Education · Private K-12 School · 3 week build

School Operating System

One platform for every person in the school. Administrators run operations from a unified dashboard. Teachers manage classes, grades, and attendance. Parents pay tuition, read updates, and message staff. Admissions flows from first inquiry to enrolled student. All in one place.

9×
Separate tools consolidated
$18K+
Annual savings
3 wks
From design to live system
1
Login for every role
The challenge

Nine tools. Zero of them talking to each other.

The school was running on a patchwork of platforms — a student information system for records, a separate gradebook, a third-party app for parent messaging, another for tuition billing, plus spreadsheets holding everything together. Staff were drowning in data entry. Parents were confused about where to go for what. The leadership team couldn't get straight answers from their own data.

Before

The chaos

  • 9 separate logins per staff member
  • Tuition data lived apart from student records
  • Parents got emails from 4 different platforms
  • Report cards took days to produce
  • Admissions was tracked in a Google Sheet
  • No single view of the school's operations
  • $18K+/year on overlapping subscriptions
After

The system

  • One login. Role-based dashboards.
  • Tuition, grades, attendance — all connected
  • Parents have one branded portal
  • Report cards generate in one click
  • Admissions pipeline built into the platform
  • Real-time operations dashboard for leadership
  • One predictable monthly cost
Inside the system

Every workflow. One platform.

Here's a look at the screens the school uses every day. Built from scratch to match how THIS school actually runs — not a generic template.

Administrator view

Operations Dashboard

The principal opens one screen and sees everything that matters: enrollment, attendance, tuition collection, open admissions applications, and any alerts needing attention.

  • Live enrollment & capacity metrics
  • Tuition collection status across all families
  • Attendance heatmap by grade and class
  • Automated alerts for issues needing review
app.westbrookacademy.edu / dashboard
Good morning, Principal
Tuesday, March 3 · Spring Semester
+ New student
Students
342
↑ 12 this month
Attendance
94.2%
↑ 2.1% vs last wk
Tuition MTD
$48,240
↑ 8% vs Feb
Open Apps
17
↓ 3 pending review
Enrollment — last 6 months
Enrolled Target
Teacher view

Smart Gradebook

Teachers log assignments, enter grades, and track attendance from one screen. Grades automatically roll into report cards. Parents see updates in real time.

  • One-click attendance by class period
  • Weighted grading with custom categories
  • Auto-generate report cards and transcripts
  • Live sync to parent portal
app.westbrookacademy.edu / grades / math-7
7th Grade Math · Period 3
24 students · Term average 86.4%
+ Assignment
Student
Quiz 4
Essay
Midterm
Grade
AMAbramson, Mia
92
88
95
A
BCChen, Benjamin
78
85
82
B
DKKlein, Daniel
95
94
98
A+
ERRodriguez, Elena
84
90
88
A-
JMMiller, Jacob
72
68
74
C+
SRRosenberg, Sarah
88
92
91
A
TNNguyen, Tyler
90
87
89
A-
Parent view

Branded Parent Portal

Parents log in to one place to see their child's grades, pay tuition, get announcements, message teachers, and view the school calendar.

  • Live grades, attendance, and assignments
  • One-click tuition payment with auto-pay option
  • Direct messaging to teachers and office
  • Calendar of events, holidays, and meetings
parents.westbrookacademy.edu / calendar
School Calendar
March 2026 · 8 upcoming events
Export
Tuition Due
$875
Auto-pay on Mar 15
Emma's GPA
3.82
↑ 0.14 this quarter
Attendance
97%
2 absences YTD
March 2026
‹ Feb · Apr ›
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
28
1
Parent Conf
2
3
Science Fair
Pickup 3pm
4
5
Book Fair
6
7
8
Field Trip
9
10
11
Bake Sale
12
13
Admissions view

Admissions Pipeline

From first inquiry to enrolled student — every prospect tracked in a visual pipeline. Automated follow-ups, applications, interviews, and enrollment conversion.

  • Drag-and-drop applicant pipeline
  • Online application forms with document uploads
  • Automated email sequences at each stage
  • Conversion metrics and funnel reporting
app.westbrookacademy.edu / admissions
Fall 2026 Admissions
47 active applicants · 18 enrolled
+ Add applicant
Inquiry 12
Aaron Weiss
Grade 5 · via website
New
Lily Park
Grade 2 · referral
New
Noah Fischer
Grade 8 · ad
Application 14
Sophia Levy
Grade 4 · docs pending
Follow up
Ethan Goldman
Grade 1 · completed
Mia Rosenberg
Grade 7 · completed
Interview 8
David Cohen
Scheduled Mar 7
Rachel Stern
Scheduled Mar 9
Enrolled 18
Jacob Miller
Deposit paid
Ava Freedman
Deposit paid
Ben Stein
Deposit paid
Features built

Everything this school actually needs.

Student records

Complete profiles — contacts, health info, emergency details, documents.

Attendance

One-click attendance by class. Auto-notify parents of absences.

Gradebook

Weighted grading, custom categories, auto report card generation.

Tuition & billing

Invoicing, payment plans, auto-pay, late-fee automation.

Parent portal

Branded portal for families — grades, payments, messages, calendar.

Admissions

Application funnel, document collection, interview scheduling.

Communications

Email, SMS, and in-app messaging — school-wide or targeted.

Staff directory

Teacher profiles, schedules, document access, internal chat.

Reporting

Enrollment trends, revenue forecasts, attendance analytics.

Tools replaced

Student Information System Gradebook App Tuition Billing Platform Parent Messaging App Admissions Tool Email Marketing SMS Service Online Forms Spreadsheets
The results

Less software. More time. Better school.

$18K+
Saved per year in subscriptions
9→1
Tools consolidated
3 wks
From start to launch
100%
Owned by the school

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