Alma Student Information System with BeaconAI

Alma Technologies, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon-based developer of a cloud student information system for PreK-12 schools, districts, charter networks and international schools. Co-founded by Andrew Herman, Elizabeth Long and Mike Oliver, it reports serving education organisations with more than six million students across 44 US states and 61 countries.

Alma combines core student records, enrolment and admissions, attendance, scheduling, traditional and competency-based grading, academic records, incidents, fee management and family communications with parent and student portals. BeaconAI, built into the platform, organises attendance, enrolment, grading, family engagement and behaviour data into consistent views so staff can spot patterns earlier. Spreadsheet-style editing, validated bulk uploads, self-service custom reports, a BI connector, public APIs and more than 125 push-button integrations, including OneRoster, Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology and Microsoft Teams grade sync, connect it to the wider school technology stack.

• Core student information: biographical, medical and programme data with a virtual file cabinet.
• Enrolment and admissions: registration, re-enrolment, applications and secure document upload.
• Grading and records: traditional and competency grading, transcripts, report cards and GPA calculations.
• BeaconAI analytics: consistent views of attendance, enrolment, grading, family engagement and behaviour.
• Fees and communications: fee tracking with card and ACH payments, messaging, text alerts and portals.
• Integrations: 125+ connectors, OneRoster, Google Classroom, LMS integrations, public APIs and a BI connector.

An American-curriculum international school in Vietnam could manage transcripts, GPA and college-ready records in one SIS. A school group could use BeaconAI dashboards to compare attendance and grades across campuses. A bilingual school could sync Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams grades into the Alma gradebook.

Puts student records, grading, attendance, fees and family communication in one cloud system with district-level oversight. Helps staff identify at-risk students earlier through BeaconAI views of attendance, grades and behaviour. Supports both traditional and competency or standards-based grading with configurable rubrics. Reduces data entry with bulk editing, validated uploads and over 125 integrations, with 99.99% scheduled uptime and releases every two weeks.

Schools are replacing legacy student information systems with cloud platforms that include built-in analytics to identify struggling students early, and they increasingly use competency-based assessment. Vietnam's international and bilingual schools, many following US or international curricula, need SIS products that handle GPA, transcripts and parent portals for globally mobile families.

Alma Technologies, Inc., 909 N. Beech St., Suite 210, Portland, Oregon; terms governed by Oregon law. Co-founded by Andrew Herman (CEO), Elizabeth Long and Mike Oliver. Present in 44 US states and 61 countries; acquired ESP Solutions Group for statewide data reporting expertise. Lists FERPA and GDPR compliance and NIST 800-53 guidelines.