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K-12 District SIS
Public and charter school district SIS with full state reporting.
Education / Student Information System (SIS) Development
Student Information System (SIS) Development
We engineer modern Student Information Systems that replace aging platforms — unifying enrollment, attendance, grading, scheduling, and state reporting on a standards-native core your district or institution can actually evolve.
Ed-Fi v3+
Native data standard
100%
Automated state reporting coverage
5×
Faster enrollment cycle throughput
Trusted by global innovators
Industry Overview
Student Information System (SIS) Development: Engineered End-to-End
The SIS is the system of record for everything a school or university knows about a student — and most institutions are trapped in 15-to-20-year-old platforms that can't keep up with modern reporting, interoperability, or parent expectations. We build next-generation SIS platforms that fix that, without disruptive migrations.
Industry Challenges
What Stops Most Teams From Solving This Today
Common friction points we hear from education teams scoping this kind of platform.
Legacy Monoliths: Aging SIS platforms can't integrate with modern LMS, assessment, and analytics systems without brittle middleware.
State Reporting Pain: Reporting cycles consume weeks of staff time and miss deadlines when the SIS wasn't built for it.
Parent & Student UX: The portal is often the worst-rated digital touchpoint families have with the institution.
Data Fragmentation: Scheduling, grading, behavior, and finance live in disconnected modules that don't share a clean data model.
Our Approach
Our Engineering Approach
We engineer for the operational reality — not the demo.
Standards-Native Core
Ed-Fi Unifying Data Model, OneRoster, and SIF as the schema — not a translation layer.
State & Federal Reporting Engine
Configurable reporting pipelines pre-built for each state's submission format.
Modern Portals
Parent, student, and staff portals engineered as first-class products — not legacy afterthoughts.
Capabilities
Capabilities
Production-grade features the platform ships with from day one.
Enrollment & Registration
Online enrollment with document upload, conditional logic, and seat management.
Attendance & Behavior
Period, daily, and event-based attendance with behavior incident management.
Gradebook & Transcripts
Standards-based and traditional gradebooks with transcript and report card generation.
Scheduling
Master schedule builder with course conflict resolution and room assignments.
State Reporting
Automated reporting for state and federal submissions — EdFacts, SAFE, CALPADS, TSDS, PIMS, and more.
Parent & Student Portal
Modern, mobile-first portals for grades, attendance, fees, and communication.
Interoperability APIs
OneRoster, Ed-Fi, and SIF APIs for LMS, assessment, and analytics integration.
Analytics & Early Warning
Early-warning indicators and dashboards for attendance, grades, and behavior risk.
How It Works
Reference Architecture
How data and decisions flow end-to-end.
Data Core
Ed-Fi UDM-based data model with OneRoster and SIF projections.
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Operational Modules
Enrollment, attendance, grading, scheduling, and behavior as modular services.
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Reporting Engine
State- and federal-reporting pipelines with validation and submission workflows.
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Portals & Apps
Parent, student, staff, and admin experiences — mobile-first and accessibility-native.
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Integration Layer
Standards-based APIs for LMS, assessment, finance, transportation, and food service systems.
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Engineering Stack
Technology Stack
A pragmatic stack chosen for reliability, speed, and ease of operation.
Standards
Ed-Fi v3+OneRosterSIF 3xAPICaliper
Backend
Node.jsPythonPostgreSQLGraphQLKafka
Frontend
Next.jsReactReact NativeTailwind
Reporting
dbtSnowflakePower BIMetabase
Identity
SAMLOIDCCleverClassLink
Infra
KubernetesAWSAzure GovTerraform
Measured Impact
Measured Impact
Quantified outcomes from production deployments.
<1s
Portal median load time
100%
Automated state-report coverage
5×
Enrollment cycle throughput
99.99%
SIS uptime SLO
Mid-Size District SIS Modernization
A 42,000-student public school district needed to retire a 19-year-old SIS whose vendor was sunsetting the product. Prior RFPs stalled because no off-the-shelf replacement fit their state reporting, extended-year calendar, and dual-enrollment programs.
We delivered a modern Ed-Fi-native SIS in 11 months — parallel-run with the legacy system for one academic year. Outcomes: state reporting prep dropped from 14 staff-weeks to under 3 days, parent portal satisfaction rose from 2.6 to 4.4/5, and the district decommissioned four middleware integrations the legacy SIS had required.
Case Study
Use Cases
Where This Earns Its Keep
Common deployment patterns we see across customers.
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Higher-Ed SIS
University and community college SIS with registration and degree planning.
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Private School SIS
Independent school SIS with tuition, admissions, and advancement modules.
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Vocational & CTE
CTE programs with industry credential and dual-enrollment tracking.
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International Schools
Multi-curricula SIS (IB, Cambridge, national systems) with multi-currency fees.
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Early Childhood
Early-childhood centers with ratios, meal tracking, and family communication.
Integrations
Integrates With Your Existing Stack
We connect to the systems your teams already know.
LMS
CanvasSchoologyGoogle Classroom
Roster
CleverClassLink
Finance
Blackbaud
Transportation
Transfinder
Analytics
Snowflake
Compliance-First Development Services Backed by Global Standards
We build secure, scalable products designed for privacy, interoperability, and regulatory readiness from day one across every sector we serve.
General Data Protection Regulation
Implement lawful consent flows, data minimization, and secure processing for global data privacy.
Service Organization Control 2
Verified controls for security, availability, and confidentiality of enterprise data systems.
Information Security Management
Adhering to the international gold standard for managing information security risks.
Our Edge
Why Global Leaders Choose Us
We combine deep technical expertise with industry-specific knowledge to deliver solutions that aren't just functional, but transformational.
Enterprise-Grade Security
We implement rigorous security protocols and compliance standards (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2) across all industrial solutions to protect sensitive data.
High-Performance Scaling
Our architectures are built to handle massive data loads and user bases, ensuring seamless performance whether you're serving ten or ten million.
Accelerated Time-to-Market
Leveraging our suite of internal tools and proven frameworks, we reduce development cycles and get your product to market 40% faster.
Embedded AI Integration
Beyond simple wrappers, we build deep-learning integrations and predictive analytics directly into the core of your industry-specific workflows.
Engagement Model
Engagement Model
Predictable, structured delivery from kickoff through long-term ownership.
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Discovery & Scoping
We map the existing systems, constraints, and stakeholders to scope a focused 8–12 week first delivery.
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Architecture & Pilot
A working slice on a representative environment — proving the data flow end-to-end before scaling.
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Production Engineering
Hardened services, observability, access controls, and audit logging go live behind your IAM.
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Operate & Iterate
We stay on as the embedded engineering team — closing tickets, tuning models, and shipping new value.
Voices of Success
We don't just build products; we forge lasting partnerships. See how we've helped industry leaders transform their vision into technical reality.
"I can clearly see how Agnotic has a unique way of handling end-to-end development. They are always active on quick chat and provide support quickly."
Aaron Phelan
Founder, Benchmark
"Agnotic is the best technical team we evaluated. Their engineering excellence made our work dramatically easier and allowed us to stay focused on what matters most for maternal care outcomes. They took full ownership of the technical execution, and we are always happy to continue working together."
Kim Smith
Founder, My Lauren
"Agnotic combines deep technical expertise with strong domain knowledge. They understand the business context, anticipate challenges, and make collaboration smooth and effective."
John Pasmore
Founder, Latimer
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More Education Solutions
Explore other production-grade engineering platforms we deliver across education.
LMS Development
Pair the SIS with a custom LMS for a unified academic record and learning experience.
AI-Powered Personalized Learning
Feed mastery and engagement signals from the SIS into adaptive pathways.
Virtual Classroom Software
Sync attendance and participation between live classrooms and the SIS.
Cross-Industry Reach
The Same Engineering Patterns, Across Other Industries
The technical patterns behind this platform translate naturally into adjacent verticals.
Frequently Asked Questions
We run a parallel-operation pattern: the new SIS runs alongside the legacy platform for a full academic year with bidirectional data sync. Go-live lands between academic terms, and state reporting runs from the new SIS from day one.
Industries
A Unified Vision that Caters to Diverse Industry Demands
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