The board's decisions
Every change, its evidence, its bet and the verdict.
Open demo MRs
| Feature | Verdict | MR | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: mark who is absent | Go | not open yet | – |
| Tuition reminders | Go | not open yet | – |
| Daily note to parents with a photo | Go, but School plan only | not open yet | – |
| Sticker chart with confetti | Questions, then no | not open yet | – |
| Print the roster for a fire drill | Write a help article, not code | not open yet | – |
| Parent messages | Keep, fix or remove | not open yet | – |
| A weekly summary instead of the report builder | Questions, then go | not open yet | – |
Merged decisions
Attendance: mark who's away, then mark the rest here
2026-10-09 · feature · verdict: go-conditions- support: FB-029, FB-035, FB-037 ask to mark the few absent children instead of tapping everyone who came.
- usage: attendance is the most-used feature, 2,195 uses the week of Oct 8, down 14% on the three weeks before (business/usage.md).
- decision: D-0001 bets on attendance.marked; the MR keeps one event per child, so that bet is unaffected if tracking is made reliable.
Bet: attendance.absent_marked reaches 4 in 30d by 2026-11-08 (open)
Ship "mark who's away, then mark the rest here" on Attendance. Three tickets ask for it and attendance is the most-used feature. Conditions: count attendance.marked events in one call and don't fail the action if tracking fails (CTO), add a confirm or undo to "Mark the rest here" (CS), and update docs/help/taking-attendance.md (CS).
Launch the report builder
2026-09-17 · feature · verdict: go- support: A head of school asked to build her own report of lessons by area per child (FB-020).
- sales: Two of the three cancellations said the head couldn't see the value. Reports should show it.
Bet: reports.built reaches 30 in 30d by 2026-10-17 (open)
Let heads and office admins build a report from attendance and lesson records: pick the rows, the measure, the classroom and the period. The bet is that every paying head builds one most weeks: 30 reports in 30 days.
Price the School plan at $49 per classroom
2026-09-15 · pricing · verdict: go- pricing: Tuition is the only feature that separates School from Classroom.
- sales: Locked-feature hits on tuition show demand from Classroom schools.
Bet: plan.changed reaches 3 in 30d by 2026-10-30 (open)
Hold the School plan at $49 and watch whether Classroom schools that hit the tuition lock upgrade.
Launch parent messages
2026-09-08 · feature · verdict: go- support: Guides passed on parents' wish to hear more about their child's day (FB-005, FB-014).
- usage: Attendance and lessons are used daily, so guides already have Monte open in class.
Bet: messages.sent reaches 1,200 in 30d by 2026-10-08 (open)
Give each family a thread with their child's guides. The bet is that guides write to families from the classroom: 1,200 messages across all schools in 30 days.
Launch roster, attendance and lessons
2026-09-01 · feature · verdict: go- support: Pilot guides asked for one place to take attendance and record lessons.
- usage: No usage yet; this is the first release.
Bet: attendance.marked reaches 20,000 in 30d by 2026-11-01 (open)
Ship the three record-keeping basics together. The bet is that attendance becomes a daily habit: 20,000 check-ins and check-outs across all schools in 30 days.