Skyward Student Management Suite
About Skyward Student Management Suite
Skyward Student Management Suite is a cloud-based student information system designed to help schools manage curriculum, student records, grades, attendance, reporting, and more. The platform automatically stores student data in a centralized repository, enabling multiple users to access the information simultaneously via a unified portal.
Skyward Student Management Suite includes curriculum planning tools that allow educators to create and manage student records, including grades, attendance, events, and more. Its reporting tool enables users to generate detailed reports on any aspect of their school’s operations. Administrators can manage multiple schools and share data with other school districts.
Skyward Student Management Suite's built-in workflow engine lets administrators set up rules and processes for how data is entered, updated, and managed. It also allows school staff members to capture and manage student information electronically during the course of their daily activities.
Pricing starting from:
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- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
United States
Supported Languages
English
Pricing starting from:
Not provided by vendor
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of Skyward Student Management Suite: 47
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- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Generally good software to manage student information.
Reviewed on 2018/02/01
Pros
It has a comprehensive set of features that allow student management. From the teacher side the data is fairly easy to view and input of the gradebook and attendance is relatively easy.
Cons
It is somewhat difficult to learn. There are many variables that can confuse teachers in creating gradebooks and in accessing information. The reports are not particularly intuitive to use.
Response from Skyward
Thanks for the kind words, Chad! If you ever find yourself helping new teachers learn the system, we have some resources available at https://www.skyward.com/support/quick-hits/teacher and https://www.skyward.com/teachers.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
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Reviewed on 2017/01/20
This is my district's 7th year using Skyward. I am the counseling secretary in our high school and...
This is my district's 7th year using Skyward. I am the counseling secretary in our high school and work in Student Management. I am also a security manager for our district. Honestly, when we made the transition to Skyward I was very unhappy. I didn't find Skyward to be very user friendly and I wasn't pleased with the customer support response time. Oftentimes I was unable to find a way to make Skyward do what I needed. However, as the years have passed, Skyward has made improvements to the program, I have learned the system better and the customer support live chat option is a huge timesaver. Now, I really enjoy using Skyward. I have the dubious distinction of being our district's "Skyward guru" and I believe I've learned a lot through exploration in my efforts to assist others. When I can't find answers, I know that help is only a live chat away! I would definitely recommend Skyward to other districts.
Pros
Possibly my favorite aspect of Skyward is the ability to dump data directly into Excel. This is a huge timesaver and allows me to manipulate, sort, share and utilize data as needed. I also like the ability to create reports based on my needs using Data Mining.
Cons
There are still a few things that I wish I could do in Skyward, that I can't, such as use activity groups to run certain reports/schedules. Occasionally, we experience what I call "Skyward quirks" when something doesn't work right one day, but it works the next. Recently, our library parapro ran a report and new that the info displayed wasn't wholly accurate. I checked her format and everything was good. I printed it with the same results. I cloned the report, changing nothing, and ran that and it was accurate. The next day her report worked properly again.
Response from Skyward
So glad we were able to grow together, Teresa, and turn a negative experience into such a positive one. Thank you for all you do to help your district get more out of Skyward.
- Industry: Think Tanks
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Piece of Crap
Reviewed on 2021/02/10
I am so glad that my child is a senior this year and I will never have to deal with this substandard...
I am so glad that my child is a senior this year and I will never have to deal with this substandard software package again!
Pros
That I can check my childs grades when I can get into the system
Cons
Every other month I am being told on the app that my password expired and to use a desktop to reset my password. I go to my desktop and it tells me my password is no good to the point where I get locked out. Then I have to contact my school and have them send me a new password reset link. I never saw a software package that didn't give the users the option of selecting "Forgot Password" or "Reset Password" feature. The company says this is for security while they don't even have an option for two factor authentication. How about bringing your code out of the 1900's and creating an option where a school doesn't need 2500 parents contacting them every time they need to change the password!
Response from Skyward
Anthony, we can certainly understand your frustration regarding the password issues. Skyward allows a district to configure security options including several for resetting a user's password and the duration before a password expires.
If you're experiencing issues with your account, we encourage you to reach out to your district. If they need assistance, they can reach out to Skyward Customer Care and Support, and we'd be glad to help.
We are working on adding multi-factor authentication to an upcoming update. This will be configurable at each district.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 1 001-5 000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Power Comes with Responsibility
Reviewed on 2022/01/19
I use mostly the student management modules. I've worked in attendance, discipline, scheduling,...
I use mostly the student management modules. I've worked in attendance, discipline, scheduling, substitution, reports cards, fee management, data mining, and health office.
Pros
This is an extremely powerful suite of software. Once you learn the basic interface (which takes quite a while) you can get more and more useful data out of the system.
Cons
The learning curve is steep. I've been using this program for 15 years and am still improving my skills. Many of the reports are hard to read and simply ugly. I shouldn't have to have my tech department use Crystal Reports (which I don't have access to and don't know how to use) to get something that looks professional. It needs to include a publishing tool similar to Microsoft Publisher (NOT Word!) so that I can design things easier. The report designer is terrible. It is cumbersome and not at all intuitive.
Response from Skyward
Thanks for the review Cheri. Balancing ease of use with product functionality is something we take very seriously. If you haven't already done so, we hope you will consider joining our User Research Panel so you can share your ideas directly with our UX team. For more info, visit www.skyward.com/moreinfo/user-research-panel. Thanks again.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 1 001-5 000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
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Reviewed on 2021/05/22
Everytime we feel as though we need a retraining between the quarters to use it - to find the...
Everytime we feel as though we need a retraining between the quarters to use it - to find the button or link that we need to report. It is easy to keep grades, but difficult to find the report, build a template or transfer grades between quarters/semesters. There is lots of keying in on the teachers side. There have been other report managing systems that I have used that have been a lot nicer for data keeping.
Pros
We use this software daily and I like the idea of a gradebook that is on-line to report grades virtually, especially with the changes in our world.
Cons
Difficult to use, not really user friendly (or teacher friendly rather) for the lower grades. I found that many upper elementary, middle school or high school enjoyed it and used it in so many other ways. We currently only use it to report attendance, grades and scan school entry documents. I am sure there are many other features that this platform offers.
Response from Skyward
Thanks for your comments Amee. Getting the most from Skyward involves some training and experience. We hope you will check out this article to see the training options you have at your disposal with Skyward. thttps://www.skyward.com/discover/insider/july-2015/know-your-skyward-training-options
Skyward Student Management Suite FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Skyward Student Management Suite.Q. What type of pricing plans does Skyward Student Management Suite offer?
Skyward Student Management Suite offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from:
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
Pricing is based on a per-student model, tiered by school/district size. Please contact Skyward directly for pricing details.
Q. Who are the typical users of Skyward Student Management Suite?
Skyward Student Management Suite has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1 000, 1 001-5 000
Q. What languages does Skyward Student Management Suite support?
Skyward Student Management Suite supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Skyward Student Management Suite support mobile devices?
Skyward Student Management Suite supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Skyward Student Management Suite integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations Skyward Student Management Suite has
Q. What level of support does Skyward Student Management Suite offer?
Skyward Student Management Suite offers the following support options:
Chat
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