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Planning PowerSchool SMS upgrades

We recommend that the District Administrator plan the implementation of future upgrades to the PowerSchool SMS software. Typically, major upgrades include new features that may affect processes and the user experience.

An upgrade implementation plan should take into account:

= Potential changes to procedures.
= Testing new features against actual school district data before deploying the upgraded software in the actual production environment. Caution: Conduct testing on a server dedicated to testing and training and keep it separate from the production environment.
= Piloting new features to ensure users understand and adopt the changed procedures
= Training [>>] for all users, including teachers, user support staff, School Administrators, and database administrators.
= A comprehensive rollout strategy.

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