Alma
K-12 Cloud-Based Student Information System | Alma
Alma is a cloud-based student information system and learning management platform for K-12 schools, districts, and state agencies. It centralizes student records, attendance, grading, scheduling, enrollment, communications, and reporting in a single system, supporting organizations from independent schools to multi-school districts and state-level data collection.
Core modules include enrollment and admissions, attendance, fee management, traditional and competency grading, academic records, class scheduling, incidents, progress tracking, and communications with student, staff, and household messaging plus parent and student portals. Analytics are covered by BeaconAI, build-your-own and custom reporting, embedded data visualizations, and a BI tool connector. Integrations include preconfigured push-button integrations, Google Classroom, LMS integrations, public APIs, and OneRoster. State reporting provides pre-built state fields, validations, and a data dictionary. Customization includes custom roles, permissions, forms, workflows, fields, and reports. The platform is cloud-native with multi-factor authentication and follows NIST 800-53 guidelines.
Alma serves schools, districts, networks, and state agencies, with packages organized for schools and districts. Support includes onboarding, in-app help, a video and study guide library, and in-app support.
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