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Qmlativ Spotlight: Processing List Updates

Creating and editing processing lists just got easier. Check out these updates!

June 13, 2025
Qmlativ Spotlight: Employee Limited Access

A new update in Qmlativ brings tighter security to your district. Supervisors and building-level secretaries can now only access the employees they oversee, ensuring confidential employee information is not being over-shared.

May 13, 2025
Qmlativ Spotlight: Print Application Report Design

As part of our continued focus on improving Applicant Tracking, print applications got a sleek new design. And printing in mass got a whole lot easier.

May 13, 2025
Qmlativ Spotlight: Medication Inventory

Welcome to an easy way to enter medication details, create administration schedules, and track inventory.

April 09, 2025
Introducing DistrictPulse: Game-Changing K-12 Analytics Are Here

Every day, your district collects thousands of valuable data points. What if there was an educational data analytics tool that could transform mere numbers into clear visualizations and actionable insights?

February 19, 2025
Help Improve Skyward!

Software design at Skyward is a team effort. It doesn’t just involve our team—it involves yours too!

February 17, 2025

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Qmlativ Spotlight: Free Up Your Database by Storing Attachments Externally

Regulations require school districts to keep a whole lot of data for a very long time. But not every database is equipped to handle this. With this update, your district will have the option to store records in an external location, freeing up your database for records you’re using now.

February 16, 2025
Qmlativ Spotlight: Translating Family Access Just Got Easier

Wish you could make Family Access more accessible to non-native English speakers in your district? Your wish is our command!

December 04, 2024
Google Classroom Integration

We partnered with Google for Education to build a grade export between Google Classroom and Skyward’s Gradebook. Are you taking advantage of it?

November 05, 2024
Qmlativ Spotlight: Time-Tracking Updates

We heard your request and employee-level time tracking schedules are here!

October 22, 2024
Guest Post: Maximize Efficiency with Integrated Payment Systems

Efficient resource management helps stretch school budgets. One powerful way to achieve this is by integrating a payment system with your Student Information Systems (SIS).

October 09, 2024
How Skyward Software is Made

Check out this article and video for a behind-the-scenes look at how our software is made!

September 19, 2024
Qmlativ Spotlight: Open Up Workflow Selection in Process Manager

If you are using Process Manager to create Processes for your district, you can now select most workflows, including custom workflows in Qmlativ, to be used as a task!

August 02, 2024
Qmlativ Spotlight: Applicant Tracking Job Board Restructure (Desktop Version)

Get ready to experience a new level of efficiency and effectiveness in your hiring process with Skyward's updated Applicant Tracking job board.

June 05, 2024
SMS 2.0 Update: Native Multi-Factor Authentication is Here!

MFA gives your Skyward system a massive boost when it comes to security. Take advantage of this new feature in SMS 2.0. 

May 07, 2024
Qmlativ Spotlight: Data Mining Sort and Subtotal Settings

We’re excited to unveil enhancements to Account Subject Data Mining Reports!

May 02, 2024
Qmlativ Spotlight: Simplified Open Enrollment

If you use Skyward’s Benefit Management Open Enrollment solution, we have exciting news for you: a new-and-improved version is here!

April 11, 2024
Qmlativ is Ed-Fi Certified!

The Qmlativ Education Management System is certified with the Ed-Fi API v4 Certification through the Ed-Fi Alliance! Let’s look at what this certification is and what it means for you.

February 21, 2024
Qmlativ Spotlight: Send Mass-Messages to Teachers, Staff, and Guardians

Sometimes it’s important to get a message out to everyone on a student's team—their teachers, staff, and guardians. Rather than sending copies of the same message to multiple recipients, it’s now easy to use Qmlativ to mass-message everyone.

February 19, 2024
Qmlativ Spotlight: Mobile-Friendly Online Forms

We're excited to spotlight a huge release—all Online Forms are now available on mobile!

January 02, 2024
Qmlativ Spotlight: An Easier Way to Set Up Family and Student Access

Great news! We consolidated all configurations for Family and Student Access into one place in Skyward. Now it’s easy to find and adjust what will display for parents and students.

October 01, 2023
Qmlativ Spotlight: Extra Pay Amounts for Subs

Does your district struggle to fill substitute positions on certain days? Qmlativ now gives you the option to offer extra pay for added incentive on hard-to-fill days.

September 22, 2023
5 Exciting Features of SchoolTRAK

From increased customization to at-a-glance reports, SchoolTRAK makes tardy and absence tracking a breeze!

August 21, 2023
Introducing the New Skyward Mobile App

The new and improved Skyward Mobile app is here! We're excited to unveil it to you today.

July 19, 2023

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