PowerSchool keeps your school running. Schoolvoice keeps parents engaged.
- Works alongside your PowerSchool SIS
- Purpose-built for parent communication
- One app for every parent interaction
- Fast setup. No manual data migration.
Compare Schoolvoice to PowerSchool
You don't have to replace your SIS to improve school communication. Schoolvoice complements PowerSchool with a communication platform that turns every message into a parent action.
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
Actionable messages Send messages that do more than inform parents. They allow parents to take action instantly with a single tap. | Included | Not included |
Announcements Share the latest news, updates, and holiday greetings. | Included | Limited — Through MyPowerHub newsfeed and SchoolMessenger, but limited to one-way broadcasts with no parent response option. |
Approval request Collect digital parent consent and approvals without printing forms or chasing signatures. | Included | Limited — Through PermissionClick, which requires parents to open a link, fill out form fields, and submit their response rather than a single-tap approve or reject action. |
Acknowledgement request Ask parents to confirm they have read important information with one tap. | Included | Not included |
Reply request Collect replies, documents, or requested information from parents in a structured way. | Included | Not included |
Payment request Send school fee requests and allow parents to pay online while tracking payment status. | Included | Yes — Parents can complete payments through MyPowerHub. |
Absence & tardiness notes Notify parents about absences or lateness and receive reasons or supporting documents digitally. | Included | Limited — SafeArrival allows parents to pre-report absences in advance. For unconfirmed absences, the system auto-calls students using AI. Parents are notified but cannot reply with a reason or attach documents directly from the notification. |
Emergency alerts Deliver urgent notifications immediately, even when parents' phones are on silent. | Included | Yes — SchoolMessenger does send urgent alerts via SMS, voice, and email. |
Message merge Personalize messages and attachments for hundreds of parents in one send. | Included | Not included |
Message recall Recall accidentally sent messages before parents can access outdated information. | Included | Not included |
Chat Secure teacher-parent messaging without sharing personal phone numbers. | Included | Yes — Two-way messaging available through MyPowerHub and SchoolMessenger. |
Voice calls Make secure voice calls between teachers and parents while keeping communication inside the platform. | Included | Limited — SchoolMessenger supports automated one-way voice broadcasts for mass announcements, with no capacity for direct interactive conversations. |
Teacher availability hours Let teachers define working hours to support healthier communication boundaries. | Included | Not included |
School stories Share classroom and school highlights through private stories available for 24 hours. | Included | Not included |
Teacher drive Store, organize, and securely share learning materials with parents. | Included | Not included |
Rewards & challenges Encourage positive behavior and participation with engaging school-wide rewards. | Included | Not included |
Progress tracking Help parents follow their child's achievements and progress over time. | Included | Yes — Parents can monitor real-time grades, attendance, and assignments through MyPowerHub. |
Leaderboards Celebrate achievements through interactive leaderboards that motivate students. | Included | Not included |
Live broadcasting Stream school events live so parents can participate from anywhere. | Included | Not included |
Analytics dashboard A comprehensive, admin-centric dashboard empowering school leadership with full visibility, detailed message tracking, and precise insights to target unengaged parents. | Included | Yes — Tracks delivery receipts, open rates, and parent channel preferences, but focuses on communication reach rather than parent action rates or response tracking. |
Schoolvoice plus A premium space for parents to easily access top-quality products and services handpicked for their children. | Included | Not included |
Approval workflow Manage who can communicate with parents and add approval steps before messages are sent, giving administrators greater oversight and control. | Included | Yes — Permission controls define who can send messages, but there is no structured review or approval step before messages reach parents. |
Student communication Enable direct communication between the school and students within the platform. | Included | Yes — Through MyPowerHub and SchoolMessenger, which are separate products. |
District management Manage communication across multiple schools from one centralized dashboard. | Included | Included |
Spend less time managing communication.
Schoolvoice reduces the administrative effort behind school communication by giving staff one place to send messages, collect responses, and follow up only when needed.
- Built around parent engagement, not just information sharing.
- One dedicated platform for every school-home interaction.
- Seamlessly integrates with PowerSchool for a smooth transition.
FAQ
PowerSchool is a Student Information System designed to manage student records, grades, attendance, scheduling, and compliance. Schoolvoice is a dedicated school communication platform that helps schools manage announcements, approvals, absence notes, payments, parent engagement, and day-to-day communication. Many schools use both together, with PowerSchool serving as their system of record and Schoolvoice as their communication platform.
Yes. Schoolvoice integrates with PowerSchool, allowing schools to automatically synchronize student, parent, and class information. This lets schools continue using PowerSchool as their Student Information System while managing communication, approvals, attendance requests, payments, and parent engagement through Schoolvoice, without maintaining duplicate data manually.
No. Schoolvoice is not a Student Information System and is not designed to replace PowerSchool. Instead, it complements PowerSchool by providing a dedicated platform for school-to-parent communication. Schools continue using PowerSchool to manage academic records and administrative data, while Schoolvoice simplifies communication and encourages parent participation through actionable messages and comprehensive engagement tools.
Schoolvoice is purpose-built for school communication, making it the stronger choice for engaging parents. PowerSchool helps schools keep families informed through its communication products, while Schoolvoice is designed to help schools collect approvals, acknowledgements, absence notes, payments, and other parent responses directly from each message. It also includes engagement features such as School Stories, Rewards & Challenges, and Leaderboards that help strengthen the connection between home and school and motivate students.
Most schools are fully set up within two weeks. Our onboarding team handles system configuration, data synchronization, and training for administrators, teachers, and parents to ensure a smooth rollout. Because Schoolvoice integrates with your existing PowerSchool data, schools can get started quickly without manually re-entering student or parent information.