PowerSchool's SIS has been designed to help schools address the information needs of both administrators and teachers while assuring parents and students access to individual student information, as appropriate. Administrators must consider how to provide for the information needs of everyone while at the same time ensuring that whatever SIS is selected is cost effective. It reduces hardware and software costs. It reduces training costs. Many businesses are moving to web-based applications, having already discovered that client server applications require increased technical and financial support.
Schools can also benefit from choosing web-based solutions.
Instead of incurring an upfront charge for software, hardware, and installation, schools pay a subscription fee for each student per year. This subscription alternative significantly reduces and stabilizes school IT costs and is readily being adopted by districts across the country. In many cases, the high cost of buying and maintaining hardware and the increasing demands placed on the IT staff, make the subscription alternative a prudent choice. Apple and PowerSchool are members of Schools Interoperability Framework and remain committed to ensuring interoperability with other administrative applications upon which school districts rely to accomplish their business. If you have questions about Apple's PowerSchool offerings, please contact your local Apple sales representative.