Feature Overview

Standards-Based Grading

The early adopter SBG cohort has already been established and is now underway — partnering with developers and the NAD SBL Committee throughout the 2026–2027 school year to help refine the SBG module. The cohort is full and no longer open for new participants. Broader access to the SBG module is anticipated for trained users beginning in 2027–2028.

• Track student mastery
• Manage and generate report cards
• Student and parent engagement

Graduation Plans

• Create customized graduation plans
• Course requests
• Degree audits

Conference Management

• New conference management dashboard
• Management of conference defaults
• Calendar management

Notifications

• Expanded progress report and gradebook notifications

Multi-language Support

• Messaging
• Parent Portals

Mobile Friendly 

• New mobile friendly user interface for student and parent portals, plus calendar, student list, attendance, and more!

School Management

• Comprehensive school security management
• Configurable Grading Scale & Special Marks
• Custom Group Setup for Messaging
• Creation of custom fields for students, parents, and staff
• Email log for tracking
• Document upload functionality for parent portal
• Grid editing capability for efficient multi-field updates

Staff Management

• Staff sync directly from the NAD User ID Manager.
• School controls staff security from staff account

NAD Dashboard Integration

• Synchronizes basic student information from NAD Student ID Manager to AE-Connect, thereby reducing the necessity to enter student information in two different locations.
• Synchronizes basic faculty and staff information from NAD User ID Manager.

Student Management

• Provides student account for demographics and contact information
• Student account will transfer with school to school provided they utilize AE-Connect
• Unique student profile for school specific information
• Comprehensive Student Medical records
• Student Portfolio provides dedicated area for important documents
• Student Behavior and Event logging with the ability to share records with parents and
  school staff

Classroom Management

• Unique interface for multi-grade classrooms, allowing teachers to view multiple classes in one subject screen
• Grading supports numeric and letter grades
• Quick fill available for grading assignment efficiently
• Ability to add assignment to multiple classes
• Integrates with Google Classroom and Canvas

Scheduling

• Flexible scheduling for small and large schools
• Accommodates simple or complex schedules
• Easy to use School Calendar
• Provides easy class management from term to term

Communication

• Intuitive messaging area
• Communication available between staff, student and parents
• Communication thread for seamless communication
• Provides secure messaging through Parent Portals
• Ability for parents and staff to receive text messages for notifications and email messages
• Ability for schools to create custom groups to message

Parent & Student Portals

• Allows Parents and Students to view grades and assignments.
• Provides school and parents to have secure communication
• Parents are informed on school attendance and schedule

Admissions

• Customizable Form Builder
• Customizable Admissions Process & Steps

Financial Features 

Integration with AASI.NET and NAD STS PENDING DEVELOPMENT FROM NAD TREASURY

Grade 9-12 Features

• Class Attendance
• GPA
• Class Credits
• Transcript
• Customizable Grading Scales

Reports

• Custom Report Builder
• Reports for—
  • Attendance
  • Assignments
  • Enrollments
  • Progress Reports
  • Student/Parent Information
  • and more