District prepares for statewide move to Infinite Campus; June–July conversion and extensive staff training planned
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Summary
Robeson County staff outlined the district’s plan to migrate from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus in phase 2 of the statewide rollout, with data cleanup, scheduling deadlines, and a multi‑tier professional development calendar through summer and August.
Public Schools of Robeson County staff on Feb. 21 briefed the board on the district’s planned transition from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus as part of the state’s phased statewide rollout.
Bobby (district project lead) and Angela Jones (PowerSchool coordinator) told the board the district is scheduled to migrate in the 2025–26 school year and described the implementation steps: appointing a district implementation project manager, receiving data drops from the vendor, cleaning and validating addresses and contact records (important because Infinite Campus links households using addresses), and preparing master schedules earlier than in prior years (scheduling and committing master schedules before May so campus schedules transfer correctly after conversion).
Bobby told the board the implementation team received its first data drop and described the district’s data as unusually clean for a conversion: “based upon the information we have ... this is 1 of the cleanest data sets they’ve seen at this point in the conversion process.” Staff said Infinite Campus will bring parent and student portals, fee payments and other capabilities that mirror PowerSchool, and that the district will continue to use Canvas and Thrillshare for some services during the transition year because certain Infinite Campus features (for example, messaging) were not recommended for immediate district use.
The district outlined a phased professional development plan: June trainings for key staff (counselors, data managers), July orientation for principals and administrative grading/attendance training, and August hands‑on sessions for teachers with digital coaches and data managers available to support. Staff said they will seek to limit the impact on teacher workdays and are exploring stipend options for staff attending summer training.
No formal action was taken; staff said they would continue monthly implementation meetings, regional school coordination and close coordination with NCDPI and pilot districts that already transitioned.
Provenance: The Infinite Campus implementation discussion appears in the transcript under the SIS agenda item and included vendor video excerpts and a district professional development plan in the board packet.