PowerSchool Group

PowerSchool Group LLC provides cloud-based software solutions tailored for K-12 education, enabling schools and districts to enhance student outcomes. Its offerings include a comprehensive student information system, classroom management solutions, learning management systems, and data analytics tools. These products facilitate effective management of student data, classroom activities, state reporting, compliance requirements, and various educational processes such as attendance, grading, and assessments. PowerSchool's integrated technology platform streamlines operations and consolidates disparate data sources, utilizing advanced analytics and predictive modeling to drive informed decision-making. Founded in 1997 and based in Rancho Folsom, California, PowerSchool Group operates as a subsidiary of Pearson Education Limited, providing essential services such as project management, implementation, training, and ongoing technical support to ensure optimal usage of its solutions.

Laurence Goldberg

Board Member and Chairman

18 past transactions

Allovue

Acquisition in 2024
Allovue, Inc. is a financial software company dedicated to supporting school districts and K-12 education departments in the United States. Founded in 2013 and based in Baltimore, Maryland, Allovue develops innovative solutions that enable educators to effectively budget, manage, and evaluate financial resources. Its flagship product, Balance, integrates with existing accounting and data systems, allowing district officials, principals, and administrators to visualize and analyze spending, track expenditures, identify trends, and plan for future investments. The platform facilitates communication of district budgets to staff, boards, and community leaders, ensuring alignment with educational goals. Additionally, Allovue offers supplemental services, including funding equity analysis and financial management training, aimed at empowering education decision-makers to allocate resources equitably and strategically to enhance student outcomes.

Neverskip

Acquisition in 2023
Neverskip is an Indian IT company specializing in education market services. It develops enterprise resource planning (ERP) software designed to modernize and streamline school administration across India. The company's comprehensive suite of software solutions includes attendance, exam, fee, and inventory management, as well as learning and library management systems, aiming to simplify administrative tasks and transform educational institutions into future-ready environments.

SchoolMessenger

Acquisition in 2023
SchoolMessenger is a provider of on-demand notification solutions specifically tailored for the education sector. Its communication platform includes notification and mobile communication applications designed to assist K-12 institutions in efficiently delivering high volumes of documents and messages. This technology enables schools and districts to communicate rapidly and effectively, ensuring they remain connected with their communities while enhancing safety and engagement.

Chalk

Acquisition in 2022
Chalk.com is a multifaceted Internet Solutions Company focused on enhancing technology understanding and educational strategies. The company operates through three primary divisions. The Broadcast division features a program where viewers can watch Dave Chalk simplify complex technology concepts for a general audience. In the In Flight division, Chalk partners with major airlines to provide technology education programs tailored to airline passengers. This division aims to enrich the travel experience by catering to the specific needs of this demographic. Finally, the Interactive division collaborates with prominent online retailers, enhancing the shopping experience through high-speed videos that demonstrate product functionality and innovative shopping strategies. Additionally, Chalk serves the K-12 education sector with a planning and analytics platform that assists schools and districts in creating cohesive, standards-aligned curriculum maps, influencing the academic strategies of millions of students nationwide.

Kinvolved

Acquisition in 2022
Kinvolved, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in mobile and web applications aimed at enhancing communication between schools and families. Its flagship product, KiNVO, facilitates communication regarding attendance, behavior, grades, and other important updates, allowing schools to send messages to entire classrooms or individual parents. The platform also provides valuable data analytics, enabling educators to track attendance and communication trends, flag chronically absent students, and generate reports on student-specific interactions with parents. Kinvolved's solutions target schools and after-school programs, particularly in underserved communities across the United States, with the goal of improving student attendance and reducing chronic absenteeism. Founded in 2012 and based in New York City, Kinvolved combines technology with community engagement to foster better educational outcomes and enhance graduation rates.

Kickboard

Acquisition in 2021
Kickboard, Inc. is a New Orleans-based company that specializes in behavioral management software for educational institutions, founded in 2009. Its primary offering, the Kickboard platform, allows teachers and administrators to collect, analyze, and share essential data on academic and behavioral performance in real time. The platform serves as a comprehensive tool for educators, enabling them to manage various assessments, track standards mastery, monitor reading growth, and evaluate student behavior and character strengths. By providing an intuitive web-based dashboard, Kickboard enhances alignment and consistency in student performance monitoring across classrooms. Additionally, the company supports schools in planning their culture, establishing systematic approaches, and improving overall student and teacher support systems through professional development and coaching.

Hobsons - Intersect

Acquisition in 2021
Intersect is a best-fit recruitment platform offering a comprehensive set of solutions for colleges and universities to strategically reach best-fit students, those most likely to both apply and succeed. Intersect connects with Naviance, a widely-adopted college, career and life readiness platform, used by over 10 million students nationwide.

Hoonuit

Acquisition in 2020
Hoonuit is an analytics and professional learning provider focused on enhancing education for schools and districts. The company develops a web-based platform that supports educators in making informed decisions to improve teaching and student outcomes. Its offerings include comprehensive data analytics, personalized learning resources, assessments, and technology integration. Additionally, Hoonuit provides a robust content library that delivers flexible and user-friendly professional development tools. By empowering educators with instant access to relevant content and analytics, Hoonuit aims to foster positive impacts on student achievement in public education.

Schoology

Acquisition in 2019
Schoology, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based learning management system tailored for K-12, higher education, and corporate environments. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, the company offers a platform that facilitates the creation of engaging educational content and lesson designs, while enabling communication and collaboration among students and faculty. The system supports individual subscriptions for classrooms, allowing institutions to pilot the platform before broader implementation. Additionally, it serves corporate clients by offering tools to develop courses, monitor employee progress, and enhance engagement, thereby streamlining communication and collaboration within organizations. Schoology's versatile solution aims to improve educational outcomes by personalizing learning experiences for users.

PeopleAdmin

Acquisition in 2018
PeopleAdmin, Inc. specializes in cloud-based talent management solutions tailored for the education and government sectors. Founded in 1999 and based in Austin, Texas, the company offers a suite of products, including the TalentEd K-12 strategic talent management suite, which facilitates candidate identification, recruiting, applicant tracking, evaluations, and personnel record-keeping. Additionally, PeopleAdmin provides SchoolSpring, a job search engine, and SearchSoft, a tool for schools to efficiently identify and hire top candidates. The company's solutions aim to streamline the hiring process, enhance candidate communication, manage position descriptions, and maintain compliance through comprehensive audit trails. Over 700 organizations utilize PeopleAdmin's services to improve their talent management practices. As of August 2018, PeopleAdmin operates as a subsidiary of PowerSchool Group LLC.

Sungard K-12

Acquisition in 2016
SunGard K-12 provides software solutions and professional services tailored for K-12 schools and school districts, focusing on enhancing student achievement and operational efficiency. The company offers an integrated suite of software products that facilitate the management of various educational aspects, including student information, assessment and curriculum, special education, as well as financial and human resources. By utilizing these comprehensive tools, educational institutions can streamline their operations and improve overall effectiveness in delivering educational services.

Chalkable

Acquisition in 2016
Chalkable provides educational technology solutions designed to enhance teaching and learning experiences for K-12 schools. The company offers a range of products including Study Center for managing standards-based classrooms, Student Information System for data access and administrative features, Food Service Management for child nutrition, and State Data Accumulator for real-time information consolidation. Additionally, Chalkable provides private school solutions, financial management tools, Positive Reinforcement Systems, Digital Classroom for daily task management, Digital Learning resources, and professional learning solutions. The company also operates an app store featuring educational apps across various subjects, along with a platform that integrates these apps into a unified system accessible to students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Chalkable was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, with additional locations in Bethesda, Maryland; Tremont, Illinois; Summer Shade, Kentucky; and Vienna, Missouri.

SRB Education Solutions

Acquisition in 2016
SRB Education Solutions Inc. specializes in delivering comprehensive business solutions tailored for K-12 education. The company offers a suite of products designed to address the specific needs of school districts, utilizing industry best practices and effective product integration. Their team of experts focuses on deploying systems for student information management, financial operations, assessments, and library functions. Notable products include Trillium, which caters specifically to Ontario's educational requirements, and SchoolLogic, a versatile application suitable for deployment across Canada and the United States. Additionally, StudentsAchieve facilitates the understanding and collaboration of student information, while atrieveERP manages financial, payroll, and human resources data. For library management, L4U efficiently handles the organization of books and resources. SRB Education Solutions also provides training and technical services to support its software offerings.

Haiku Learning Systems

Acquisition in 2016
Haiku Learning Systems, Inc., established in 2006 and headquartered in Goshen, Indiana, specializes in a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) tailored for K-12 schools. Its platform offers a suite of tools enabling teachers to create and deliver engaging online content, students to learn interactively, and all parties to connect and collaborate. Key features include assignment management, feedback, and grading, all integrated into a single, user-friendly platform. As of 2016, the company operates as a subsidiary of PowerSchool Group LLC.

Tienet Solutions

Acquisition in 2016
TIENET enhances PowerSchool’s position as the #1 K-12 education technology provider, bringing new tools to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and further empowers teachers to enrich the learning process for all populations of students. The TIENET solution is leveraged by hundreds of districts across the US, serving a wide-range from 500 to 200,000 students or more. A key element of success in the classroom is providing schools with the appropriate tools, resources, and strategies for reaching students with diverse abilities. PowerSchool is well positioned to help schools and districts improve academic achievement for every student through cutting-edge digital classroom capabilities.

Interactive Achievement

Acquisition in 2016
Interactive Achievement is an educational software solutions company based in Roanoke, Virginia, established in 2006. The company specializes in developing assessment tools that enable educators to evaluate student performance throughout the academic year. Its primary products include onTRAC, a resource that offers a comprehensive database of questions for division-level administrators, subject-area coordinators, principals, and classroom teachers, and TRACbook LDS, a web-based data management tool designed for querying, viewing, and analyzing various data sets. These tools assist educators in making informed long-term curriculum decisions based on student performance data.

Infosnap

Acquisition in 2015
Infosnap is a leading provider of cloud-based online student registration management solutions specifically designed for PK-12 public schools. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes online applications, admissions processing, school choice or lottery systems, new student enrollment, annual student registration, and staff registration. Its platform streamlines the registration process for both charter and public schools, enhancing efficiency and accessibility for educational institutions and families alike.

Nordex International

Acquisition in 2000
Nordex International, Inc., founded in 1989 and based in Hingham, Massachusetts, specializes in developing software solutions for K-12 schools. The company focuses on master scheduling products and comprehensive school management systems designed to streamline administrative processes. Its software automates various tasks, including grade and transcript management, attendance tracking, and student record keeping, thereby reducing the time and resources schools expend on these functions. In addition to its software offerings, Nordex provides professional training and support to ensure effective implementation and usage, enhancing the efficiency with which educational institutions manage their operations. In 2000, Nordex was acquired by PowerSchool Group LLC.
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