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New Release – Nov 24, 2025

Azroy KandanLeave a comment

This QuickSchools release contains general improvements and bug fixes to our Student Information System (SIS).

Full list of improvements is below:

General Improvements

  • Improve UI for configuring Custom Fields
  • Improve Online Payment flow for Admissions
  • Improve Saved Settings from view Gradebook Median
  • Improve notification for School Admin when School Admin is added/removed
  • Improve Support for Permanently Deleting Students
  • Parents / Students can remove default payment method
  • Retain Semester Order in Transcripts when Reset Semester Data
  • Report Creator support for Student Document Custom Fields
  • Bug Fix Mass Messaging Parents to Teachers of their enrolled children

Beta Features / Beta Apps

  • Improve support for the Discipline Label in Email Alerts
  • Improve PowerSchool Importer when missing Birth Date
  • New / Improved “Attendance Snapshot” App
  • Bug Fix Online Forms Public URL for Group School
  • Option to view Hidden Filters in Report Creator (Internal Only)
  • Improve Data Maintenance (Purge old/deleted data)

Is student data safe online?

Elya Nadzri3 Comments
keeping student data safe online

The topic regarding student data and how secure it is online has been growing, especially since remote learning has intensified. As an initiative by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), an online safety, security, and privacy campaign called ‘Stop. Think. Connect.” was held in accordance with the National Data Privacy Week last month. This serves as a reminder to those in the education industry to evaluate how we are doing when it comes to keeping our students and their data safe in the classrooms and beyond.

In this era of technological advancements, students, especially those who are minors, now have more access to technology and the internet. This, without a doubt, is a game-changer especially with the ongoing endemic, making learning easier and more accessible from home. However, the age of digital media and the increase/expansion of edtech further emphasize the importance of data privacy in schools. With increased accessibility, there must also be an increase in data protection. 

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