Switch in a weekend, running by Monday.
Attendance, gradebook, tuition, records, and a parent app families install the same week — $50/month for your first 20students. No sales call, no implementation fee. The move is one weekend's work, and nothing already recorded is lost.
From wherever you are now to a running school
Here is the whole move, hour by honest hour — one weekend, start to finish. Every step below is on video too, one minute each, in the how-to library.
Bring your data in
Import rosters, guardians, transcripts, and even assignment-level gradebooks from CSV — every import has a dry-run preview, so nothing is written until you've checked the rows.
Shape the year
School calendar with breaks, grading terms, classes with students enrolled, and the weekly schedule — periods, rooms, teachers.
Set up the money
Tuition plans per family, sibling discounts, invoices, and online payments through your own Stripe account. Invoice before your first Monday on Pearspark — much easier than chasing checks after.
Invite everyone
Staff get roles and permissions; families sign themselves up from the email on the student record, install the app, and turn on notifications. Nothing to distribute, nothing to explain twice.
Running by Monday — the short list
Six things working before your first Monday on Pearspark, and where each is covered.
Running a particular kind of school? Start from the page that matches yours:
Grab the printable launch checklist
Enrollment paperwork, records, money, academics, and parent communication — everything a new school should have ready, whether or not you use Pearspark.
Mid-year switch questions
We already started the year. Is it too late to switch?
No — mid-year switches are normal, and this page is the plan for one. Import what you have (including assignment-level grades), and attendance, billing, and the parent portal pick up from today. Nothing already recorded is lost.
How long does the switch actually take?
A weekend for most schools. The long pole is data entry, and the importers remove it: rosters, guardians, transcripts, and gradebooks come in from CSV with a dry-run preview. Configuration — calendar, terms, classes, schedule, tuition plans — is an afternoon. Stuck anywhere along the way? Email support@pearspark.com and a person will help, free.
What does it cost?
$50/month covers your first 20 students, then per-student pricing from $2.50 (volume bands down to $1.00). A 30-student school pays about $75/month — every feature included, unlimited staff and family accounts, published pricing, no sales call.
Do parents need training?
No. Parents sign themselves up from the email on the student record, and the portal walks them through installing the app and turning on notifications. There's also a library of 60-second how-to videos for every role.