Overview
Tidal PTC (parent-teacher conferences) is a web application for scheduling parent-teacher conferences. Admins and teachers create time slots, and parents and guardians sign in to book them. It is built by Archboard, licensed under AGPL-3.0, and the source is on GitHub. This page explains who uses it, what it does, and where to go next.
Who uses it
Section titled “Who uses it”| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| District admin | Connects PowerSchool, chooses the active schools, configures email, and manages users and permissions across the district. |
| School staff | Create and manage time slots for their school, book conferences on behalf of families, handle translator requests, and review activity. |
| Teacher | Signs in with PowerSchool, sees their upcoming conferences, and (when allowed) creates their own time slots. |
| Guardian | Signs in, picks a student, and books, reschedules or cancels a conference with each of the student’s teachers. |
Features
Section titled “Features”- PowerSchool integration. Install the plugin and schools, sections, students, teachers and contacts sync automatically, with single sign-on for everyone. No CSV exports or temporary passwords.
- Flexible time slots. Create single slots or batches, and control when booking opens and closes for families.
- Translators. Families can request a translator, and staff assign translators to conferences.
- Online meetings. Conferences can be held online as well as in person.
- Email reminders for upcoming conferences.
- Multilingual. The interface is available in English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish and Arabic.
- Activity log. A record of bookings and changes to time slots.
- Free to self-host, or hosted for you by Archboard.
Where to go next
Section titled “Where to go next”- Deciding how to run it: Choosing hosting.
- Installing it yourself: Requirements, then Docker or VM.
- District admins: Concepts, then Tenant settings and PowerSchool.
- School staff: Time slots and Reservations.
- Teachers: Signing in and Viewing bookings.
- Guardians: Signing in and Booking a conference.
- A quick look around first: Quick tour.