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3 Game-Changers for IT Managers

MEET GREG GERBER. Greg’s career has spanned over 25 years in the education sector, starting out as a high school teacher before serving as Vice Principal. When offered the role of..

CCPA and How It Applies to K-12 Schools

The California Consumer Privacy Act or CCPA is a state-wide data privacy law that took effect on January 1st, 2020. CCPA applies to all for-profit California companies that make..

Moving a paper-based school to a School Management System

"We have a great system, everything is working just fine so why should we move to a school management system." So why even consider moving? This is a great point but probably the..

How To Support Students Coming Out

It can be extremely challenging for LGBTIQ kids to attend school, especially when they are thinking about coming out to others. During this difficult and sensitive time, the right..

Defining your school values, mission and vision

How do you quickly communicate what your school is about, what you believe in, what values it holds dear and what your school’s journey is? The values of a school should be..

Boost Your School Productivity With OKRs

How effective is your school program? Are you getting the result you want? Are your staff aligned on your objectives? Are your students productive and actively participating in..

Managing Separation and Divorce (of Parents) at School

The end of a marriage doesn't just affect you, it affects your children, including their behaviour and school performance. Divorce is a difficult event for everyone involved...

Take Your Enrolment Management System from Stressful to Streamlined With an All-in-One Platform

“They’re heeeerrrre.” The yearly blitz of back-to-school commercials featuring more backpacks, binders, and (spoiler alert) carabiner hand sanitizers than you can shake a stick..

Birth of the School Management System Q&A with The Man Behind the Code

Phil Neal’s aversion to paperwork, instinctive talent for coding, and teammates with a flair for marketing just happened to be the perfect storm that created a solution to an..

The Evolution of the School Management System: PART 2

...And we're back to transport you further along the evolutionary timeline - unearthing even more fascinating insights in our special school management system origin story.

The Evolution of the School Management System: PART 1

How did we ever live without it? It’s hard to remember a time when schools and technology didn’t go hand in hand.

5 Ways to Tell if Your School Management System is Future-Proof

In a world with increasing dependence on technology, it’s essential that your school MIS is future-proof, aka sustainable.