Frequently Asked Questions

  • Is this designed specifically for K-8 schools?

    Yes. Schedule My Teachers is built for K–8 schools that generally schedule students by class section rather than creating an individual schedule for every student.

  • Can it schedule elementary and middle school together?

    Yes. The software coordinates elementary and middle school schedules while accounting for shared teachers, rooms, and specialists.

  • Can elementary and middle school use different bell schedules?

    Yes. You can create and coordinate multiple bell schedules within the same school.

  • Can I make my K-5 and 6-8 specialist schedules at once?

    Yes. It schedules both at once so there's not double-booked teachers, rooms, or class sections.

  • Will it work for a K-5 school?

    Yes. Schedule My Teachers can handle 3+ bell schedules. It can certainly handle 1.

  • Does it build individual student schedules?

    Schedule My Teachers is designed primarily for cohort- or section-based K–8 scheduling. It is not intended to create a unique schedule for every student, like at a typical high school.

Will this work for my school?

  • What information is needed to get started?

    You will need to know:

    • Teachers and their availability
    • Rooms and shared spaces
    • Class sections
    • Bell schedules
    • Schoolwide unavailable times

  • Does everything have to be entered manually?

    No. You can add information directly or use CSV spreadsheet templates to import teachers, rooms, sections, courses, and other school data.

  • What happens after the information is entered?

    Set the rules and scheduling constraints your school needs, then click SOLVE.

    Schedule My Teachers evaluates the possible combinations and builds the master schedule around the information you provided.


  • How long does it take to solve?

    Once your information is ready, the software typically solves the schedule in 5-10 minutes.

  • How long does it take from start to finish?

    Every school is different, but a typical K–8 school serving approximately 150 to 400 students often completes the process and has their master schedule in hand in under three hours.


    Most of that time is spent entering and reviewing school information—not manually arranging the schedule.

What’s the scheduling process like?

  • Will the software prevent double-bookings

    Yes. Schedule My Teachers accounts for teacher, classroom, and class-section conflicts while constructing the schedule.

  • What if all scheduling requirements cannot be satisfied?

    If your requirements make a complete conflict-free schedule impossible, conflicts are clearly identified with an explanation of the exact conflict or broken requirement.


    That allows you to adjust the relevant requirement instead of searching through the entire schedule yourself.

  • Can a teacher be marked as unavailable at certain times?

    Yes. Teacher availability can be included among your scheduling constraints.


  • Can I block periods for the entire school at once?

    Yes. You can account for times when classes cannot be scheduled for an entire bell schedule, including schoolwide activities like lunch, recess, or chapel.

  • How long does it take from start to finish?

    Every school is different, but a typical K–8 school serving approximately 150 to 400 students often completes the process and has their master schedule in hand in under three hours.


    Most of that time is spent entering and reviewing school information—not manually arranging the schedule.

What about scheduling conflicts and constraints?

  • Can I make changes after the schedule is solved?

    Yes. Update the relevant teacher, room, section, course, bell schedule, or constraint and solve the schedule again.

  • What if a teacher leaves after the schedule is finished?

    Replace or update the teacher information, add the new availability requirements, and solve the revised schedule without returning to a blank spreadsheet.


What if something changes during the school year?

  • Is there a free trial?

    Yes. Schedule My Teachers offers a 3-day free trial. Try it for yourself.

  • Is a credit card needed to begin?

    No credit card is required.

  • Can I use my school's real information during the trial?

    Yes. The trial is designed to let you see how the software works with your actual teachers, rooms, class sections, bell schedules, and scheduling requirements.


  • Is there any difference between the free trial and paid annual access?

    The free trial gives you access to the same scheduling software, so you can enter your school’s information, set your scheduling requirements, and see how Schedule My Teachers works with your actual school.


    The differences come after your first schedule is created.


    The free trial includes only one solved schedule, does not include Excel export, and does not include schedule refinement and optimization.


    Annual access includes unlimited solves, Excel export, and schedule refinement so you can fine-tune your schedule and search for better solutions.


    The free trial is a test drive. It let's you know what you're buying ahead of time. If you want to drive it home, you have to get the real thing.

What about this free trial?

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