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District Systems Survey

2026-27 Systems Survey

The 10th Annual District Systems Survey is now live! We've updated this year's survey to include all the systems mentioned in the responses from last years survey. Our hope is that by collecting this information from both our "data" and "IT' communities we can create shareable resources to help district leaders. The survey should take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete.

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Category 1 of 40Board Management

Allows districts to manage their School Board agendas and public dissemination of materials pursuant to the Brown Act.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fa fa-gavel fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 1 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Board Management</span></span></span>






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Category 2 of 40Campus Safety / Security

Includes any system dedicated to securing the campus (e.g. surveillance video, alarm systems, etc.)

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Category 3 of 40Client Management / SSO

Systems allow students and staff to login easily to various systems using a common sign on.

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Category 4 of 40Data Analysis / Metrics

Enterprise systems that allow the collection, storage, and reporting of student test rests and/or ocher data points related to the success of the organization.

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Category 5 of 40Data Integration / Warehouse

All for major ETL processes to occur between systems.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fas fa-exchange-alt fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 5 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Data Integration / Warehouse</span></span></span>










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Category 6 of 40Family Notification

Allow Teachers and administrators to quickly make out-bound telephone calls, send SMS messages, and/or emails to any student or parent subgroup. Used for emergency reverse 911 as well as routine parent/teacher communication.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fa fa-phone fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 6 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Family Notification</span></span></span>





















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Category 7 of 40Finance and Accounting

These are systems that handle payroll, budgeting, financials, benefits etc.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fas fa-money-bill fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 7 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Finance and Accounting</span></span></span>
































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Category 8 of 40Food Services

Allow parents and students to pay for breakfast/lunch online and/or act as Point-of-Sales systems.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fas fa-utensils fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 8 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Food Services</span></span></span>





























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Category 9 of 40Help Desk / Ticketing

Facilitate end-user support tickets via email, web, text, and/or phone.

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Category 10 of 40Human Resources

These are systems that handle staff tracking, evaluation, etc.

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Category 11 of 40Instruction / Curriculum

Used by Teachers for instruction and students for learning.

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Category 12 of 40Learning Management

Mange the administration, registration, security, delivery, and reporting of electronic educational technology (e.g. e-learning) courses or learning modules.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fa fa-calendar fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 12 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Learning Management</span></span></span>



















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Category 13 of 40Managed File Transfer

Allow districts to send confidential emails with data that requires FERPA protection.

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Category 14 of 40Special Education / IEP

Allow districts to track and manage the individual Education Plans for students with special needs.

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Category 15 of 40Student Assessment

Allow for the creation, dissemination, and evaluation of student achievement through formative and summative assessments either online or via paper/pencil.

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Category 16 of 40Student Registration / Scheduling

Allow parents to update student information and complete forms online.

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Category 17 of 40Student Information Systems

Used to track student and some staff records, course information, student schedules, attendance, and state reporting requirements.

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Category 18 of 40Substitute Management

Permit districts to manage the hiring and deployment of substitute teachers.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fa fa-female fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 18 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Substitute Management</span></span></span>







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Category 19 of 40Web Portals / CMS

Serve as the main public forum and website for the school district.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fa fa-globe fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 19 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Web Portals / CMS</span></span></span>























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Category 20 of 40Athletics / Team Management

Schedule after-school teams, review student eligibility, schedule meets. Etc.

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Category 21 of 40Behavior Management Systems

Assist administrators in encouraging positive student behavior and in documenting incidents related to expulsions or suspensions.

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Category 22 of 40College & Career Planning

Create pathways to college applications, manage transcripts, or provide career guidance.

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Category 23 of 40Data Security / Monitoring

Maintain backups of sensitive data, provide additional security measures, and also provide real-time monitoring of attacks, etc.

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Category 24 of 40Device Management

Allow for the configuration and management of mobile devices such as tablets, Chromebooks, laptops, etc.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fas fa-desktop fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 24 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Device Management</span></span></span>













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Category 25 of 40Document Scanning / Retention

Provide districts with the ability to scan and digitize print documents for permanent storage and retrieval.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fa fa-archive fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 25 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Document Scanning / Retention</span></span></span>




























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Category 26 of 40General Productivity

This is a catch-all category for smaller systems that don’t really fit into their own category.

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Category 27 of 40Health Management

Comprehensive records management systems, either electronic or paper-based, for student health and safety information.

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Category 28 of 40Library / Textbook

Allow schools to track library books and textbooks and require students to reimburse schools when items are lost.

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Category 29 of 40Professional Development

Help manage tour PD offerings, both classroom-based and online webinars. Features may include online registrations, calendaring, payments, print participant name badges, course evaluations and reporting.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fa fa-leaf fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 29 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Professional Development</span></span></span>























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Category 30 of 40Transportation Services

Software designed to help school districts plan bus routes, maintain their fleet vehicles, schedules, inclement weather planning, field trip planning, bus driver dispatch, security video monitoring etc. Also includes systems to manage parking permits for faculty and students.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fa fa-bus fa-9x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 30 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Transportation Services</span></span></span>















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Category 31 of 40Volunteer Management

Helps school administrators organize the efforts of parent and community volunteers. Organize meetings, get-togethers, pot-lucks, events, beach clean-ups, etc.

<span class="sdla-category-header"><span class="sdla-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"><i style="color:#70b3d9" class="fas fa-smile fa-8x uk-align-center" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span><span class="sdla-category-number">Category 31 of 40</span><span class="sdla-category-title">Volunteer Management</span></span></span>



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Category 32 of 40System Deployment / Imaging

Allow schools to create a set of master disk set ups and clone them for multiple laptops or chromebooks. Also known as disk cloning.

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Category 33 of 40ADA / OCR Compliance

ADA and OCR compliance information for websites for school districts.

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Category 34 of 40Chromebook Management

Allow schools and districts to manage large scale deployments of chromebooks in a school setting.

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Category 35 of 40Data Validation

Systems that ensure a program operates on clean, correct, and useful data. Uses routines, often called “validation constraints” or “check routines” that check for correctness, meaningfulness, and security of data that are input to the system.

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Category 36 of 40Facilities Management

Allow school administrators to plan room reservations, allocate resources to events, and manage school sites effectively.

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Category 37 of 40Fee / Payment Systems

Provide online payment gateways for students, parents, and staff to make purchases, add funds to lunch account balances, etc.

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Category 38 of 40Video Streaming
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Category 39 of 40Visitor Management

Provide an additional layer of security by monitoring school sites visitors, running real time background checks and/or checking identification documents.

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Category 40 of 40Workflow Management

Software that creates process maps, checklists, and Gantt-chart style resources to facilitate routine tasks.

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