Developer(s) PowerSchool Group, LLC | Development status active | |
Initial release April 1999 (1999-04) (Founded 1997) Stable release 10.1.0.1 (December 27, 2016; 2 months ago (2016-12-27)) [±] Written in Java (programming language) Platform Microsoft Windows Oracle Database | ||
PowerSchool is an education technology platform owned by PowerSchool Group LLC. The sale of PowerSchool by Pearson makes it the largest American-owned SIS.
History
PowerSchool was established in 1997 by Greg Porter and purchased Master Scheduler from Nordex International, Inc.
PowerSchool was purchased by Apple Inc. on March 13, 2001.
On May 25, 2006, Apple Inc. and Pearson Education announced that Pearson was to acquire PowerSchool, "Apple’s award-winning student information systems (SIS) division. Once a school district purchases PowerSchool, accounts can be set up for administrators, counselors, office staff, teachers, students and parents. PowerSchool makes it easy for teachers to record grades, take attendance, and check student profiles. Also, it's convenient for parents to check all of their child's grades as soon as they are posted."
On February 27, 2015, Pearson initiated a process to explore a possible sale of PowerSchool and its other Student Information Systems businesses including PowerSchool SMS, Gradespeed, and eSIS Forms.
On June 17, 2015, Pearson announced that it has agreed to sell several of its SIS businesses, including PowerSchool, to Vista Equity Partners.
On August 3, 2015, PowerSchool Group LLC was formed as an independent company, and subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners, as the sale of PowerSchool was completed.