School placement resources
Choose the path that matches the decision in front of you: build the lists, improve balance, justify a better process, or plan the school year around placement.
Shibutz turns this advice into finished class lists automatically, though the thinking here holds up whether or not you ever open the app.
Make the lists
Start here when placement season is in front of you and the task is simply to build fair, defensible class lists without drowning in spreadsheets.
Guide to data collection, final class placement, modern tools, and inclusive practices.
A 7-step class creation workflow, from data gathering to final review.
A practical checklist for creating balanced class lists that support students and reduce administrative stress.
Improve balance
Use this path when the lists technically work, but teacher workload, student support needs, friendships, or parent input still feel uneven.
Techniques for creating classroom environments where every student has a fairer chance to thrive.
Avoid common class list mistakes with concrete fixes that support students and teachers.
Handle parent requests without letting individual preferences override balanced class placement.
Prove the cost
Use this path when your team knows manual placement is painful, but needs sharper language and numbers to explain why the process should change.
Manual class placement takes 15–22 hours per cycle. Learn exactly where that time goes and how software can reduce it to under 30 minutes.
The true cost of manual class placement goes beyond staff hours, from avoidable errors to burnout and lost planning time.
Five warning signs that your school needs a better class assignment system, with practical ways to respond.
Use Shibutz
Short product updates for administrators evaluating how Shibutz catches roster issues, reuses setup work, and checks placement constraints before generation.
Review student rosters with practical filters, queue students by cleanup or staff-review needs, and clear selected notes, friend requests, or roster rows in bulk.
Generation now starts with a health check that names exactly what to fix before the engine runs.
Start a new class list setup from one you already have: students, classes, preferences, restrictions, required placements, and settings copied in seconds, with old results left behind.
Plan the year
Use this path when class lists are one part of a larger launch plan: staffing, communication, capacity limits, and the first weeks of school.
Checklist covering the big pieces of school-year preparation, from class lists to staff coordination.
Set individual max-student limits on each class, catch capacity problems before you generate, and add notes for your team.
The guides above explain how to do this well by hand. Shibutz does the same work for you: add your students, parent requests, and capacity limits, and it builds balanced class lists in minutes instead of weekends.
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