Online Learning Platform for K-12

An online learning platform for K-12 delivers lessons, assignments, assessments, and parent communication to elementary and secondary students via web and mobile. It combines an LMS (content delivery, gradebook, assignments), a SIS (enrollment, attendance, state reporting), and a parent portal. OpenEduCat covers all three in one open-source stack, so a school does not stitch Google Classroom, PowerSchool, and a separate parent app together.

The Community edition is self-hosted, so the district controls data residency, encryption at rest, and log retention, which supports both COPPA and FERPA obligations. Learners under 13 have configurable data minimization and a parental consent workflow at enrollment. Role-based access limits which staff see health notes, IEP data, and discipline records. Enterprise cloud runs on SOC 2 Type II sub-processors with US-region hosting available.

Yes. Assignments can be scored against standards (Common Core, NGSS, TEKS, or state-specific) rather than points alone. Report cards show mastery per standard alongside a traditional letter grade. Districts moving to standards-based reporting under state board policies use this to generate parent-friendly report cards without a separate gradebook tool.

Parents log in and see attendance, assignment completion, grades, and teacher announcements for each child on one screen. Guardians linked to multiple children see a summary across all of them. Weekly digest emails go out each Friday with a week-in-review per child. Parents can message teachers directly, with district-configurable moderation and archival for FERPA record-keeping.

Yes. SAML 2.0 and OIDC SSO with Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365. Rostering syncs via OneRoster 1.2 or Clever integrations. Students and parents log in with existing school credentials. Google Drive and OneDrive attachments open natively in assignments, so students working in Docs or Word do not export before submitting.

Yes. State-specific export formats include Texas TSDS, California CALPADS, New York SIRS, Florida FLDOE, and configurable CSV for other states. Attendance can be marked from a classroom register, a virtual session join log (Zoom, Google Meet, BigBlueButton), or asynchronous work completion, which matches state rules distinguishing synchronous vs asynchronous instruction days.

Yes. Grades K to 5 get a kid-friendly interface with picture-based navigation, audio instructions, larger tap targets, and optional read-aloud on assignments. Grades 6 to 12 get the standard interface. Districts do not run two separate platforms. Text size, color contrast, and iconography meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidance for young learners with reading or vision differences.

Yes. Multi-school district setup supports shared teacher accounts, cross-school student transfers, and district-wide reporting from one instance. State reporting rolls up to the district level automatically. A superintendent sees enrollment and attendance across every school in one dashboard, and a school principal sees only their building. Role-based permissions handle the separation.