Check out the following resources to learn how you can do more from a distance.
 
 
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Overcoming COVID-19 Challenges


Unprecedented times pose unfamiliar challenges. Here are a few ways Skyward can help you through them.

 
 

Navigating COVID-19 with Skyward

Navigating COVID-19 with Skyward

COVID-19 complicates daily tasks, but you can still accomplish them! In this overview, learn about the resources Skyward has available to help.

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COVID-19: Documenting for State & Federal Funding

COVID-19: Documenting for State & Federal Funding

Coronavirus isn’t something we could prepare for—but together, we can prepare for what’s to come. Find out how you can document expenses to prepare for any state or federal aid offered in the future.

Get ready
 

Amazon Business Distance Learning Hub

Amazon Business Distance Learning Hub

With schools closed, how are you getting at-home learning supplies to your students? Skyward and Amazon Business have collaborated to help educators find essential resources.
 
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Interoperability Update: OneRoster Certification

Interoperability Update: OneRoster Certification

If you use Qmlativ and can’t get in on our CLC offer, or if you use SMS 2.0 and prefer a different LMS, we have good news: your Skyward system integrates with many third-party systems! Learn more about our commitment to interoperability in this article.

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Skyward SMS 2.0 & Qmlativ tools that can help during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Skyward Tools to Help You Through COVID-19

Here is a breakdown of the tools you can use to navigate the new norm of online learning and manage everyday operations remotely. View resource sheets specific to Qmlativ or SMS 2.0!
 

 

Disaster Recovery: The Skyward Way

Disaster Recovery: The Skyward Way

Adding insult to injury—that’s what hackers are doing as they up their game to take advantage of an already difficult situation with COVID-19. Prepare for the worst by reviewing Skyward's disaster recovery plan.

Get prepared
 

Maintaining Social Distance with Online Enrollment

Maintaining Social Distance with Online Enrollment

Did you know you can move your entire enrollment process online? Watch our video chat with a Texas district using NSOE to learn how you can do just that!
 

 

Should Your School Use a Crisis Text Line?

Should Your School Use a Crisis Text Line?

Sometimes schools are kids’ only safe place—but what happens when they’re left grappling with a challenge alone? Here’s how technology can play a role in compassionate care.

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How Assessment Squelches the Summer Slide

How Assessment Squelches the Summer Slide

COVID-19 followed immediately by a couple months off has the potential to make the summer extra slide-y. Assessment to the rescue.

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How Teachers Empower Kids Through eLearning

How Teachers Empower Kids Through eLearning

Learning doesn’t stop. But it will be different, and that’s okay.

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Staying Connected While Working from Home


Struggling to teach remotely? Looking for a way to track employee hours online? Here are some answers.

 

eLearning with the Course Learning Center

eLearning with the Course Learning Center

Want to work smarter with Skyward? Check out the Course Learning Center (CLC), Skyward’s very own Learning Management System!

Work smarter
 

Project-Based Learning Is a Perfect Developmental Match for Teens

Project-Based Learning Is a Perfect Developmental Match for Teens

Project-based learning is a great fit for teens no matter the circumstances, but especially as part of distance learning. Learn how this approach can give teens structured freedom and a productive way to fill their days at home.

Learn more
 

Setting Up an eLearning Day

Setting Up an eLearning Day

Snowstorms and COVID-19 may not have much in common, but both force school closures. Learn how to think outside the box when planning at-home assignments while keeping expectations in check.

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Guest Post: Our True Time Journey

Guest Post: Our True Time Journey

Skyward’s True Time gives districts an easier way to track time while working remotely. See how Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District uses this feature to track accurate hours, make payroll paperless, and save time.

Find out more
 

Arena Scheduling from Home

Arena Scheduling from Home

Even if remote learning is a contingency, it’s wise to plan ahead for remote options—including arena scheduling.

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Adapting Your PD Plan for COVID-19 and Beyond


This pandemic doesn’t have to get in the way of employees’ professional development. With online training, they might just come out “Skyward-savvier” on the other side.
 
 

Know Your Skyward Training Options

Know Your Skyward Training Options

Your Skyward smarts can grow from your living room! Learn about the different ways you can build your knowledge base.

Explore the options
 

Know your Qmlativ training options

Know Your Qmlativ Training Options

Qmlativ users—this one's for you! Check out the many professional development resources available to you specifically in Qmlativ.

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Skyward's Professional Development Center

Skyward's Professional Development Center

The primary platform for Skyward's remote training, the PDC is a self-paced program featuring courses of various levels with simulations, videos, and knowledge checks. Learn more in this video.
 

 

An introduction to the Skyward Academy

An Introduction to the Skyward Academy

SMS 2.0 users, did you know Skyward Academy offers dozens of 1–3-hour sessions each month on common and timely processes? Check out this video for more information.
 

Is Your District Disaster-Ready?

Is Your District Disaster-Ready?

Are you prepared for a disaster? Answer these 5 questions to find out!

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Keeping in Touch with Parents and Guardians


It's essential to keep communication flowing between your district and parents. Here are a couple ways to do that.

 

Easy-Peasy" At Your Fingertips: Embedding Skyward Videos on Your District Website

"Easy-Peasy At Your Fingertips: Embedding Skyward Videos on Your District Website

Give parents a leg up on this "homeschooling" thing by embedding Skyward tutorial videos on your district's website. It's easy, effective, and helpful—we'll show you how!

Find out how
 

EdTech Talks with Darby West

EdTech Talks: Online Enrollment and Registration

New Student Online Enrollment (NSOE) and Online Registration are two great ways to continue district operations while maintaining your "social distance." Learn about a Texas PEIMS coordinator's experience with these features.

Read her story
 

Solidifying a Distance Learning Strategy

Solidifying a Distance Learning Strategy

Distance learning isn’t going away anytime soon. Find out how you can use the summer to step back, reevaluate, and improve upon the great work you’re already doing.

Start strategizing
 

 
 
 

Through it all, we're here for you


If you need answers beyond what the resources above can give, we'll find a way to get them to you.

 

Know your Skyward Support options

Know Your Skyward Support Options

Feeling at a dead end? Don’t panic—we’ve got your back! Check out this article for four ways to get support in Skyward.

Explore the options
 

Introducing Skyward Insider

Introducing Skyward Insider
(Formerly Skyward Insider)


Learn about the newsletter that's your guide to becoming a Skyward super user. Subscribe for monthly tips, tricks, and updates delivered to your inbox—during this pandemic and beyond.

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Insight for school leaders


Build Your Brand

Are you the best choice for students and prospective employees? Are you the one telling your story, or is someone else doing it for you? In the age of school choice, it is more important than ever to stand out from the crowd and become a destination.
Clear Out the Clutter

Districts run on technology, but years of accumulating apps, data redundancies, and process waste slows administration and staff down to a crawl. But how can districts tell what can stay and what can be swept away?
Clock Out from Risk

Why is it that the smallest mistakes often prove to be the most costly? As if human error weren’t enough to worry about, the potential for fraud looms large. Take back control of your financial and HR data.
Community Engagement

It’s never too late to communicate! Explore how communicating with your community early and often about your district is the best way to build two-way engagement.
Data Alchemy

Having powerful data at your fingertips can be like magic for your district. But data doesn’t come pure and refined; you’ll need the right approach and the right data analysis tools to make it shine.
Districts to Learn From

If your students, families, and employees had more options, would they still choose you? Take a lesson from the districts who already know the answer to that question because of their powerful online identities.
Evolved Communication

Is your district leaning heavily on email for internal and external communications? Do you dread the thought of cleaning out their inboxes? The next generation of communication has arrived.
High-Performing Culture

High performers are at the heart of every educational success story. What can you do to attract and retain the best talent in years to come?
Large Districts

Harness the power of technology to unleash greater efficiency, simplicity, and success at your district. Here’s a look at some common challenges big districts face and how you can overcome them.
Level Up Your District

School districts always have challenges in front of them, but the ultimate challenge for any district is finding the tools and strategies to take it to the next level.
Parent Engagement

Parents can be your greatest allies, but only if they feel included in the educational process. What can you do to forge a stronger bond with your largest stakeholder group?
Professional Development

Increase productivity. Reduce the cost of turnover. Give more to your students. Professional development is one K-12 topic that’s only going to gain steam as time goes on. Look to the future with these insights, resources, and strategies.
Safety

Leaders are poised to act swiftly and appropriately if an emergency occurs. How confident are you in your crisis planning? Here’s how to improve your district’s preparation.
Security

A horde of personal identifiable information, financial records, and academic data vs. Cybercriminals, natural disasters, and onsite data management headaches. Join us, decide your defensive plan, and strive for constant improvement when it comes to data security.
Strategies for leaders

Leadership takes many forms. But underlying all its forms and styles, leadership is about taking initiative and showing—not just telling—people how to achieve the goals you share.
The future of K-12 technology.

The evolution of technology impacts nearly every part of our world—and education is no exception. With an ever-growing assortment of high-tech tools within reach, you have the power to break new ground and achieve more at your district.
The New Business Office

School business offices have long operated as silos, separate from the mission and culture of the rest of the district. That’s all changing thanks to the systems-thinking mindset top business officials are bringing to the table.
What’s in the Future for K12?

Step right up and see what’s in the cards for K12 education! The future is hazy, but all signs point to a growth of AI presence in schools, a need for strong staff retention efforts and leadership opportunities, and unexpected changes for the students’ futures.

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