QuickSchools.com

Schools use QuickSchools.com to run timetables, gradebooks, attendance and homework, and parents follow their child's progress through a portal. The company describes the software as fully online, so a school needs no onsite hardware, and it says the tool can be used from the first day without training. It calls itself the world's first fully online school management software, a claim it makes on its own site.

Scheduling that avoids clashes

The scheduler takes the number of times each course is taught in a week and places those classes into free slots in the timetable. The company says this removes conflicts. A Master Scheduler lets a school design a precise timetable by hand, and the company recommends it for elementary schools. Schedules can be viewed and printed as PDFs.

One student database for the whole school

The student record is the center of the system and links to every other feature. Administrators and teachers see the same view of each student, and access rights set by the school decide what each user can see and what is shared with others. The software also holds teacher information and parent access in the same system.

Gradebooks, report cards and transcripts

Teachers can weight assignments, quizzes and tests, use several grading scales and write custom formulas for a final grade. Progress reports and report cards follow from the gradebook, and courses and grades are filled into transcripts automatically. Transcript templates can be customized, and the company says it will build a bespoke template for a school on request.

Attendance, homework and parent contact

Attendance and homework are recorded through a simple interface. Parents and teachers can be contacted by email, text or voice message, and fee tracking and online payment are included. The company says the parent portal shows a child's progress alongside attendance, homework, grades and report cards.

Reports, colors and the wider feature set

The Report Creator lets users build, run, save and share a report from minimal data, and the company says the saved data can be reused later. Colors, patterns and templates can all be changed. The company describes the product as suited to elementary and high schools alike, with modules for scheduling, report cards, transcripts, teacher management, admissions and messaging.

QuickSchools.com is a web-based student information system for schools. Teachers and administrators use it to run timetables, grades, attendance and homework, while parents follow progress through a portal. It aims to be usable from day one without training.

What QuickSchools.com does

• Student database: a central record linked to every other feature, with access rights set by the school.
• Scheduler: distributes each course into free time slots in one click, without clashes.
• Gradebook: weighted assignments, quizzes and tests, multiple grading scales and custom formulas.
• Attendance and classroom management: daily tracking for teachers.
• Homework and assignments: set and manage work online.
• Reports and transcripts: report cards and transcripts.

Who it serves

Schools and districts, including those with thousands of students.

Key facts

• Delivery: fully online
• Parent access: portal for tracking a child's progress