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Get your mornings back.

Smarter absence management and substitute scheduling for improved district results.

Software built not just for you, but by you.
Empowered Educators

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Manage absences, from balances and requests to approvals, and fill sub vacancies, fast. Easily tap into preferred substitutes and availability notifications, enabling staff to center their time on students.
Better District Decisions

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Through robust reporting, monitor your school’s or district’s performance, identify trends, adjust schedules, and send alerts quickly and simply.
Seamless Communication

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We remove the frustration of poor communication and lost files by offering a platform where lesson plans, HR files, time-off and absence requests are easily accessible by all.
Budget Certainty and Savings

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We understand the importance of both competitive and predictable pricing and have built that into our model. Reduced internal costs and enhanced productivity drive opportunity for additional savings.
Speed and Simplicity for All

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District staff, school administrators and substitutes can accept teaching assignments, fill absences, manage schedules and get notifications from phone, tablet or desktop, at no additional cost.
Satisfied Stakeholders

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Slate is easy to implement, use, configure, adopt and sustain. Our change management method ensures you get the support you need for optimal results.

Why Slate?

Empower educators with effortless access to top substitute teachers.

Slate’s cost-effective solution transforms the way districts manage absences and substitute teacher scheduling. With our modern platform and white glove support, you will reclaim your mornings, fill absences and staffing gaps, and ultimately elevate the success of your district.

Staff Simply.
Slate's intuitive design make it easy for anyone to begin using it, and it integrates seamlessly into your existing software. No downtime. Better management. Managed budgets.
  • Adjust district schedules
  • Approve absences
  • Manage substitutes
  • Create absence reasons and approval workflows
  • Share lesson plans & files
  • View balances
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Report Simply.
Customize and schedule regular reports that clearly show the data that is most important to to your district.
  • Automated reports
  • Full customization
  • Share exports
  • Download PDFs or Excel files
  • Create graphs and charts
  • Control access by role
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Track Simply.
View leave balances, days and hours worked, absence reasons, and more for district employees. Filter data for detailed analysis.
  • Identify trends
  • Plan ahead for demand
  • Monitor excessive absences
  • Filter by building and position
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Easy to deploy. Simple to use.

REAL-TIME ABSENCE MANAGEMENT AND SUBSTITUTE SCHEDULING

Manage district employee absences throughout the district on one platform that easily tracks in real-time. See potential issues and fill absences quickly from your phone, laptop, or desktop. Slate streamlines substitute scheduling for your K-12 district. District employees easily enter absences, and qualified substitutes can automatically be notified and can accept the assignment with one click.

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CUSTOMIZED FOR YOUR DISTRICT

Slate isn't a cookie-cutter solution. Workflows and options are fully customizable to fit your district's policies and needs. District employees and substitutes can set their preferences to personalize the absence process.

CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND ROBUST REPORTING

We remove the frustration of poor communication and lost files by offering a platform where lesson plans and materials, notes, feedback, and other documents can be shared. Standard reports allow you to monitor your district’s performance and identify trends, adjust schedules, and react quickly. Custom reports can also be created or data can be exported and viewed with existing district software.

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DESKTOP AND MOBILE FRIENDLY 

In today’s world, users need software that’s accessible anywhere. Users can accept teaching assignments, fill absences, and manage schedules from a phone, tablet or desktop.

FAQs

HOW CAN WE BE SURE ONLY QUALIFIED SUBSTITUTES WILL BE FILLING ABSENCES?

Job visibility is controlled by a substitute's qualifications. This means a substitute can only view and accept jobs they have the required certifications for.

HOW ARE USERS/DATA ENTERED INTO SLATE?

The Data Import feature lets you easily import substitutes, employees, accounting codes, and more. Individual users can also be added manually.

CAN TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES SET THEIR OWN PREFERENCES FOR SUBSTITUTES? 

Absolutely. District employees can create their own preferred substitute lists, which will allow certain subs to see absences before anyone else. These lists can also be set for an entire school.

WILL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS BE ABLE TO APPROVE THE ABSENCES?

Absence Reasons can be set to require approval. Approval Profiles are fully customizable so you can specify who can approve certain absences.