Product Updates

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?

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

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.

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

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

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

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).

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Qmlativ Employee Access now has a built-in comp time solution in Time Tracking! Instead of using a spreadsheet to track how much comp time an employee earns and manually entering that data into Time Off, you can let Skyward handle calculations for you.

You’ve heard us say your feedback shapes Skyward, but what does that process look like? Follow an idea, from conception to completion to find out—and don't miss the fairytale-themed video! 

Post a position, review applications, choose a candidate—the entire hiring process made easy in one place!

If your district has many employees working less than normal hours, negative net checks can become a burden to do by hand. Now this process can be completed automatically!  

Did you know you can complete the entirety of open enrollment in Skyward? Find out how to simplify your process! 

Our product and user experience teams have been hard at work gathering insight and creating a user-friendly Process Manager you’ll enjoy working with. We’re excited to unveil it!

What new Skyward features await you? Let’s take a look!

It’s the start of the school year and there’s so much to do: textbooks to hand out, Chromebooks to distribute, Wi-Fi hot spots to give to select students. How on earth do you keep track of it all?

The new-and-improved Customization Project is here. Check out this (free!) feature available for Qmlativ users.

At Skyward, we are proud to say we build 100% of our software. But we can't make the best products without your help! 

Many districts work with tech that isn’t aligned with the way K-12 accounting actually works—but you don’t have to! Separate the accounting for your district’s clubs and make keeping tabs on finances easier.

The ability for teachers to email Progress Reports directly to guardians was a top request in the Product Ideas Portal. You asked, we built it, and we’re excited to share it with you today!

What new Skyward features await you? Let’s take a look!

Who can give better suggestions about Skyward than the people using it every day? That’s our philosophy and why we value your feedback!

Calling all SMS 2.0 business suite users! Check out this article to learn about updates to the Insurance Tracking module.

Calling all Qmlativ business suite users! Check out this article to learn about updates to the Benefit Management module.

Times are changing, and so are the ways we take attendance. Check out these updates, designed to simplify attendance no matter where your learners are. 

What new Skyward features await you? Let’s take a look!

The Message Center is new and improved! Check out these time-saving, experience-enhancing updates.

If you could make a change in Skyward or add something new, what would it be? Let us know in the Product Ideas Portal!

Finding substitutes was challenging before the pandemic—and it's only become more difficult. We partnered with Red Rover to make it easier.

What new Skyward features await you? Let’s take a look!

If you’re not taking advantage of Skyward’s time tracking, position management, and budgeting features, this one is for you!

Track and review every impact on your bottom line as you plan personnel budgets. Check out the enhancements to Staff Planning!

Health Procedures was a feature highly requested by school nurses. We’re so excited to share it with you today! 

What new Skyward features await you? Let's take a look!

Grab your paddle and poncho! We’ve got four new features to make your raft watertight as you embark on the 2020-2021 school year journey.

Get more from your Skyward experience by taking advantage of these free training sessions!

Do you want to be a voice during product development at Skyward?

We have an exciting announcement to make: An integration between Google Classroom and Skyward is coming! What will this integration mean for you? 

Bus fleet details, route and stop information, and student records all in one location? You bet! Check out Qmlativ’s transportation module.

What new Skyward features await you in the coming school year? Let's take a look!

If you’ve ever asked, “Is there a way to track our service calls?” the Support Center is the feature you’ve been looking for.

It's been three years since the announcement of Qmlativ. What's been happening, where do we stand today, and what does it mean for you?

Find out how simplifying purchasing can boost morale among teachers.

After years of use, gathering customer feedback on our Position module resulted in some eye-opening discoveries.

Find out what we've been up to over the past few months! Updates for student and business for SMS 2.0 and Qmlativ.

The right tools make managing employee benefits easier. Get a peek into the process, the improvement, and what's yet to come.

Now there’s an even easier way to share the great ideas you have for software enhancements.

Get to know the key features of the Qmlativ Warehouse and enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at how our customers helped us build it.

Remove paperwork from your benefits open enrollment process. See how insurance tracking saves employees and administrators time during this busy season.

Did you know there is a document management solution designed specifically and exclusively for Skyward customers? It's called FileBound, and it brings a whole new layer of transparency to your Skyward solution. 

Are you making the best use of this overlooked feature? Learn a few tricks to transform percentages and letter grades into meaningful, personalized feedback—without spending hours of prep time.

This month, we’re shining a light on 5 IT services to take some weight off your shoulders and help bring your technical operations to the next level.

If you’re striving for workplace agility and modernization, it’s time to go mobile with Skyward! Let’s take a look at what you can do with the mobile app. 

Do you wish you could peer into the future of what’s to come in Skyward? Wish no more. Here’s what you can expect from all four Skyward product lines in 2018.

What’s new in Skyward as we say goodbye to 2017? Let’s take a look!

The transition to Qmlativ will be one of your most important technology undertakings in the next several years. Here are just a few of the resources you'll have to lean on throughout that process.

If you had access to tools that could make your budgeting process easier, you’d want to know about them, right? Here’s a look at four School Business Suite features that can help you craft your best budget. 

Our initial foray into AI will play a huge role in the Qmlativ experience. Here's what it looks like.

What's different about Qmlativ? We've picked out five common situations to show you some noteworthy differences between Qmlativ and SMS 2.0.

A better experience requires a deeper understanding of one's audience. Come see how your input is shaping our future.

What’s new? We’re glad you asked! We have updates for Student Management Suite and Qmlativ users! Read on for SIS enhancements that will make your life easier and improve your Skyward experience. 

What’s new? We’re glad you asked! Learn more about the latest updates to both the current product and Qmlativ, so you can enjoy a better ERP experience.

n this article, we’ll review your options for converting to Qmlativ, reveal how our product development team will be handling the transition period, and share some information about upcoming product enhancements.  

As part of our commitment to continual improvement, we made quite a few changes to Career Plans. Here’s an overview of what’s new.   

Get all the perks of credit cards without any of the hassle. Check out this overview of credit card processing in Skyward and see how recent updates can make your job even easier.

With shrinking budgets and tight timelines, purchasing can be a challenging task. The Amazon Business-Skyward partnership makes shopping and submitting requisitions a cinch. Learn about the benefits and get started today. 

We’re excited to announce the release of a highly requested feature: push notifications in Skyward!

A smooth and stress-free enrollment process just became a lot more achievable. Introducing Address Validation, a new tool to help parents and staff enroll students in the right school the first time, every time.

Throughout the country, the staffing of health professionals in schools has reached critically low levels. With more students to cover and a larger area to worry about, every second counts. We’re shining the spotlight on four features of our Health Services area that will help you keep records straight. 

Wouldn’t it be nice if filling out special education evaluations and IEP forms was as straightforward as following a recipe? This June, we’re giving you the tools you need to simplify the documentation process for special ed staff at your school.

A school's ultimate challenge is to make sure every student is ready for college or a career. Check out these three tools that can help your students gear up for life after high school.