TeacherEase

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Easy & affordable student management software for SBL.

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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Review from Teacher

Reviewed on 18/07/2019

Pros

-you can make folders by subject
-generates report cards
-take attendance
-can input grades by percentage or fraction
-super organized
-all info is in one place
-family contact info

Cons

none at all, i have been using this for 7 years and LOVE it. everything is clearly laid out and organized. all people have access to the sight and you can see all students in your school.

Karen
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Long time user

Reviewed on 20/10/2020

As I said above I have used, oversaw the initial set up and training, back in 2009. A number of...

As I said above I have used, oversaw the initial set up and training, back in 2009. A number of years ago we switched our school grade levels from K-8 and 9-12 to K-5 and 6-12. We were able to make the change easily and did it fairly quickly with some opening support.

Pros

We like that it is web-based/hosted. We do not need to worry about updates, hardware, etc. they are done for us. Being from a very small school we did not have the manpower to devote an employee specifically to only our student management system. When I looked at this product I was the only technology person in the district. The quality of their support made me feel like I had a partner helping me. I think the logical layout of using the software makes it user friendly. I knew that if I contacted support I would get an accurate answer. I never feel like I'm just being pushed along. I think that their reports are easy to use especially if you are the ISBE SIS person for your district. The uploads to the state Student Management System couldn't be easier. I have used this TeacherEase since the 2009/2010 school year.

Cons

As I mentioned, we are a small school and somewhat unique but it would make our jobs so much less stressful if there was a way to run labels, envelopes, etc by family. We have two databases - one for the elementary and one for the Jr/Sr High school. We can't run addresses or labels for each family - allowing us to "group" families together when mailing items.
I wish there was more training when the state comes out with new requirements. On a number of occasions I have called with a support issue and I'm pointing out the errors to the support people. My biggest item that I wish it had was a log of who did what. If someone runs GPAs for example and messes up class rank - we want to know who did it.

Alternatives Considered

PowerSchool and Skyward Student Management Suite

Reasons for Choosing TeacherEase

STI was going to drop the product they had. We moved up to their newer Information NOW and it was a complete nightmare. It didn't do anything that they said it would during a demo. We switched back to the version of STI that we had and immediately started looking at other vendors. When we called CommonGoal we explained what we needed to see and hear. They sent out a salesperson and a tech person. They listened and impressively when we asked, "Can it do A, B and C?" they not only answered us but they showed us. At one point we even told them about something that STI had that they didn't and we would really miss it. They agreed that it sounded like something they thought their customers would like. They went back to the office and before we ever made a purchasing decision they had implemented that particular upgrade. THEY LISTENED TO WHAT WE NEEDED. That sold us on the product and the people behind it.

Reasons for Switching to TeacherEase

Because of a combination of all the of the above information.
Tiffany
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

TeacherEase

Reviewed on 12/09/2023

Pros

I like that I can jump right on the app and look at my daughters grades, how many days she has been absent, and getting the notifications from the school. The registration process through the TeacherEase app was very easy to use and it was very fast to register my daughter.

Cons

One feature that I would like to see develop more is paying for my daughters lunch fees straight from the app. There is a website that you are able to pay fees with.

Mary
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

WMS WEIGHS IN

Reviewed on 20/10/2020

I will say that after 5 years of using the program, it has become second nature. I have long...

I will say that after 5 years of using the program, it has become second nature. I have long forgotten the things that were the most irrational to me when the journey began. For the most part It is now easy for me to navigate in Teacherease/Common Goal, but that ease was aquired over time.

Pros

1.) The ease of integration with the other school in the district
2.) The tab format in the single student window puts all information at a glance.
3.) The basic format of the program makes it easy to navigate in.

Cons

1.)There are small improvements that are often requested but never addressed. (i.g. Creating a toggle switch for attendance email list so that you don't have to manually uncheck them all every day).
2.) Although the tech support is generally helpful, the wait time has been as long as 90 minutes in the past. There seems to be a turnover of employees that leaves you many times with them "getting back to you". Even though the Knowledge Base is available, a personal conversation settles the matter much more effectively when you have to do 6 things at once.
3.) There is an issue with searching out course sections to copy the learning targets to other sections. We have inquired about this twice now with no resolve.
4.) The same color appears for each school and district. It would be nice to see different colors used for the separarte entities. I not only work at the Middle School, but have to do all the state reporting which requires going back and forth from district to school level and from school to school.

Alternatives Considered

Skyward Student Management Suite

Reasons for Choosing TeacherEase

We wanted the option of parents being able to view their child's grades and information as well as pay online. At that same time we were transitioning from traditional grades to standard grades. The general consensus was that Commongoal offered a better format for working with standards based grading.

Reasons for Switching to TeacherEase

We are a small district and could not justify the price of Skyward.
LaShawn
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

TeacherEase

Reviewed on 29/10/2020

My overall experience with TeacherEase has been a positive one.

My overall experience with TeacherEase has been a positive one.

Pros

The feature the I like the most about TeacherEase is the ability to locate and assess the different menus that I need to perform my job.

Cons

One of the things that I do not like about TeacherEase is its inability to talk to other programs we use in the district.

Alternatives Considered

PowerSchool

Reasons for Choosing TeacherEase

Lumen did not provide all the features we need as a school district.

Reasons for Switching to TeacherEase

The cost.

Response from Common Goal Systems

I am happy that you like the ease of navigating our system. We have opened TeacherEase for data integration with other platforms and have development plans to increase integration in the near future. Feel free to email us at [email protected] to discuss your data integration needs.

Luai
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Mediocre at everything, Awful at some things. Financially Shady

Reviewed on 11/08/2020

My Story & why we'll never return: After paying for the coming school year, we then decided that we...

My Story & why we'll never return: After paying for the coming school year, we then decided that we would like to cancel our subscription & move onto another SIS. Teacherease refused to refund our check, despite the fact that we requested the refund on July 15, nearly two months before our school year began. As time went on, they did not respond to my calls and emails. I would actually call the technical support department and explain my situation to tech support. That's the only way I managed to get someone on the phone.

They kept saying escalating the issue for over a month until they finally escalated it to the president of the company (whyyy?? It's just a basic refund???), who, surprise surprise, never reached out to me or responded to my calls and emails.

We're in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and every private school is struggling to stay afloat. Yet, Teacherease chose this time to basically steal from private schools like mine. Thousands of dollars just gone, and the Teacherease staff are not responding to our calls. It's so disappointing.

Pros

The gradebook is the redeeming quality of this software. It's pretty easy to use and visually appealing. Everything else about teacherease is not user-friendly and limited in capacity.

Cons

The software is not user-friendly: it takes quite a few clicks to get wherever you want to go.

Customer service takes forever: normal wait time is about 10-15 minutes. Other companies are near instant.

Not very customizable: There's not much functionality build into the website unfortunately. It's very limited in its capacity.

It's most costly than you think: If you want to build a fully online SIS for your school, you'll need some functionality, like a central attendance system, many of which are cost extra per year.

Honestly just do yourself a favor and shop elsewhere. This company is not to be taken seriously.

Alternatives Considered

Gradelink, QuickSchools.com and Skedulo

Reasons for Switching to TeacherEase

I didn't. My school was using teacherease for a few years before I was hired as the vice principal.
Lauren
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Excellent Customer Service

Reviewed on 27/10/2020

It has been a wonderful experience. The company has gone above and beyond to help us set up...

It has been a wonderful experience. The company has gone above and beyond to help us set up different aspects of the software to meet our needs.

Pros

the customer service is excellent. I have always been able to get ahold of support to help me with any questions or issues in a timely manner. They are always friendly and supportive.

Cons

Sometimes support does take a while to get through to, but that is to be expected during COVID times. This is not necessarily a con.

Response from Common Goal Systems

I am glad to read about your positive experience with our support team. We are adding headcount to improve answer times while providing the same high level you expect of us. Feel free to email us any questions at [email protected]

Bethanie
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Student Management System

Reviewed on 21/10/2020

Customer support is great, even during busy times. I like it.

Customer support is great, even during busy times. I like it.

Pros

Teacherease is a product that we, as a small school, use every day. It doesn't give us too much or too little. It does what we need without the fluff. It is effective. I like the simplicity of what we have to do in the program for our school

Cons

The only thing I don't like about the program is that there is not enough of a notification if you move from one academic year to the next other than a little toggle switch. I wish they would change the background color or the font color for every year.

Alternatives Considered

Skyward Student Management Suite

Reasons for Choosing TeacherEase

We went to a Windows based, less expensive option.

Reasons for Switching to TeacherEase

We felt like it matched our small school needs. In addition, it seemed easy to implement and was cost effective.
Jeanne
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Excellent Standards-Based Grading System

Reviewed on 30/10/2020

They are typically very responsive when we need support and have included many updates we have...

They are typically very responsive when we need support and have included many updates we have asked for over the years.

Pros

This is one of a few grading programs that actually allow standards-based grading to be entered into the system in a logical and meaningful way.

Cons

Some of the coding needs to be updated. There are very outdated systems still in place within the program.

Response from Common Goal Systems

Thank you for your feedback on our industry-leading standards-based learning tools. We take great pride in going the extra mile building capabilities based on the research while listening to user input on workflow usability. To that end, we do have the classic tech company challenge of adding new code. It is never-ending to keep up with the latest. Fortunately, as a cloud provider, we provide updates every week to the product based on feedback from our clients. If you haven't yet, feel free to provide feedback from the menu at Help > Feedback for your requests. Alternatively, you can reach out to customer support at [email protected]. Thanks again!!!

David
David
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10

Gets the job done (and that's about all)

Reviewed on 04/12/2018

If your school uses TeacherEase, no need to implement a new system. But if you have a clean slate...

If your school uses TeacherEase, no need to implement a new system. But if you have a clean slate to work with, I recommend choosing something comparable in price but excelling far beyond in capability.

Pros

Despite the appearance on their marketing material, the software is fairly basic. This ends up being one of the assets in that once you learn the ropes, setting up grade books and calculating grades is relatively straightforward. It sure beats handwritten records or a spreadsheet. It also has a few features unique to secondary education that are pretty helpful (such as incomplete assignment calculations and missing work status designation).

Cons

However, there are so many ways that this software could be improved in terms of ease of use, utility and functionality. The fact that copying sections of the same course cannot be done without multiple clicks is a source of frustration as is the need to navigate back to the same menus over and over again without having shortcut links when completing a set up function.

Cay
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Good for some things but not for others and could be a lot more user friendly

Reviewed on 10/12/2022

Mixed. It's hard to leave it since we've used it for 9 years but it just takes so much work on our...

Mixed. It's hard to leave it since we've used it for 9 years but it just takes so much work on our end to make it fit, as opposed to it working for us.

Pros

I like the registration and enrollment integration. The SIS is good and captures what we would like it to.

Cons

Most things that we want to do differently in Teacherease that aren't already built in are not do-able - it is not flexible. So that means we are always having to adapt what we do, or find a work around in the system. Teacherease doesn't often seem able to work for us, we have to work to make it fit. The teachers hate the gradebook, my admin hates the grade reporting, and I have to work harder to merge reporting.

Response from Common Goal Systems

Thank you for the response. Feel free to contact support at [email protected] regarding the grade book and reporting. There may be new features your team is not aware of. I recommend you check out this webinar on SBG and the IT person goes into detail on reporting - On-Demand Webinar: Kildeer Countryside's SIS for SBG - The Why, What, and How
 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yNM89XY8SsmKn8j5w7hTaw

Mary
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Teacherease

Reviewed on 02/12/2021

Pros

The area I like most is the standard-based gradebook. It allows for multiple standards to be chosen for assignments and allows it to link to progress reports and report cards.

Cons

The area I find most underwhelming is the report options. The reports available are always not exactly what we are looking for, and no 'export' option makes it difficult to work with. Would like to see reporting features available to help with tracking student assessment better and reports allowing us to tier students more effectively for MTSS.

Response from Common Goal Systems

Mary, thank you for the kind words regarding our standards-based learning tools. We are proud to be the leader in SBL. We would be glad to talk to you more about your reporting questions. Our support team can answer your questions to see if the reports you need are available. You can also post your requested features from TeacherEase from the Help Menu. To contact support, you can reach them at [email protected]. Also, you might be looking for reports that are available with Standards-based Score Analysis. I don't know if you have that reporting enabled with our Longitudinal Data Analysis module at your district. Again, support can help you out. Thanks again!

Gladys
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

TeacherEase, For Easy and Seamless Learning

Reviewed on 12/07/2021

Pros

It allows me to keep track of what students are doing in real time. This assists teachers in keeping students on task, and it identifies students who are struggling and require assistance.

Cons

When an assignment is updated, you have to remove the missing tag manually.

Response from Common Goal Systems

Thank you for the review. We do try to live up to the name and be easy to use.

The TeacherEase team

Rachel
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

TeacherEase Review

Reviewed on 06/12/2022

Great platform. I'm excited to learn the new upgraded parent communication plan we just subscribed...

Great platform. I'm excited to learn the new upgraded parent communication plan we just subscribed to.

Pros

The software is pretty user friendly and when there is something that seems difficult or inaccessible, there is a good knowledge base online forum as well as great customer service. They respond timely to emails and phone calls.

Cons

There are a few features missing, especially for small schools. I wish they would integrate a way for all employees to have email addresses, for example bus drives and janitors.

Response from Common Goal Systems

Thanks for the review. Thank you for sharing the feedback about missing emails for non-user employees. We do include emails for our Financial Management users. The enhanced parent communication (EPC) module does allow you to text and call the non-user employees which we believe will be seen more quickly for the urgent communications and announcements you send with EPC. You hope you love the integrated text and voice-calling tools. Thanks again for being a great client!

Meher
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Robust software allowing you to do all the admin and teacher things needed to reach students/pa...

Reviewed on 20/04/2021

A very savvy technology immersed individual will probably take one full week of using this software...

A very savvy technology immersed individual will probably take one full week of using this software to really learn how to use it. So for parents, its going to be tough since they wont be spending too much time on it. For teachers, it will take a week or so, so best to get started before your kids come into the room. For Admins, it will take all year. The features are endless. but great one stop shop for all your student and teacher related data.

Pros

Its got all the little functions teachers and admins need to keep track of student related matters -- grades, home work, upcoming assignments, field trips, notes, behavior, tardies, attendance, fees, tuition, ALL the things.

Cons

Its a bit clunky and ugly looking -- but thats on the spectrum of very low importance -- nothing to make me stop using this software in anyway. However, because its clunky, theres a bit of a learning curve. You need to practice and practice to make sure you know what you're doing with confidence.

Response from Common Goal Systems

Thank you for your feedback. As a cloud provider that regularly adds capabilities, we continue to strive to update the user experience with ease of in mind. For teachers, I suggest your team leverage the Help with the hundreds of knowledge base articles. In addition, there is the Instructor Video Series in the Help that is a great resource for both new teachers and refresher for new tips for current users. Thanks again from the TeacherEase team.

Kris
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

TeacherEase User

Reviewed on 27/10/2020

I find it relatively easy to use. I would love an assignment view. Currently the only view is...

I find it relatively easy to use. I would love an assignment view. Currently the only view is from the standpoint of competencies.

Pros

It is easy to navigate through assignments, students, and competencies.

Cons

Our use is slightly different than others. It has been a bit of challenge to get the product set up the way we want it. This is mostly in grade calculation.

Response from Common Goal Systems

Thank you for your review. We love your unique use of TeacherEase since you are a CBE school. We strive to be the leader in CBE and standards-based learning. Your calculation methods are not your typical recommended SBL/CBE mathematical models such as Power Law, Decaying Weight, Mode/Median/Average of Recent Scores and more that are out-of-the-box with TeacherEase. To address your complex needs (and others with very specific calculation requirements), we enhanced our standards-based grading with logic-rules and more grade calculation options - https://www.teacherease.com/app/news/article/Logic-Rules-for-Grade-Calculation-in-Competency-based-Education-CBE

As for the assignment view, you can see it by going to Gradebook > Assignments. Feel free to contact support at [email protected] to help you with that feature.

Thanks again!

Laura
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

I like TeacherEase!

Reviewed on 20/10/2020

I've used it exclusively through my school setting so I'm not sure how it would work outside of the...

I've used it exclusively through my school setting so I'm not sure how it would work outside of the education realm. I do feel it works well in a school and would recommend it to others to use.

Pros

Once I learned the ins and outs of the program it became very easy to use. I like that you can have the icons right on the main screen for quick access. I also like how the gradebook automatically calculates the child's overall scores for their report card. This is especially nice since we are using Standard Based Grades. In our previous program, we had to do it ourselves. Overall, I feel like the program is user friendly and with a little training easy to navigate.

Cons

I wish there was a way of tracking whether a parent is seeing our emails. I wish there was a time or date stamp to see when the parent looked at the email we sent. It would also be nice to be able to delay a message being sent for the future. Being a teacher using this, sometimes I forget to send an email when I need to and it would be nice to write it up when I am thinking about it and set it to send out later.

Megan
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  • Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Teacherease User Friendly

Reviewed on 29/10/2020

It makes it easier to do state reports. It also is great that we can use 1 system for lunch,...

It makes it easier to do state reports. It also is great that we can use 1 system for lunch, attendance and schedules. The tech support team is great to work with.

Pros

We love Teacherease in our district. It is user friendly and any school level can use it. I especially like that I can export the data from Teacherease to upload to the State Student Identification System (SIS). This capability has made my job so much easier. I usually get a quick response from the support team if we have an issue or questions.

Cons

I do wish it would keep track of our local student ID numbers so that we don't accidentally reuse a number that a student who has moved had.

Response from Common Goal Systems

I am so glad you use our direct upload to SIS feature. TeacherEase has a built in feature to autogenerate unique student numbers feature with an options to keep numbers unique across all academic years. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] for help setting it up.

Michelle
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Teacherease use in a school

Reviewed on 20/10/2020

Overall, I am very happy with the ease and functionality of TeacherEase. I would recommend it for...

Overall, I am very happy with the ease and functionality of TeacherEase. I would recommend it for any school that is looking for a management system.

Pros

Teacherease is easy to use. It has many great features and is always updating to meet the school's needs as it pertains to state reports and requirements. They did a great job of adapting when COVID hit and completely changed the daily functions and operations of the school setting. Another strong feature is the communication ease with families.

Cons

There are some limitations with reports. Users are the best input for what could be helpful and our input is always accepted. However, sometimes they change things and it isn't always for the better.

Jennifer
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Review

Reviewed on 20/10/2020

We have used TeacherEase for many years. As I stated, we do enjoy using the features that work for...

We have used TeacherEase for many years. As I stated, we do enjoy using the features that work for our school district, but navigating around needs to be simplified, there is just way to much clicking around. I have also noticed that customer service used to be hands down the fastest and best service, but lately they have been far from. We have waited anywhere from 15 to 50 minutes to speak to support. The people that we have spoke to continue to be very knowledgeable and understanding but one representative in particular may need to put his "advance knowledge" behind him and try to actually listen to the customer first without belittling our questions and cutting us off when we are trying to explain our needs. We have high hopes for the upcoming year, and hope that the wait times for support, (in time) get better. Thank you for all that you do to help our school district and other school districts.

Pros

We do enjoy using the features that work for our school district.

Cons

Having a lot of options is great, but navigating around should be simplified.

Lana
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Competency Based Education

Reviewed on 29/10/2020

TeacherEase was easy to learn, and I usually struggle with new programs. The people we work with...

TeacherEase was easy to learn, and I usually struggle with new programs. The people we work with are friendly and patient!

Pros

I like being able to add comments right on the assignment grade for students to see. And parents can see the comments, too.
I also appreciate the ability to email students and parents directly from the gradebook so I don't have to leave the program.

Cons

We had trouble linking our rosters with TeacherEase this fall, but that was on the part of our tech office, not the gradebook.

Response from Common Goal Systems

I'm glad you like the communications features of our TeacherEase gradebook. I'm gld we sorted out the data integration issues with your SIS and Clever. Feel free to email us at [email protected] for any questions.

Janette
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Standards-based Grading Platform

Reviewed on 29/10/2021

Overall, customer service is excellent and responsive to the needs of the customer. Training...

Overall, customer service is excellent and responsive to the needs of the customer. Training videos are included for all of the components of the program.

Pros

Ease of managing platform at the school level; user friendly for teachers; easy access to the information for parents

Cons

When we transitioned to standards-based grading, the services were not quite as developed as the traditional grading scale

Alternatives Considered

Otis

Reasons for Switching to TeacherEase

Teacherease was selected based on both parent and teacher feedback after trials of the other product
Tiffany
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  • Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Teacherease

Reviewed on 20/10/2020

Overall, things have been great, very smooth transition and the updates are wonderful!

Overall, things have been great, very smooth transition and the updates are wonderful!

Pros

Once setup, the software is very user friendly. I have been using this software for about 14 years and I like many of the features. They try to keep updating things that are needed for reporting etc. The custom reports feature comes in very handy depending on what you are looking to accomplish.

Cons

I think the on-line registration could be improved and the fee portion when you have fees that rollover from the previous year.

Jennifer
Overall rating
  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Not user friendly

Reviewed on 15/09/2021

It’s been a horrible experience. Makes me want to give up and is so frustrating that it breaks...

It’s been a horrible experience. Makes me want to give up and is so frustrating that it breaks you.

Incredibly hard to explain to parents what they are looking at in gradebook. You end up just showing them your own spreadsheet with students grades and progress. Very overwhelming. Does not interface with google classroom easily at all.

Pros

The graphics are visually appealing, does offer a lot of different things you should be able to use but not easy to get to.

Cons

It isn’t user friendly-you can’t duplicate assignments. The layout of the Gradebook is complicated to understand and explain to parents. You have to put each assignment in individually instead of being able to copy across all classes and schools. Takes way too many clicks to find anything or be able to do anything. Needs a complete interface, coding, and layout overhaul. Good luck trying to find anything easily and settings constantly reset so you have to start over often.

Does not interface with google classroom easily.

Valarie
Overall rating
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

TeacherEase

Reviewed on 26/10/2020

Pros

I think this software is user friendly, I use this as a admim, and also as a parent. Very easy to get around.

Cons

I do wish there was a teacherease manual, I like to see things on paper still.

Response from Common Goal Systems

I am glad you can use the admin and parent portals successfully in TeacherEase.
In the past year we have expanded our Knowledge Base articles (Main > Help > Knowledge Base) to include answers to the frequently asked questions, and are working on more documentations as well.
Feel free to email us any documentation needs at [email protected]