We built NextOS, a school ERP and LMS that covers student learning, online classes, assessments, attendance and parent-teacher communication.
Client: NextOSIndustry: SaaS & TechnologyService: SaaS & Software
Overview
Client
NextOS
School ERP and LMS platform for educational institutions, India
Engagement snapshot
The challenge
Schools often run on a patchwork of registers, messaging groups, video links and separate fee records. Each one works alone, so staff enter the same details more than once and nobody has the full picture of a student.
Parents feel this most. A homework reminder, a circular, an attendance query and a fee receipt can each arrive by a different route, which makes it hard to follow how a child is doing.
Recordings, homework and exam results sit in different places, so students spend time searching before they can start.
Without a shared channel, families may only hear about missed work or absences well after the event.
Setting, supervising and marking a test outside the classroom is difficult without tools built for it.
The solution
We built a student view with a timetable reminder, live and recorded classes, course resources and homework submission, all tied together by one feed.
Teachers plan a course, run lectures, publish resources, then create, proctor and mark tests from the same app.
Parents chat with teachers, receive circulars, check attendance, pay fees and track the school bus, while principals message families and review fee collection.
Key features
Teachers create and supervise exams in the app. Students then view their evaluated answer sheets and report cards.
Business impact
Online, offline or hybrid
Attendance can be marked using location and a face photo, with route-wise reports for transport staff.
Business impact
Location and photo check
A live feed shows what a child does in class, next to homework alerts, academic progress and school messages.
Business impact
Progress, alerts and chat
Before and after
Before
Links and shared folders
Class links and recordings are usually passed around by message and stored wherever there is room.
After
One universal feed
Recorded lectures, homework and exams appear in a single feed, with reminders for the day's schedule.
Before
Paper registers
Attendance is typically marked on paper, and parents only learn of it when the school gets in touch.
After
Visible in the app
Students and parents can check attendance themselves, and parents can start a leave request from their phone.
Before
Notes and phone calls
School news reaches families through diaries, phone calls and informal chat groups.
After
Direct chat with teachers
Teachers and parents talk in group or one-to-one chat, and teachers can share class observations as photos, videos or voice notes.
Results
Live and recorded classes
Students attend lessons, watch recordings, hand in homework and sit exams without leaving NextOS.
Before: Separate toolsAfter: One app
Parent-teacher chat
Parents check attendance, homework and progress, chat with teachers and pay fees from their own account.
Before: Notes homeAfter: In-app chat
iOS and Android
Principals see fee collection, open any staff or student profile and message parents through several channels.
Before: Paper filesAfter: On the phone
Trust and control
People get access through their school, which activates each account before it can be used.
School activatedVerified access means only enrolled students can open lessons, notes and other course resources.
Verified accessGoogle Widevine DRM and dynamic watermarks help schools guard premium content against piracy.
DRM and watermarksA message approval screen shows who will receive a message, so it can be checked before it reaches them.
Recipient checkFaster delivery
These modules sit behind the student, parent, teacher and principal views of NextOS.
Covers admissions, fees, staff and student profiles, transport and front-office work.
Holds courses, class recordings, homework and learning resources.
Handles test creation, proctoring, evaluation and report cards.
Carries chat, circulars, alerts and survey forms between school and home.
NextOS gives a school one app for ERP, LMS and assessments. Students attend classes and submit homework, teachers run lessons and tests, parents follow progress and pay fees, and principals see fee collection and send messages. Each person signs in with an account activated by their school.
Teachers schedule and run live lectures from the NextOS app, using the built-in Zoom integration or their own Zoom, Google Meet or Teams account. Recordings can then be published to students, who find them alongside course resources in a universal feed that also lists homework and upcoming exams.
Parents can chat with teachers directly in the NextOS app, one to one or in groups. They also receive school circulars and homework alerts, check attendance, see a feed of class activity, raise leave requests and track the school bus for pick-ups and drop-offs, all from one account.
If your classes, exams, attendance and parent messages live in different tools, we can help you build education software that joins them up.