---
title: What is AmplifyED?
category: getting-started
order: 2
lastUpdated: 2026-06-07
featureAvailability: GA
roles: [admin, facilitator, teacher, district-admin]
---

## 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

```text
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](/help/getting-started/roles) 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](/help/getting-started/administrator-quick-start).
- New teacher? Start with the [Teacher Quick Start](/help/teacher-portal/teacher-quick-start).
- Evaluating for procurement? See [Procurement & Compliance](/help/procurement).

## FAQ

**Is AmplifyED FERPA compliant?**
AmplifyED is designed to support schools' FERPA obligations. See [FERPA overview](/help/security/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](/help/ai/ferpa-ai-data-handling).