One System That Stays With Every Student
Uncommon Schools was the first network to adopt Overgrad. A decade later, they became one of the first to extend it through postsecondary completion, replacing legacy systems that had become costly to maintain.
Overgrad's founding partner
Replaced with one unified system
From high school through degree completion
Where They Started
Spreadsheets first, for match lists, applications, and counselor assignments. As the network grew, the work split across two systems.
- Match lists
- Applications
- Counselor caseloads
- Technical staff to maintain
- Consultants for every change
- Manual data entry
We hesitated to replace our legacy setup because of the disruption we assumed it would cause.
Pat Rametti, Senior Director of College Access & Success, Uncommon Schools
The Solution
In 2024, Uncommon became one of the first networks to use Overgrad for the full student journey. One platform, one record, one team.
Unified student records
High school milestones, applications, enrollment, and degree progress in one record. No more handoffs or duplicate entry.
Automated postsecondary tracking
Enrollment, persistence, and graduation sync from the Clearinghouse, with alerts when alumni stop out or transfer.
Changes without consultants
Staff configure their own fields, workflows, and reports the same afternoon, with no technical staff to keep it running.
What surprised us was that Overgrad didn't just simplify our systems. It unified our work. Within weeks, we had a single, end-to-end view of student progress that allowed our teams to operate more efficiently without losing clarity or personalization.
Pat Rametti, Senior Director of College Access & Success, Uncommon Schools
The 2024 Migration
Replacing a decade-old system meant bringing the decade with it. It ran in three phases, and nothing was lost.
- Migrated
A decade of alumni data moved
Enrollment history, outreach records, and degree progress, linked to existing student records.
- Connected
Clearinghouse connected
Overgrad linked directly to the National Student Clearinghouse, retiring the monthly manual pulls.
- Retired
Team trained, old system retired
Workflows set to match existing processes, and the competitor subscription cancelled.
The Results
One system, one record per student, and visibility from enrollment through employment, for less than they spent on the competitor solution alone.
- 0
- Consultant invoicesSimple changes no longer wait weeks or bill by the hour.
- Days
- To see a stop-outStaff know when an alumnus stops enrolling while there is time to help.
- Weeks
- Not months to go liveProductive in the new system far sooner than they had braced for.
The transition saved us time, money, and headaches. But more importantly, it gave us something we never had before: a complete view of what happens to our students after they graduate.
Pat Rametti, Senior Director of College Access & Success
- The early daysOvergrad's first network partner, replacing advising spreadsheets
- 2024The full K–20 journey in one system
Uncommon has helped shape Overgrad into the system it is today.
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