PowerSchool Expands AI in the Classroom Across Middle East and Africa
August 14 2024 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
New partnerships with leading schools in UAE,
Egypt, and Lebanon demonstrate a broader trend of rethinking
education systems and modernising teaching approaches
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based
education software in North America, announced continued momentum
in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, including new
partnerships with leading schools in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), Egypt, and Lebanon. These schools selected PowerSchool to
help achieve some of their top strategic initiatives, such as
enhanced communication and streamlined administrative processes
across their communities.
This expansion within the MEA region underscores a growing
global trend of implementing AI-guided solutions and providing
effective student interventions. Schools are increasingly
rethinking their education systems and modernising teaching
approaches to cater to personalised education and significantly
improve student outcomes.
"We are thrilled to see the strong demand for our solutions,
particularly our most recent AI-tools like PowerBuddy and
MyPowerHub across the Middle East and Africa. Given our deep
investment in the region we are uniquely positioned to provide
best-in-class solutions tailored to educators that will enable them
to deliver high-quality education for generations to come," said
Stewart Monk, Senior Vice President and General Manager
International at PowerSchool. "In our conversations with schools in
the Middle East and Africa, we found that successful educational
reform requires data-driven, collaborative leadership. Many schools
in the region still operate under traditional systems, but there is
a shift towards competency-based learning and embracing advanced
technologies, and we are excited to be part of this
transformation."
Two prominent schools in the UAE are the latest to adopt
solutions from PowerSchool designed to enhance the educational
experience and modernise data analysis across their divisions. GEMS
Al Khaleej International School in Dubai has adopted PowerSchool’s
Student Information System (SIS) to streamline its administrative
workflows. In Abu Dhabi, Maplewood Canadian International School is
now the first in the UAE to adopt PowerSchool PowerBuddy, the
generative AI-powered assistant that delivers personalised
insights, fosters engagement, and creates a supportive environment
for everyone at every step in their educational journey. In
addition, Maplewood is implementing PowerSchool’s learning
management system, Schoology Learning, and MyPowerHub, which
provides a centralised location for parents to view comprehensive
student data on progress and growth. Once the solutions are in
place, both schools will have additional tools to digitally manage
data across their systems, support paperless processes, and perform
other administrative functions through connected technology.
Looking to automate manual processes and reduce duplication, Al
Bayan School is the first school in Lebanon to integrate
PowerSchool SIS. The school will also adopt PowerBuddy and other
PowerSchool products into its system.
“In response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic
and the growing reliance on technology in education, our school
initiated a thorough search for a partner that would
comprehensively meet our needs,” said Hussein Abdel Sater, Vice
General Manager of Albayan Schools in Lebanon. “After a rigorous
evaluation process, PowerSchool was identified as the optimal
vendor solution that aligns seamlessly with our educational vision.
We are enthusiastic about the potential benefits their solutions
offer, anticipating that they will enhance our administrative
processes, streamline communication, and ultimately support our
commitment to providing a high-quality educational experience for
our students, teachers, and parents. By choosing PowerSchool, we
believe that we can maintain our position at the forefront of
educational innovation.”
Similarly, Salahaldin International School in Egypt was seeking
to modernise outdated systems that lacked analytics, consolidated
views, and data dashboards. To address these challenges, the school
turned to PowerSchool to help digitally transform its ecosystem. By
implementing innovative solutions including PowerSchool SIS,
Analytics & Insights, and PowerBuddy, the school now boasts a
unified, user-friendly education management system with robust
customisation capabilities.
Recognising the significant growth potential and increasing
demand for educational technology solutions in the UAE and across
the GCC, PowerSchool established its headquarters in Dubai in 2023.
This year, it launched PowerSchool in Arabic – a localised platform
tailored for the region, which incorporates comprehensive
translation as well as multiple localisation features, including
right-to-left user interface orientation and the Hijri
calendar.
PowerSchool is empowering more than 60 million students in over
90 countries globally with intuitive solutions that elevate
security, centralise access to comprehensive data, and enhance
student performance through AI-driven, personalised education.
About PowerSchool
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) is the leading provider of cloud-based
software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to
empower educators, administrators, and families to ensure
personalized education for every student journey. PowerSchool
offers end-to-end product clouds that connect the central office to
the classroom to the home with award-winning products including
Schoology Learning and Naviance CCLR, so school districts can
securely manage student data, enrollment, attendance, grades,
instruction, assessments, human resources, talent, professional
development, special education, data analytics and insights,
communications, and college and career readiness. PowerSchool
supports over 60 million students in more than 90 countries and
over 18,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100
districts by student enrollment in the United States. Learn more
about PowerSchool in the Middle East and Africa at
https://www.powerschool.com/global/middle-east-africa/.
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