WHITEHOUSE — While some in East Texas may not recognize the name PraxiPower, the Whitehouse-based company is making a significant impact in schools across the country through technology designed to help educators spend less time on paperwork and more time serving students.
Operating from Whitehouse, PraxiPower provides an all-in-one school management platform used by private and Christian schools to manage everything from enrollment and attendance to billing, communication, donor management and student records.
Leading the company is Andrew Blankenship, who was recently interviewed by ETX Bell on PraxiPower’s mission, growth and vision for the future.
Blankenship said one of the company’s primary goals is listening to educators and building software around their real-world needs rather than simply developing features behind closed doors.
“We realized we’re not teachers,” Blankenship said. “It’s one thing to say, ‘I’ve got a really good idea,’ but it’s another thing for a teacher to come in and say, ‘I’m the one doing this every.