Case Study: Epic Charter Schools achieves on-time start for 40,000 students with PowerSchool

Quick SIS Implementation Ensures 40,000 Students Start School on Time

Epic Charter Schools, a statewide Oklahoma network serving over 40,000 students across 77 counties with more than 1,300 teachers, faced an urgent crisis when its decade-old proprietary SIS would no longer be available just 90 days before the new school year. With disparate edtech tools, heavy reliance on spreadsheets, and most vendors saying the timeline was impossible, Epic needed a flexible, integrated SIS that could be implemented quickly to keep school operations running.

Epic partnered with PowerSchool to deploy an integrated suite (PowerSchool SIS, Enrollment, Ecollect Forms, Unified Insights, Schoology, Performance Matters, and Special Programs) on the tight timeline, going live by day one of classes. The implementation delivered a sustainable, scalable system that centralized student data, saved teachers 10–20 hours per week, enabled whole-child supports and real-time interventions, and positioned Epic for ongoing innovation and growth.

Epic Charter Schools

Bart Banfield

Superintendent