South American Education Program Expands Utilization of PowerSchool Solutions to Nearly 1 Million Uruguayan Students

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PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) has expanded its partnership with Plan Ceibal, enhancing education access for 800,000 students in Uruguay. Leveraging the PowerSchool Unified Classroom® Schoology Learning platform, Plan Ceibal aims to improve instruction and student performance monitoring. The initiative highlights substantial engagement, with over 93% of students and 94% of teachers using the platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2014, the collaboration has strengthened, providing tailored curriculums and better teacher-student interaction.

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• Expansion of the partnership with Plan Ceibal to support 800,000 students.
• High engagement rates with over 93% of students using Schoology Learning during peak pandemic times.
• Improvements in tailored curriculum development and student-teacher collaboration.

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Plan Ceibal initiative improves regular instruction, student performance monitoring, and hybrid learning capabilities for 800,000 Uruguayan students through PowerSchool Unified Classroom® Schoology Learning

FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, today announced that Plan Ceibal, Uruguay's ambitious 1-to-1 instruction program, has expanded its utilization of PowerSchool Unified Classroom® Schoology Learning as its primary learning management system to now serve 800,000 students countrywide. Through Schoology Learning, Plan Ceibal has seen improvements in creating more tailored curriculums, student-teacher collaboration, and facilitating instruction through blended learning environments.

“PowerSchool’s Schoology Learning has played a key part in helping Plan Ceibal's mission to ensure Uruguayan educators and students have access to education technology,” said Mauro Carballo, Manager of Educational Technologies, Plan Ceibal. “PowerSchool’s implementation team has been with us each step of the way for nearly a decade, and their passion toward providing intuitive software solutions for schools around the world is the reason we continue to invest in this reliable education technology platform.”

Since 2014, Plan Ceibal has utilized Schoology Learning to enhance regular instruction and student-teacher engagement, which has proven to be especially impactful throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the initial challenges schools around the world faced when quickly pivoting to online instruction in 2020, Plan Ceibal was prepared for the rapid shift thanks to Schoology Learning, which resulted in over 93% of students and 94% of teachers in Uruguay utilizing the platform that year. Since then, more than 800,000 students and 45,000 teachers within the Plan Ceibal program are now regular Schoology Learning users.

“Plan Ceibal’s utilization of Schoology Learning is a true example of the expanded capabilities school systems can benefit from by implementing this type of software into regular instruction,” said Maulik Datanwala, PowerSchool Chief Operating Officer. “We’re proud to be long-time supporters of Plan Ceibal and their mission toward providing more technology access to Uruguayan students and educators. Plan Ceibal’s mission is a strong testament to the positive impact education can bring to communities around the world; we can’t wait to see what they do next.”

Founded in 2007, Plan Ceibal is a Uruguayan initiative dedicated toward creating more equitable solutions for students by supporting Uruguayan educational policies with technology. Since its implementation, the program has evolved to ensure every child who enters the public education system in any part of the country has access to a computer for personal use with free internet connection at school. Additionally, Plan Ceibal has grown to provide an expanded array of educational programs and resources for both Uruguayan educators and students, including training courses to enhance methods of teaching and learning.

To learn more about Schoology Learning, please visit https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/schoology-learning/.

About PowerSchool

PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) is the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to power the education ecosystem with unified technology that helps educators and students realize their full potential, in their way. PowerSchool connects students, teachers, administrators, and parents, with the shared goal of improving student outcomes. From the office to the classroom to the home, it helps schools and districts efficiently manage state reporting and related compliance, special education, finance, human resources, talent, registration, attendance, funding, learning, instruction, grading, assessments and analytics in one unified platform. PowerSchool supports over 45 million students globally and more than 13,000 customers, including over 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States, and sells solutions in over 90 countries. Visit www.powerschool.com to learn more.

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FAQ

What is the recent news about PowerSchool (PWSC)?

PowerSchool has expanded its partnership with Plan Ceibal in Uruguay to enhance educational access for 800,000 students using its Schoology Learning platform.

How many students are benefiting from PowerSchool's partnership with Plan Ceibal?

The partnership now serves 800,000 students across Uruguay.

What platform is being used for education in Uruguay through PowerSchool?

The PowerSchool Unified Classroom® Schoology Learning platform is being utilized for education in Uruguay.

What were the engagement metrics during the pandemic for Plan Ceibal's program?

During the pandemic, over 93% of students and 94% of teachers in Uruguay used the Schoology Learning platform.

When did PowerSchool start working with Plan Ceibal?

PowerSchool has been collaborating with Plan Ceibal since 2014.