About Planzr
Planzr powers daily operations for schools with a unified suite that spans timetables, exam hall plans,
substitutions, homework, analytics, and secure communication. Everything runs on a multi-tenant stack with
strong data isolation per school_id, and
every experience is tuned for admins, coordinators,
teachers, parents, and drivers across our web console and Android apps.
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Android Apps: PLANZR Parent • PLANZR Desk • PLANZR
SchoolBus
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Web Console for master admins, admins, coordinators and
teachers
API
Secure REST APIs + FCM + CSV/Excel exports for data
portability
Multi‑tenant by design
Isolated data per school, centralized upgrades, and tenancy-aware reports.
Automation-first workflows
Auto timetables, auto substitutes, automated homework alerts, analytics snapshots.
Role-aware experiences
Distinct web & app flows for admins, coordinators, teachers, parents, and drivers.
Web Console Highlights
Purpose-built dashboards for leadership and coordinators to orchestrate daily operations.
Timetable Intelligence
- • Visual timetable builder with constraint engine
- • "Available Now" heatmaps for quick substitutions
- • Bulk print and PDF/Excel exports
Exam & Hall Planning
- • Seat layout designer with room constraints
- • Hall supervisor rosters and attendance
- • Instant seating chart exports
Marks & Analytics
- • RCG workflows, grade templates, custom remarks
- • Class and subject analytics with drill-down
- • Bulk PDFs with school branding
Attendance & Alerts
- • Daily student & teacher attendance + correction workflows
- • Absent alert control (email offload to Android)
- • Coordinator guardrails for one-edit-per-day
- • Teacher attendance tracking and payroll integration
Exports & Integrations
- • Excel/CSV packs for admissions, timetables, attendance
- • Connector-ready API responses with versioned schemas
- • Webhook-ready architecture for SIS/ERP sync
Controls & Security
- • Role bundles: master admin, admin, coordinator, teacher
- • Tenant aware query guards, CSRF, MFA-ready login
- • Audit trails for critical operations
HR & Payroll
- • Teacher profiles with photo, subject, and contact management
- • Salary config and payslip generation with PDF export
- • Leave types, policies, and hierarchical approval workflows
- • OD (On-Duty) request management and tracking
- • Holds & mappings for subject-teacher-class assignments
- • Location settings for multi-campus schools
Leave Management
- • Comprehensive leave request and approval system
- • Leave balance tracking with auto-calculation
- • Multiple leave types (Casual, Sick, OD, etc.)
- • Historical leave records and analytics
- • Coordinator & admin approval hierarchy
Android Apps
Three focused apps ensure each persona gets the experience they expect.
Parent
PLANZR Parent
Phone OTP only · Light/Dark
- • Monthly & yearly attendance tracking with detailed calendar view
- • Homework cards with subject, due dates, submission status & attachments
- • Exam schedule with countdown, subject-wise marks & performance analytics
- • Live bus tracking with route visualization, ETA & boarding status
- • Birthday celebrations with animated banners, confetti & quotes
- • Real-time FCM push for homework, attendance, transport & announcements
- • Multi-child switching with separate data vault per student
- • Alerts center with expandable rich notifications
- • Dark mode with premium gradients & smooth animations
- • Student profile with photo, admission no, class & school info
Desk
PLANZR Desk (Staff)
Username + password · Role guard
- • Attendance entry with correction workflows & reports
- • Timetable viewing - personal, mapped & available now
- • Homework creation with multimedia & PDF attachments
- • Marks entry & gradebook with class/subject analytics
- • Substitution acceptance & management dashboard
- • Leave apply, balance tracking & approval (coordinators)
- • Payslip access & attendance history viewing
- • Biometric & PIN lock security with auto-lock
- • Offline-safe flows with background sync & retry
- • Dark mode, skeleton loaders & haptic feedback
Bus
PLANZR SchoolBus
Driver OTP login · GPS aware
- • Live trip telemetry with real-time GPS tracking
- • Boarded student manifest with photo verification
- • Route visualization with pickup/drop points & ETA
- • Emergency alert - slide-to-confirm prevents accidents
- • FCM escalation to admin & coordinators with GPS pin
- • Offline trip caching with automatic resume on reconnect
- • Trip history with date, time, route & student logs
- • Student boarding/deboarding status tracking
- • Dark mode with route-optimized map styles
- • Driver OTP authentication with session management
Recent Feature Releases
Homework Notifications
- • Teacher homework actions trigger parent FCM alerts instantly
- • Rich push payload routes parents to homework detail view
- • Backend gracefully handles FCM failures without blocking workflow
Attendance Corrections 2.0
- • Email alerts replaced with Android/Web push notifications
- • Absent→Present corrections capture reason & coordinator sign-off
- • Locking to one edit per day keeps audit trail clean
Emergency Bus Alerts
- • Slide-to-confirm trigger prevents accidental distress signals
- • Backoffice receives route, driver phone, boarded roster, GPS pin
- • Admins & coordinators get high-priority FCM + dashboard popups
Theme-aware Birthday Moments
- • Parent app shows celebratory banners with confetti + quotes
- • Dark/light gradients auto-adjust, persists all birthday day
- • Backend delivers DOB data with child profiles
Biometric Security (Android)
- • Fingerprint & face unlock for PLANZR Desk app
- • PIN lock with strength validation and auto-lock timeout
- • Security settings for personalized protection preferences
Available Now Enhancement
- • Real-time break detection - shows "Break" vs "Outside school time"
- • Auto-refresh to current time on web and Android
- • Instant teacher availability checker for substitutions
Architecture & Integrations
Architecture
Flask + SQLAlchemy backend with Celery jobs, Postgres/MySQL deployment, and Redis caches. Tenant-scoped models and feature toggles ensure safe multi-school rollouts.
Security & Compliance
- • CSRF, JWT, device-scoped refresh, and optional MFA for staff
- • PII encryption at rest, IP allowlists for SIS integrations
- • Routine penetration testing & audit logs
Integrations
- • FCM push, Firebase phone auth for mobile login
- • REST APIs for SIS / ERP sync and MIS dashboards
- • Bulk CSV imports for students, staff, timetables
Resources
Support hours: All days, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM IST. Write to admin@planzr.com.