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Schoolmint Hero

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What is Schoolmint Hero?

Hero is student behavior management software for K-12 schools and districts, from Schoolmint. Hero's goal is to enable consistent redirection of negative behavior, reinforcement of positive behavior and communication between educators, students, parents, and administrators across classrooms school and district-wide. Features include positive behavior tracking tools, referral and tardy management, school event management, behavior analytics data, etc.

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Hero really is a lifesaver!

Incentivized
Renee DiBiasio
Assistant Principal at CMSD (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • The customer service is fast and friendly, and there is always someone available to meet a need.
  • The interface of the platform is very self-explanatory and user-friendly.
  • Hero is always seeking feedback and making improvements based on user needs.

Cons

  • There is still room for growth with the level of detail in the data reports.
  • Students have regular issues in remembering passwords and accessing their accounts.
  • They recently eliminated Homeroom, an online user community that rewarded us for participating. I got a lot of great ideas there, so this is unfortunate.

Return on Investment

  • 85% reduction in tardiness.
  • 50% reduction in detentions assigned.
  • 60% reduction in suspension.

Other Software Used

PowerSchool Student Information System, Adobe Acrobat DC, Blackboard Learn

Classroom Management Tool - as effective as you make it!

Incentivized
Kathleen Hall
Teacher at Marrero Middle School (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Hero provides various ways to be able to register the targeted behaviors.
  • Hero provides a user-friendly online interface.
  • Hero will tailor the program to meet your group's needs.
  • Clear interfacing app for entering points.

Cons

  • Hero had the Hero Homeroom where teachers could collaborate and receive rewards but that was discontinued. I think that a similar reward system for those who are supposed to be inputting information would be helpful, where consistency for the required input is rewarded. For example: teachers were to be recording points for all their students every period every day - if they received points for completing their input & could then choose to spend those points on rewards that would help encourage participation to make it more successful overall.
  • Too hands-off in making sure that implementation is as successful as possible.
  • Too techie for non-tech savvy people.

Return on Investment

  • Teachers that used it with fidelity had a useful tool for classroom management.
  • The more teachers using it with fidelity the better the school's behavior was overall.
  • The reward system that is implemented can encourage or discourage the overall buy-in by all involved.

Great tracking tool for charter schools

Cecilia LiangView profile
8th Grade Math Teacher in Customer Service at YES Prep Public Schools (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Tracking basic behaviors.
  • Rewarding students in the moment with points.
  • Phone app makes scanning student IDs very fast, which saves time for instruction.

Cons

  • Sometimes the phone app freezes on an iPhone, and I have to close out of it before scanning another ID.
  • I also wish there was a way to export all rosters into an Excel file under the behavior tracking tab.

Return on Investment

  • Hero has made pulling behavior reports very easy for Deans of Students.
  • Hero has also made tracking teacher actions with it very easy. We can see which teachers gave which particular demerit.

Usability

A Worthy Investment, hands down.

Incentivized
Janea SierraView profile
Chemistry Teacher at Indian Springs High School (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • It is very organized.
  • Easy to assign points.
  • Great reports to track usage.

Cons

  • None that I see.
  • NA
  • No concerns.

Return on Investment

  • From a school standpoint, decreased tardiness is a plus.
  • More engagement.
  • Connected to technology is always a plus.

Alternatives Considered

none

Other Software Used

Nearpod

Why Hero works for the students and staff at CLMS!

Incentivized
Sabine PhillipsView profile
Principal at Crystal Lake Middle School (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • The Hero system is very easy to use and very easy to monitor.
  • Reports are emailed to me weekly that track the behaviors that have been logged in by my teachers and staff which is very helpful.
  • Customer service from the Hero staff has been excellent and their response to any concerns or questions is addressed within 24 hours.

Cons

  • I am always looking for costs to be lower, so that would be my only request.