend, then there are no barriers to using it!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our school uses Veracross for faculty, parent, and student portals. Teachers can take attendance, post assignments, record grades, and make announcements. Parents can view the calendar, check students grades and reports, and get important messages from the teachers. Students rely on it as a way to check homework assignments and current class grades. Veracross keeps track of the school calendar and school directory as well as other things.

Likelihood to Recommend

Veracross is great to use for a grade book and a place to post assignments and give feedback. The calendar is informative, but not useful for scheduling appointments. Overall, it is most used for attendance tracking.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our whole organization uses Veracross. Veracross is a powerful tool that holds our student, family, faculty, and staff data. We can use it for mailings and labels or use it to look up current contact info for a family when needed. We can pull student schedules, grades, comments, and transcript information.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited to hold large amounts of data.

It may not be helpful if you only need something for small data mining.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Veracross is used organization-wide by about 300 employees. We use it as a learning management tool across the organization. It helps with scheduling, class rosters, grade reporting, and budgeting. Veracross allows me to access student information through the directory, tells me my class schedule, and tells me the class schedule of any student within the school. Veracross also has a parent portal for parents to log in to see their child's schedules, their class information, grades, and the directory. Veracross is intuitive to learn and to figure out.

Likelihood to Recommend

Veracross does a great job organizing my schedule and giving me information about my students. I easily see the school calendar upon log in to see upcoming conflicts. I am able to add disciplinary reports within the same system I take attendance in, which is vital. No teacher wants to have 3 tabs open to email parents, take attendance, and write comportment forms. Veracross does not have the ability to keep report card data from previous years easily accessible for teachers. In our school's previous learning management system I had access to every report card a child has received at the school.