PraxiSchool is a cloud-based school management software that maintains administrative data and manages interactions between school administration, parents and students through a single platform. The product is hosted on Strom Server in SSAE-16 compliant data centers. This software primarily serves the needs of private and public schools.
The product offers features such as visual classroom with options for class selection, lesson planning, creating seating charts, attendance grid, and customizing lunch orders. It also allows users to set up gradebooks, post grades, calculate average grades and in providing summary of report card. PraxiSchool also offers additional features such as lunch setup, time clock and student-parent portal.
PraxiSchool offers adequate security measures to maintain safety of personal and credit information that includes password protected directories, SSL technology to ensure information is encrypted and PCI scanning to protect servers from hacking.
Pros
We had nine separate databases operating at my school and we combined them into Praxi. Not only does Praxi handle everything for admin and the classroom, but it handles library, donors, lunch, communications, after school and finance. My parents are happy that they have one place to go to pay bills, see grades, demerits, calendar, announcements, etc. Admin loves it because we all have access to the same information and if the littlest piece of info changes (e.g. an email), it updates in the system and we all have access.
The support that Praxi gives is unparalleled. Any software adoption has challenges as change is never easy, but Praxi made it as easy as it could be. Praxi was available for any training we needed - even if we needed a refresher. The online support is available to help and they make sure your question is answered while looking at your screen so you are using your data. At one point I had to wonder if we were the only school using Praxi because their response is so timely. (Of course, they have hundreds? Thousands? of schools.) They helped us every step of the way and they are still there for any questions big or small.
The versatility of the reporting is also beyond anything I have seen and I have had experience with many databases. We can generate a report using any piece of data in Praxi and output it in a PDF, Excel sheet or email it.
And you can't beat the price. Lots of value with an affordable price.
Cons
Praxi does not currently have the ability for us to put hyperlinks in the Announcements page, but I'm told they have that on the "to do" list.
Carli, thank you for your kind words! It is truly our privilege to serve you and Incarnate Word Academy.
This software benefits ours school in virtually every aspect. From administrative and record keeping to lunch and student attendance tracking. Discipline and merits are easily tracked and accessed by the parents in the portal.
Pros
The president of the company went out of his way to meet with me and help setup features for an ACE school. I searched diligently for an online school management software that could accomodate the uniqueness of our program and found none. PraxiPower sought me out and worked with me to help customize their program to work for my school. I never thought I'd have all the features of an online program with parent and student portal access, but PraxiPower has made it reality for our school.
Some of the features and their ease of use have enabled us to implement programs (such as lunch and aftercare) with ease. Overall it has taken our school up to the next level.
Cons
There are so many features that sometimes it is difficult to stay up with them all and take advantage of them all. There is an initial setup requirement for most of the features. However, once that initial setup is completed it is done and the data entry and manipulation becomes quite easy after that.
Adam, thank you for your review. We love serving you and ViewPoint Christian Academy!
The Praxi Power software system is very user friendly. The training and support we received when implemented was excellent and continues to be so on a daily basis. This says a lot about their customer service, which seems to be non existent in most business these days.
Pros
The Praxi Power Software system has organized our school information from staff to students to billing. Helping us to run much more efficiently. The software is easy to use and the support exceptional.
Cons
A manual would be beneficial.
Laurie, thanks so much for your kind words. It is our privilege to serve you and STEPS Academy. You will also be happy to know that a written manual is in the works to supplement our one on one training, as well as our tutorial videos. Great suggestion and thanks again!
I have had a good experience learning this program with lots of help from tech support!! I never hesitate to call and love talking with Ed and Jennifer. They never make me feel stupid with my questions. As I use the software I get more familiar with it and am not afraid to learn new things.
Pros
Access to tech support
Cons
The glitches and hang ups at times with it being a smaller company and a progressing company.
Ms. Lee, thank you for your review of our software! We are delighted to have you as a customer and to hear about your good experiences with our staff and company. We are experiencing amazing growth and are committed to continuing to minimize any glitches that may occur. As you mentioned in your review, our staff is always ready and willing to assist you and all of our customers with any questions or issues that arise. Offering the most features in our industry inside one program does mean there is a learning curve, but I am glad to hear we have been there with you every step of the way. Thanks again for your review and we look forward to continuing to serve you!
Pros
Ease of use. The classroom is laid out in a manner that makes it easy for me to take attendance, record grades and communicate with my students parents. Also like the fact that they are always adding new features to improve the program and meet the needs of school staff members.
Cons
I would like to see a discussion board area added to the program. While there is great communication options between staff to parents / students, there is not an option for students to communicate with each other.
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• PraxiSchool provides easy access to essential student information like student name, photo ID, enrollment number or current grade levels through a web-based interface.
• PraxiSchool helps in managing many areas of school administration ranging from front-office to the classrooms, and from accountant's office to student's home.
• The product enables teachers to analyze student grades and create a summary of report card, allowing them to compare student performance and generate specific feedback.
• The solution offers an ‘Admin Desktop’ functionality with features such as A/R balance, lunch balance, enrollment status, grades, disciplines, and merits for a student in a single click.
• PraxiSchool facilitates broadcasting of customized messages, email blasts or text blasts to a pre-defined student or staff lists.
• PraxiSchool has the provision to set separate discipline guidelines for elementary and high schools.
Below are some frequently asked questions for PraxiSchool.
PraxiSchool offers the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Not Available
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PraxiSchool offers the following features:
PraxiSchool has the following typical customers:
Mid Size Business, Small Business
PraxiSchool supports the following languages:
English
PraxiSchool has the following pricing plans:
Subscription
We do not have any information about what devices PraxiSchool supports
We do not have any information about what integrations PraxiSchool has
PraxiSchool offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, Video Tutorials
We combined nine databases into one. Ease of use and versatile. Support is fantastic and so is the price! Both parents and the school loves having one database to which everyone has access.