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TalentEd solutions support the entire K-12 employee life cycle with powerful tools and insights that boost efficiency, simplify workflows and enhance decision-making empowering districts to take education to new heights.

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TalentEd solutions support the entire K-12 employee life cycle with powerful tools and insights that boost efficiency, simplify workflows and enhance decision-making empowering districts to take education to new heights.


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PeopleAdmin

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PeopleAdmin is a service provider of cloud-based talent management solutions for the education and government sectors. Their platform is designed to help higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and government entities effectively manage the entire talent management lifecycle. The solutions offered by PeopleAdmin include talent acquisition, position management, onboarding, performance management, and professional learning among other HR functions.The company leverages advanced technology to enhance the recruitment, retention, and development of diverse and effective leaders, educators, and staff, focusing on improving both processes and outcomes. PeopleAdmin's suite of tools and insights is built to handle the unique complexities and regulatory requirements faced by educational institutions and government organizations, aiming to drive better efficiencies, data-driven decision-making, and strategic HR practices.

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Michael L.
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Michael L.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A robust system with endless possibilities."
The system is fully customizable from the tables to the pages, you have complete control over the look and feel of the SIS.
Carisa J.
CJ
Carisa J.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Easy access to student info"
I like that I can see my daughters grades immediately. I always have up to date info on how she is doing in her classes.
Leslie F.
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Leslie F.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
3.0 out of 5
"This is like brain surgery for your classroom."
It is very detail-oriented; you can really get into the details and see everything.

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Michael L.
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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

The system is fully customizable from the tables to the pages, you have complete control over the look and feel of the SIS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

Getting to a point where you are knowledgeable enough to perform all the different tasks can be complex and frustrating. The system is robust and will do what you want it to, but you need the know how to do so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

PS SIS is a much better product than eSchool plus was. Being able to use SQL instead of being tied down to cognos and a poor excuse for upload and downloads in eSchool makes all the difference. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Carisa J.
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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

I like that I can see my daughters grades immediately. I always have up to date info on how she is doing in her classes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

In crunch time, grades don't update immediately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

All my needs for my daughters classes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashley M.
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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

I use PowerSchool for reports, master scheduling, gradebook, and attendance. I love the reports that I can generate quickly so that I can get needed data. I also love the ease of using PowerScheduler when building the schedule for my school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

I wish there were an easier way to flip back and forth between the Teacher and Admin sides of PowerSchool. I teach a virtual course and have to take attendance and enter grades, but I also use the Admin side constantly. I have to log entirely out to get to the other side, and although it isn't hard, it's just a time-waster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can make sure that our seniors graduate with all required courses and credits. We use the Graduation Progress as a way to track students and can quickly print a copy of the worksheet for them to keep. I love that I can sit down with a student and, within seconds, have a plan in place so that they can graduate on time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Leslie F.
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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

It is very detail-oriented; you can really get into the details and see everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

This is the least intuitive program I have ever used. It seems that every teacher in my school is complaining about how hard it is to use and manage. We always need to use tutorials in order to do something on power school. There is a big learning curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows you to put in a lot of details about your grades and classroom. It is cool to see so much detail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jacqueline E.
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Teacher and Team Leader
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

I like receiving direct notifications when documents have been added, so I know when I have to update or complete something. As an educator, I have a massive amount of paperwork that needs to be completed on a daily basis. It is often difficult to remember everything on my to-do list. When I receive an email notification reminding me to complete a task on talentEd, it enables me to prioritize that task and ensure that the documentation is submitted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

I would like the layout to be more modern. It seems a bit old and bland. Rather than having it broken up by tasks completed and tasks still to be completed, it would also be helpful to see which category certain tasks fall under. At times, there are a number of documents. Categorizing them would make it easier to find what has and has not been done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool:

It is a much better system than asking employees to submit paper documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

Talent Ed allows for a quick completion of all HR documents, including contracts, health insurance information, Covid check ins, and more. It is especially helpful with reminding employees to complete documentation before specific and dates, such as open enrollment periods. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stephen M.
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Educational Support Professional Special Credential
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

Talent ED has made the employee management process much more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

The learning curve was a bit higher than expected but was fairly quickly overcome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

Employees are now able to access goals to track progress anytime not just during goal setting and reviews. Employees also now have easy access to previous year’s documents Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brittany L.
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Teacher
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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

Recently we switched our registration for professional Development to TalentEd and it has been a wonderful change. I can not remember what we had before but I do remember that it was not as easy as TalentEd is. I much prefer using this system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

There really isn't anything that I have found that I do not like. I am still early in the learning process though so that may change as I discover more. So far, so good! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool:

So far I have enjoyed using TalentEd to register for my professional developments. They send an email when you have registered or added on to a wait list. It makes it easy to find when I have to search my mailbox for the confirmation, date, time or location when I forget. Which happens all too often. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

Before TalentEd I struggled with registering for a PD but now that we made the switch, it is a lot easier. I also love that it sends an email when you register or are added on to the wait list for a PD. When I have to go back and search for a PD that I registered for through my email, I can easily find it and be reminded of the date, time or location. That is SUPER beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

The reports at the end are ok. The ability for administrators and teachers to collaboratively share and record feedback is helpful. I don't really like the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

The interface is terrible. The windows you are expected to type into are tiny and reminiscent of a 1992 Word Processor. It's difficult to review your work in the way it will look until you actually submit to your boss. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool:

I would definitely consider products that had more editable features and larger text boxes for data input! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

The collaborative piece is helpful between administrators and teachers. There has to be a better way though. The interface is terrible.

The ability to track progress through the evaluation scenario seems most helpful for administrators. As a teacher I feel the product is not especially helpful until the end. There has to be a better way! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shawna L.
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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

TalentEd is a great way to keep all HR information for all employees. It is also very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

There is nothing I dislike about TalentEd Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool:

TalentEd is a great software! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to scan documents directly into TalentEd, which helps us not have so much data entry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PowerSchool?

I like that I am able to see all tasks I have completed as well as the workflow of others working on the same document. I like that a chat feature is available when we are having trouble. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool?

I wish we could get notifications when there is a system wide issue instead of us needing to call our Technology department. I do dislike how frequent the system crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to view older documents and find ways to make application process easier for our applicants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.