PowerSchool Releases Latest Rendition of Learning Platform
PowerSchool is introducing
the latest version of its learning management system, PowerSchool 10.0. Billed by the company as an industry-first unified classroom platform, the software will include
PowerTeacher Pro, a digital gradebook that can be optimized for both standards-based
and traditional grading.
With the PowerTeacher Pro
Gradebook, teachers will be able to chart trends for individual students immediately,
interact in real time with student and parent portals, and save time on
administrative chores.
PowerTeacher Pro and the
other enhancements associated with PowerSchool 10.0 have been tested by
teachers and administrators over the last year. Some of them will be on hand at
the ISTE conference June 26-29 in Denver, where the new product will be
demonstrated.
"We think this rendition of
the gradebook will make the job for our teachers easier," said Betty Wagner of
the Hatboro Horsham School District in Pennsylvania, which pilot tested
PowerSchool 10.0 "The ability for administrators to push uniform settings to
everyone will also help reduce the training we do each term."
Along with PowerTeacher Pro,
there are other enhancements:
- Unified Classroom, which is designed to
improve process flows through the student information system, online
registration system and assessment and analytics tools;
- Graduation Planner, which aims to
improve reporting capabilities so that students can stay on track toward their
graduation goals;
- Ad hoc Enterprise Reporting, designed to allow the creation of custom reports aligned with specific district
data analysis requirements; and
- Updates to the mobile app,
including the increased ability to accommodate disabilities and provide further
personalization.
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