Written for the people who choose school platforms
Practical guides for committees, registrars, bursars and IT reviewers — how to evaluate, implement and govern institutional software. No fluff; the same advice we give across the table.
The school platform buyer’s guide: what committees should actually compare
Feature lists all look the same. The differences that matter live in the data model, the governance and what happens at cutover — here is how to compare them.
ImplementationFrom sign-up to go-live: how a school actually goes onto a platform
The honest sequence — structure, people, policies, records, then habits — and the order of operations that makes the first month calm instead of chaotic.
ImplementationThe migration checklist: switching school systems without losing a record
What to demand, verify and keep when your institution moves platforms — a checklist written from the discipline of real cutover nights.
EvaluationHow to run a security review of school software (without a security team)
Institutions hold data about children — the review standard should match. Seven checks any administrator can run, and the answers that should worry you.
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