Skyward Student Management Suite Features
Special Education Feature Questions (10)
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Student Data Management
Access student records, including IEPs, goals, and learning objectives, through a unified system. Transfer student data to other users or school districts to ensure data integrity.
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IEP Creation
Create and edit student IEPs online using guided web forms. Multiple users can collaborate on IEP creation simultaneously.
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Goals & Objectives Library
Use pre-built goals, objectives, and learning standards that can be customized during the IEP creation process. Access these prebuilt templates through a searchable database.
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File Sharing
Easily share student records and IEPs with internal or external stakeholders, including parents, teachers, or administrators.
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Meetings Tracking
Record and document any meetings between stakeholders that are scheduled within the system. Distribute meeting notifications or deadlines to relevant staff.
Medicaid Billing
Track Medicaid reimbursement and generate proper billing documentation for special education services provided.
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Regulatory Compliance
Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, including all requirements under the IDEA act of 1975, using built in compliance checks in the IEP creation tools and built in reporting guidelines.
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Custom Workflows
Automate notifications and documentation workflows according to the special education program's needs.
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Reporting Capabilities
Generate standard or ad-hoc regulatory extracts with comprehensive validation reports. Customize individual or administrative reports as necessary.
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Integrations / APIs
Integrate student records with student information systems (SIS) and other education software to create a single, unified source for student documentation.
Assessment (2)
Assignments
Provides built-in assessment tools for teachers to create and distribute assignments
Grading
Grades assignments directly within the solution
Platform Additional Functionality (5)
Mobility
Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.
Task Management
Provides task prioritization and management abilities
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Cloud
Provides a cloud based version of the platform.
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Mobility
Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.
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Messaging
Contains in-application messaging abilities.
Platform Basics (2)
Reporting
Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.
Interoperability
Connects to external systems and applications as needed to complete team workflows.
Platform Content (8)
File Sharing
Provides robust sharing options for communication with both internal and external stakeholders.
Content Library
Provides users with a pre-built library of useable content
Interactive Content
Contains tools to create interactive content
Mapping
Maps program pathways and course sequences
Policy Management
Houses and manages school policies regarding curriculum requirements, program changes
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File Sharing
Provides robust sharing options for communication with both internal and external stakeholders.
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White-Labeling
Allows users to implement their own branding throughout the platform.
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Gradebook
Contains grading tools to grade assessments and assignments created in-app and externally.
Platform Data (6)
Visualization
Contains tools to visalize data sets or workflows
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Visualization
Contains tools to visalize data sets or workflows.
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Dashboard
Has a centralized dashboard for users to interact with.
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Analytics
Compiles data on students’ usage, performance, or other key metrics and displays that data in analytics reports or visual dashboards.
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Registration
Contains class registration capabilities.
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Atttendance
Provides attendance taking and tracking functionality.
Integrations (3)
Integrations
Seamlessly integrates functions from multiple departments including finance and HR in a single system
Communication
Includes tools that improve communication across departments
Data Sharing
Effectively integrates with student data sources
Reporting (2)
Report Generation
Generates a variety of reports
Report Automation
Automates tasks involved with creating reports
Core Modules (3)
Finance and Accounting
Manages core financial and accounting processes
Human Resources
Automates and manages HR processes, including employee records and payroll
Billing and Fees
Automates billing and fee collection
Agentic AI - K-12 Student Information Systems (1)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases




