In the K-12 school software market, Alma offers a cloud-based system geared towards raising educational outcomes for students by offering an in-depth look into the learning process of students. Just as importantly, it also offers huge gains in more efficient workflows by streamlining administrative work and communication. Alma describes its system as the first Holistic Student Engagement Platform.
It highlights how most school systems suffer from the following: Disconnected tools and fragmented information, frustrating and time-consuming to use, outdated technologies and capabilities, and of course being monolithic and expensive to setup and maintain. It markets itself as the antidote to this situation by being a single, integrated platform uniting SIS and LMS data, an intuitive user experience and design that save time, including progressive tools that support educational best practices, and is an affordable solution with a price point for every budget.
Its major groupings of features include administration (Attendance, Biographical Data, Bus Routes, Calendar, Class and School-wide View, Contacts, Demographic Data, Discipline, District Dashboard, Enrollment History, IEP Designations, Meals, Rosters, and Medical); curriculum (Backward Curriculum Design, Course Management, Curriculum Mapping, Custom Standards Management, Report Cards, Scheduling, Standards-based Report Cards, Transcripts, and Walk-in Scheduling); communication (Bulletin Board, Email Communication, Emergency Communication, Group Messaging, Parent/Student Portal, Teacher Messenger, Text Alerts, and Voice Messaging); reporting and analytics (Ad Hoc Reports, Standard Reports, Data Visualization, State Reporting, and Filtering); and instructional management (Standards-based Gradebook, Gradebook, Task Management for Staff, and Online Assignments).
Pros
Here are some of the positive things Alma users have to say about the system:
Cons
Here are what Alma users note for drawbacks to the system:
Alma users find the system incredibly easy to use. There is a wish-list for added features and functionalities, but it’s worth noting that as a relative newcomer to the market, Alma receives high praise for its service and is continually improving its product.
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