Gradelink News
New ClassWallet Partnership
Use ClassWallet to purchase Gradelink using public/EANS funds. If you have a ClassWallet account, you can upload copies of invoices for the state to pay. The state is able to log in to view the invoices and pay the vendor through the portal. For more information, visit classwallet.com.
New bulb Digital Portfolios Partnership
Gradelink’s partnership with bulb gives teachers, students, and families using Gradelink access to a bulb Digital Portfolio. bulb is a web-based tool that provides a place for students to collect digital evidence of their learning and showcase their work. Click here to learn what you can do with bulb.
New Clever Integration
Clever integration synchronizes students, staff, and classes configured in Gradelink. Clever enables K-12 schools and districts to easily share student information with application providers such as LMSs, curriculum providers, content providers, and learning apps.
Crozdesk Ranks Gradelink #1
Business software search website Crozdesk gave Gradelink a score of 92 out of 100, making it no. 1 in the School Management category. The score is based on user satisfaction, press buzz, recent user trends, and other relevant information gathered from around the web.
CrowdReviews Puts Gradelink in Two Top 50 Lists
User review website CrowdReviews placed Gradelink on its Top 50 School Administration Software and Classroom Management Software lists.
Digital’s Best Student Information System
In addition to placing Gradelink on its top 20 Best School Administration Software list, Digital.com has ranked Gradelink as one of the top 15 best Student Information Systems. Click here to see the list in alphabetical order.
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2021 SoftwareSuggest Awards
SoftwareSuggest, an international software review website, has presented Gradelink with its Best Support award for 2021! It has also placed Gradelink at the top of its Best Student Information System and Best School Administration Software lists.
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Digital’s Best School Administration Software
Digital ranked Gradelink in its Top 20 list of Best School Administration Software. Click here to see the list in alphabetical order.
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SoftwareSuggest Awards Gradelink
SoftwareSuggest, an international software review website, has presented Gradelink with its Customers’ Choice and Great User Experience awards! It has also placed Gradelink at the top of its Best Student Information System and Best School Administration Software lists.
New Indiana DOE-MV Export
Now it’s quick and easy for schools in Indiana to export data for students participating in the Indiana Department of Education’s Choice Scholarship Program.
Gradelink Makes the Inc. 5000 List
We are thrilled to be on Inc. Magazine’s 2020 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the US! We sincerely thank our wonderful schools for helping get there.
Google Classroom Integration
Save countless hours by syncing quiz and assignment grades from Google Classroom to your Gradelink gradebook. It’s available now to all Gradelink users at no additional charge.
INPEA Sponsorship
Gradelink is thrilled to support INPEA, the Indiana Non-Public Education Association.
ISACS Sponsorship
Gradelink is thrilled to support ISACS,the Independent Schools Association of the Central States.
MISF Sponsorship
Gradelink is thrilled to support MISF, the Minnesota Independent School Forum.
TPSA Sponsorship
Gradelink is thrilled to support the Texas Private Schools Association.
WELS Sponsorship
Gradelink is thrilled to support WELS, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
New ClassLink Integration
Gradelink’s list of third-party integrations continues to grow. New ClassLink integration syncs class rosters from Gradelink to all your favorite digital learning resources securely and keeps them updated automatically.
Is Your School’s Website up to the Challenge?
While open houses and other in-person marketing efforts are on hold due to COVID-19, your private school’s website is more important than ever. Get a free website analysis from an expert.
Gradelink Resources for Distance Learning
We understand the COVID-19 crisis has caused a lot of additional stress for educators, students and their families as they work out how to transition to distance learning. Click here to learn how to use Gradelink to enhance your efforts.
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Gradelink Resources for Online Instruction
As schools close their campuses in the wake of the coronavirus, they are faced with the task of switching to online teaching. We’re here to help ease the transition with tools for instruction and communication.
Watch the video to learn ways to use the tools already in Gradelink to help with remote teaching. We’ll cover:
- Assignments and attachments
- Communication tools
- Teacher and School News Pages
G2 Awards Gradelink in Multiple Categories
G2, a leading software review website, has rated Gradelink tops in numerous categories, including Best Support, Easiest to Use, Eastiest to do Business With and more.
Discover how easy it is for your school to start working more efficiently. Just click here to sign up for a free demonstration.
SaaSworthy Awards
Software research and review website, SaaSworthy, has ranked Gradelink in the top 10 in three categories: Fastest Growing, Most Popular and Most Researched Software. Thanks, SaaSworthy! Click here to read more about it.
Take the Stress Out of Report Cards
Watch this video of a recent webinar to learn how to make the entire process of producing report cards go smoothly with Gradelink. This session is valuable for first-timers as well as for those that just need a refresher. (Start at the 2:20 mark to skip the technical problems at the beginning.)
GoodFirms Names Gradelink Best SIS Software
Review and rating website GoodFirms ranked Gradelink at the top of its list of best student information software.
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Free PaySimple On-demand Webinar
Learn how Gradelink users streamline payment acceptance and supercharge cash flow with our preferred online payments solution, PaySimple. We share time-saving best practices using PaySimple’s complementary features including how to:
- Boost enrollment, fundraising and event registration with online Payment Forms
- Accept payments for all program offerings, payment plans, and merchandise 24/7 with Online Store
- Collect flexible payment methods in-person and on-the-go with the Mobile POS App
Gradelink is #2 on Capterra’s Top 20
Gradelink came in second on Capterra’s Top 20 School Administrative Software, right behind Schoology. Schoology connects learning management with assessments which means Gradelink is the highest-rated student information system on the list.
Highest-rated K-12 Student Information System
Gradelink has been rated as a Summer 2019 Leader and a High Performer on the software review website G2Crowd.com. Reviewers have also ranked Gradelink as the highest-rated and the easiest-to-use K-12 Student Information System on the site.
Coming Soon: Google Classroom Integration
The development team is working diligently on one of our most-anticipated integrations yet: Google Classroom! Stay tuned for updates. Click here to see more integrations.
New: District Email Blast
District and diocese admins can now send emails to five different built-in groups directly through their district portal. Reaching groups like staff, parents, new enrollees and more just got a whole lot easier.
District/Diocesan staff: Need access to the portal? Please contact your friendly Gradelink support rep.
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Grappling to centralize and report on student data?
Become more efficient and productive by allowing Gradelink to handle administrative needs such as:
- Scheduling
- Attendance
- Reporting
- Data management
- Faculty management
- Emergency/medical and health management
- Registration and more
We are excited to announce that Gradelink has been chosen as a finalist in the 2019 SIIA CODiE Award’s Best Administrative Solution category.
We were especially encouraged by some of the judges’ comments:
“WOW. A truly comprehensive school administration solution, offering just about everything a school would need to manage students and grades.”
“I wish my school had Gradelink!!!” (We do too – give us a call.)
“I … was blown away by the attention to detail.”
The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier awards for the software and information industries and have recognized product excellence for more than 30 years. The awards offer 76 categories that are organized by industry focus of education technology and business technology. Gradelink was honored as one of 139 finalists across the 32 education technology categories.
“The 2019 CODIE Award finalists represent the finest in innovation and creativity in educational technology,” said President Jeff Joseph at SIIA. “These breakthrough products are opening doors for learners of all ages by developing and utilizing new technologies to respond to diverse student and educator needs.”
Free PD Webinar
Learn the best way to wrap up the school year and prepare for next fall in a free professional development webinar. Please join us on Thursday, May 16 at 10:00 AM PT. We’ll talk about how to:
- Conclude all classes properly
- Produce report cards
- Promote students to the next grade
- Certify, edit, and print transcripts
- Set up for the new school year
NCEA Reporting
Catholic schools can now use Gradelink to automate the creation of NCEA reports. One click lets them verify the report and make changes as necessary, then export a spreadsheet for submission. Click here to see more integrations.
Uncompleted Attendance Report
See which classes haven’t completed attendance on any given day with the new Uncompleted Attendance Report. Plus, administrators can control how and when Uncompleted Attendance alerts are sent to staff members.
Highest-rated K-12 Student Information System
Gradelink has been rated as a Spring 2019 Leader and a High Performer on the software review website G2Crowd.com. Even more rewarding, Gradelink is also the highest-rated and the easiest-to-use K-12 Student Information System on the site.
Low Grade Highlighting
Don’t let low grades go unnoticed. Keep an eye on academic performance with low grade highlighting on your GradeSheets.
FACTS Tuition Manager Integration
With free FACTS Tuition Management integration, parents can easily and securely access their FACTS accounts from Gradelink with just one click.