Choosing systems
How a school chooses its systems, and what to ask before signing.
What to ask before the free first year of any platform ends
19 questions to put to any platform before its free year ends: data export, the price after, notice, your data if you leave, contract length and support. Free PDF.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
One platform or many tools: how a school decides
A seven-criteria table comparing one platform with many tools for a school, the honest case for each, five questions that settle it, and a third way. Free printable.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 8 min read
A six-week pilot plan before your school adopts any platform
A week-by-week pilot plan before your school adopts a new platform: who takes part, which classes, what to measure, how to run the decision meeting. Free printable PDF.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Questions every school should ask a platform before sharing student data
A one-page question sheet any school can send a platform before sharing student data, with what a good answer sounds like and the warning sign for each. Free PDF.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
School management system, LMS and school OS: what each one does
What a school management system does, what an LMS does and what a school OS adds: a layer diagram, a comparison table and the questions that show what you need.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 6 min read