What is AmplifyED?

Purpose

A one-page orientation to AmplifyED Coaching for anyone new to the platform.

Who uses it

Every user — administrators, facilitators, teachers, and district leadership.

The big idea

AmplifyED is a FERPA-conscious academic coaching workspace for K-12 schools and districts. Schools use it to:

• Triage referrals — Teachers, counselors, and parents submit concerns through configurable intake forms.
• Manage coaching cases — Facilitators document interventions, notes, and follow-ups in a structured case record.
• Track outcomes — Reports show what interventions are working at the student, school, and district level.
• Protect student data — Role-based access, audit logging, and FERPA-aligned exports keep records appropriately scoped.

How the pieces fit together

Referral (intake form)
       ↓
Case (assigned to a facilitator)
       ↓
Interventions + notes + follow-ups
       ↓
Outcome + closure
       ↓
Reports & audit log

Roles in one minute

• District admin — Sees all schools, owns rollup reports and FERPA exports.
• Administrator — Owns one school: users, intake forms, attention rules.
• Facilitator — Owns coaching cases for assigned students.
• Teacher — Sees their own students, submits referrals, adds feedback.

See Roles & permissions for the full matrix.

What AmplifyED is NOT

• Not a SIS — it integrates with PowerSchool, Skyward, Infinite Campus, Genius SIS.
• Not an LMS — it integrates with Canvas, Google Classroom, Schoology.
• Not a behavior management system on its own — it complements PBIS/MTSS frameworks.

Next steps

• New admin? Start with the Administrator Quick Start.
• New teacher? Start with the Teacher Quick Start.
• Evaluating for procurement? See Procurement & Compliance.

FAQ

Is AmplifyED FERPA compliant? AmplifyED is designed to support schools' FERPA obligations. See FERPA overview for details on what that means and what the school remains responsible for.

Does AmplifyED use AI? Optional AI features draft case notes and summaries. Student PII is never used to train external models. See AI & FERPA data handling.