With many highly reliable and functional school management software solutions now on the market, it is difficult for smaller companies to complete, and SchoolBrains may fall into this category. While the company has a proven track record—it was established in 2003 with considerable industry know-how—it has remained relatively small in scale, which is both the company’s greatest asset and may be its limitation too.
To date, SchoolBrains offers school management and assessment tools; a student information portal; an education planning function with a focus on compliance issues; advanced curriculum mapping features; a grade book and report card function; a special education application; and tools to support other common school activities (e.g., the management of healthcare records and community outreach efforts). In addition there are dedicated points of access for teachers, administrators and parents. One of the software’s main benefits, which may reflect the company’s small size, is that it works closely with schools to design a system that meets their specific needs and guides schools through the implementation process from start to finish. Indeed, all new subscribers kick off their experience with SchoolBrains during a “Project Definition Workshop” that is facilitated by a SchoolBrains project manager and attended by the school’s project team.
While SchoolBrains personal touch is appealing, there are some reported problems with this software option. First, it offers many but not all the applications now commonly supported by K-12 software systems. Second, SchoolBrains is not the easiest system to use or integrate. Finally, for some users, it is cost prohibitive. On average, any institution relying on SchoolBrains can expect to shell out a minimum of $200 monthly, which is the company’s starting price (there’s a per student fee on top of this subscription); as such, depending on the size of the school, monthly fees will run much higher. This means that it may not be the best option for smaller institutions or those with fluctuating numbers.
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