# Can PowerSchool SIS help our district meet the demands of parents and families who want to be engaged with a student’s progress at a high level?

Can PowerSchool SIS help our district meet the demands of parents and families who want to be engaged with a student’s progress at a high level?

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- Posted at: about 7 years ago
- Net upvotes: 1


## Comments
### Comment 1

PowerSchool SIS encourages parent and family engagement through the use of an included web portal and a free mobile app. The core PowerSchool SIS product features a parent portal, which provides families with visibility into academic performance, attendance, schedules, and school announcements for all of their enrolled children in one place. PowerSchool SIS also offers the industry’s highest-rated mobile app, used by more than seven million parents and students. The app, available for both iOS and Android, gives families the option to receive real-time push notifications, keeping them apprised of student progress. 

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- Posted at: over 6 years ago



### Comment 2

PowerSchool give real-time grades.  Students and parents a like are who are looking for better performance  is able to constantly check there grades, what homework wasn't turned in that day.  How many absences, what class there child is in and at what time. It meets beyond the need.

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- Posted at: over 6 years ago
- Author title: PowerSchool Administrator



### Comment 3

I would say Poweschool keeps parents engaged at an average level, not a high level. 

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- Posted at: almost 7 years ago
- Author title: English Teacher at Mountain Home Sr High School



### Comment 4

Yes. In fact, PowerSchool SIS customers report a 20% reduction in teacher time spent on parent communications.* Additionally, PowerSchool SIS: 
•	Provides online parent portal access, which improves visibility into the academic performance, attendance, schedules, and school bulletins of all of their children in one place
•	Features the industry’s highest-rated mobile apps, used by more than seven million parents and students
•	Gives parents the option to receive real-time push notifications to keep families apprised of student progress

* Source: https://www.powerschool.com/resources/blog/powerschool-student-information-system-roi/



##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: about 7 years ago
- Author title: Marketing Campaigns Lead




## Related Product
[PowerSchool SIS](https://www.g2.com/products/powerschool-sis/reviews)

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