Skyward

“I haven't met anyone at Skyward I didn't like. They are genuinely interested and concerned, and ready to listen to anything we have to say.”

“With our previous system, if a parent had three students in the district they were required to use three different logins,” said Heaps. “The information they could access was essentially limited to grades and attendance. With Skyward’s Family Access, a parent only needs to login once to view information on all of their kids. And they now have access to more information, such as test scores, fees and immunizations.”

“We have eliminated the need to print direct deposit statements,” Nagasawa-Cruz cited as one example of increased efficiency. “In the past, just prior to each payday, we had to print out the statements, collate them and send them out to the schools. Today, the entire process is paperless; employees are able to access the same information with just the click of a button.”

“Increasing our presence on the Web was a significant and positive change for us,” said Nagasawa-Cruz. “Having a user friendly, graphical interface, Web-based solution is what most users expect and are comfortable with. And through the Internet we have been able to extend system access to teachers, parents and students.”

“They took the time to talk with us about our different options for converting the data and made suggestions and recommendations on how best to move forward. By the go live date we were well trained, familiar with our data and worked through any possible issues.”

“Without Skyward’s project management we would have never made it,” said Nagasawa-Cruz. “They did an excellent job with the data conversion. Their knowledge of the product coupled with our knowledge of the existing systems made for a great team and played a huge factor in our success. In fact, we beat our expected production schedule deadline by approximately 15%.”

“Without Skyward's project management, we would have never made it. They did an excellent job with the data conversion.”

““When we told Skyward about this issue their response was ‘we already have something written and ready for you’,””

““Our visibility has been dramatically improved,””

““Just this one automated process alone is saving our business 20 work hours per week; that is phenomenal.””

““And the amazing part is that we have moved everything in-house and completely updated our systems without adding additional head count because Skyward essentially runs itself,””

““The other vendors we looked at were not able to meet our timeline. In fact, one said it would take 18 months; that was unacceptable to us. But Skyward didn’t even blink; they assured us that they could meet our deadline. That was impressive.””

““We were extremely impressed with Skyward. The Texas Branch Manager for Skyward knew all of the attendees by their first names; you could tell they had a very strong relationship, and we really felt like we were part of a family.””

““Skyward’s project management has been superb. Without a doubt they have been our partner throughout the entire process and are still there for us today when we have questions. They have been a joy to work with—there has never been a hiccup, never a problem.””

““From a conversion and service aspect we have been thrilled at what Skyward has brought to the table,””

““I told Skyward’s CEO Cliff King this is the easiest year I’ve had in the last 19 years. All the information is in the program, it seamlessly transfers to the state, and all of my numbers work out just fine.””

““It would be the best decision they ever made,” Simcox stated.”

““I just think Skyward was created to make your life easier. It does excellent reporting and it’s easy to use,” Simcox stated. “It makes your job a lot easier when you don’t have to fight with the program about your data.””

““It just couldn’t be any better. I mean the hours and hours of working nights, sometimes staying up until midnight entering requests in the past... It’s just a major timesaver, it’s unbelievable,” said Simcox.”

““This is the easiest year I've had in the last 19 years.””

““It created a lot of awareness and interest in helping get their child on the right path toward a career,” Simcox said. “It seemed very important to them to have the time to sit down and help their kids.””

““Students were really interested in their planning,” explained Simcox. “They took a lot of pride and ownership in what they were going to be doing. It put them on an adult level in terms of making important decisions.””

““Being able to use the online course requests saved us a tremendous amount of time.””

“I can call the president or vice president of the company directly and get action. I always feel they are engaged with our needs, and that they will provide a quick and effective resolution.”

“Skyward’s family Access portal provided parents more visibility. Parents are fully engaged in their child’s education. Parents are empowered through the portal to make sure their kids are going to school, doing their homework, and keeping up grades.”