PowerSchool Releases Education Focus Report Highlighting Top District Priorities and Shifts in PK-12 Education
31 August 2022 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
PowerSchool examines survey results from over
3,500 educators in an Education Focus Report to illustrate the key
impacts and trends in PK-12 Education
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based
software for K-12 education in North America, has released its key
findings from the Education Focus Report for the 2022-2023 school
year. The report represents the findings from a national survey of
more than 3,500 educators, in-depth conversations with over 75
education practitioners and leaders, and a comprehensive scan of
over 25 mid-to-large U.S. school districts’ strategic plans.
“We are excited about the valuable insights this report will
bring to educators and district leaders,” said Ryan Imbriale,
former district leader, and Vice President of Education Solutions
at PowerSchool. “Our goal is to recenter PK-12 conversations
starting with what’s most important to school districts—their
priorities to better support students.”
The report found seven common strategic priorities across U.S.
districts: high-quality, tiered instruction; whole-child supports;
exceptional workforce; robust family engagement; expanded early
childhood learning; graduates prepared for life, college, and
career; and organizational excellence and efficiency. The report
also highlights two grounding concepts: data-informed
decision-making and equitable student supports. These common
district priorities reflect schooling both before and during the
continuing pandemic.
In the report, educators reveal that technology led to an
increase in student engagement, strengthened family involvement,
and prioritized modern professional learning needs. Key findings
include the emergence of whole-child support as tantamount to
students’ academic success.
“We have to account for our students’ mental, social, and
emotional health needs before we can think about learning,” said
Chris Cromwell, Instructional Technology Coordinator for West
Chester Area School District in Pennsylvania. “Not long ago, when
working with teachers, I felt I was driving down the road in my
academic lane, and then there was an SEL lane, and those were two
separate lanes headed down the highway. But they’re actually
not—SEL and academic learning are on the same path and
intertwined.”
Additionally, as the education industry continues to navigate
digital transformation, school leaders are finding technology
solutions beneficial to achieving organizational excellence and
efficiency. This includes designing data systems, protecting
student information, ensuring budget transparency, and achieving a
modern technology infrastructure, which have shifted from the back
of the office to front and center. This speaks to the power of data
and the necessity of equitable resource allocation in meeting
student needs.
To learn more about what we’ve heard from educators, and what
the future holds, visit
www.powerschool.com/edtech-focus-report-2022/ to download the full
report.
About PowerSchool
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) is the leading provider of cloud-based
software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to
power the education ecosystem with unified technology that helps
educators and students realize their full potential, in their way.
PowerSchool connects students, teachers, administrators, and
parents, with the shared goal of improving student outcomes. From
the office to the classroom to the home, it helps schools and
districts efficiently manage state reporting and related
compliance, special education, finance, human resources, talent,
registration, attendance, funding, learning, instruction, grading,
assessments and analytics in one unified platform. PowerSchool
supports over 45 million students globally and more than 15,000
customers, including over 90 of the top 100 districts by student
enrollment in the United States, and sells solutions in over 90
countries. Visit www.powerschool.com to learn more.
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