Edupoint’s Synergy Wins THE Journal Award, Offering Schools a Simpler Path to Managing Students

Recognition for a system aimed at everyday school work

Edupoint’s Synergy Student Information Suite has been named the winner in the Student Information System category at THE Journal’s 2025 Product of the Year Awards. The recognition, announced this week, highlights Synergy’s role in helping school districts manage attendance, grading, scheduling and student records from a single platform. Judges cited the product’s clean design, flexible integrations and clear focus on classroom workflow as reasons for the pick.

For districts juggling remote and in-person learning, the award signals that Synergy meets practical demands. Edupoint pitched the suite as a one-stop system that connects classroom tools, learning platforms and state reporting. THE Journal’s editors, along with educators and district leaders who take part in the awards process, looked for products that are easy to deploy, reduce teacher workload, and deliver measurable improvements in day-to-day operations. Winning this category places Synergy in front of school leaders who are deciding which systems to keep or replace in the coming budget cycle.

How THE Journal picks winners and why this category matters

THE Journal has run its Product of the Year awards for years to spotlight tools that schools actually use, not just flashy demos. The program gathers submissions from vendors and evaluates them through a mix of editorial review and educator feedback. Judges focus on classroom impact, ease of use, technical reliability and how well a product supports teaching and learning.

In the SIS category, reviewers look for tight integration with learning management systems, reliable state reporting, and interfaces that reduce time on paperwork. Products that streamline common tasks for teachers — like grade entry and attendance — and that make data accessible to principals and parents tend to stand out.

What this award means for classrooms and administrators

At the classroom level, a well-designed student information system cuts out repetitive work. Teachers spend less time on attendance and grades and more time planning lessons. District leaders say that a single source of student data speeds up reporting for special programs and state compliance. For families, a consistent portal for schedules, grades and communications reduces confusion.

Some school systems that use Synergy report smoother scheduling during enrollment, faster distribution of progress reports, and fewer data errors when students move between schools. Those operational wins translate into small but steady savings in staff time and fewer missed deadlines — the kind of practical gains that matter most to overworked administrators. The award acts as a signal to districts weighing upgrades that Synergy is one of the tools peers have vetted.

What Edupoint and reviewers are saying

Edupoint responded to the award with a statement emphasizing the company’s focus on customer needs. ‘We’re honored that THE Journal recognized the work our team and districts have put into making Synergy easier to use and more connected,’ a company spokesperson said. They added that recent updates prioritized faster setups and tighter links to popular classroom apps.

THE Journal’s editorial team noted that this year’s submissions reflected clearer attention to day-to-day usability. ‘Products that save teachers time and reduce technical friction rose to the top,’ an editor commented. A district official included in THE Journal’s review panel described Synergy as ‘reliable and intuitive’ in daily school operations. Those voices help explain why the suite won in a crowded field.

What Synergy actually does

Synergy Student Information Suite bundles attendance, gradebooks, scheduling, special education tracking and parent portals in a single package. It offers API connections to common learning platforms and supports state reporting standards. Compared with typical SIS offerings, Synergy emphasizes workflow — guiding teachers through tasks instead of simply storing records — and focuses on smoother integrations that shrink manual data transfers.

Sources

• prnewswire.com