Qmlativ Migration

Qmlativ is the latest iteration of Skyward, an information system Tukwila uses for data management of student, staff and financial information, grades, scheduling, attendance, and all business services. Skyward allows for the creation of reports our schools and departments rely on, while also offering important internal uses like payroll, tracking time off, billing and invoice payments, and numerous other uses. Nearly every staff member in Tukwila School District utilizes this system as part of their work each day, and some staff members in our school offices and central office use the tool multiple times per day.

Technology evolves to meet our emerging needs. The operating system that runs Skyward is becoming outdated and impossible to upgrade. Qmlativ is the latest in an intuitive, user-friendly design to access our student, human resource and business data. Qmlativ is a powerful and flexible system that provides faster and more efficient processing and performance.

The transition to Qmlativ began in Spring 2024 and is ramping up as we prepare for an April 2026 launch. Skyward is being phased out for Qmlativ, requiring the district to migrate clean, high quality, and accurate data. Multiple departments in the central office have conducted regular meetings, begun data preparations and training for the new system.

April 13, 2026. A detailed timeline is provided above.

The term “Dark Days” refers to the period when both Skyward SMS 2.0 and Qmlativ will not be available. This represents the final stages of the migration to the new system.

Key Dates:

• Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – 2:00 p.m.: Skyward SMS 2.0 is locked; no access for staff or families.

• March 31 – April 6, 2026: No access to Skyward or Qmlativ. All system updates, reports, and record changes will be paused.

• April 6 – April 12, 2026: District migration teams configure and finalize Qmlativ. There is still no access to the old system.

• Starting April 13, 2026: Qmlativ goes live and is fully available for district users.

During these “Dark Days,” the system is being carefully prepared to ensure a smooth transition. Thank you for your patience as we complete this important upgrade.

• Tuesday, March 31, 2026 is the last day to enter Time Off Leave transactions.

• Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. – Family & Student Access will be locked.

• Thursday, April 2, 2026 – Attendance alerts sent via Skyward and Blackboard will be temporarily unavailable. Low balance alerts for food service accounts will also be temporarily unavailable.

• Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. – InTouch will be locked and will be restored on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

• Thursday, April 2, 2026 morning – The Skyward Mobile app will be temporarily unavailable.

• April 6-10, 2026 – No school for Spring Break.

• During the “Dark Days” period, all attendance entries, account balance adjustments, changes to student information, and fee tracking will be updated approximately two to three weeks after Qmlativ goes live.

Skyward is phasing out their SMS 2.0 student, financial and human resources management system and migrating school districts over to the Qmlativ platform in select cohorts. Districts are migrated generally in April or during the summer and several factors go into determining when districts will begin their migration work. In partnership with NWRDC (Northwest Regional Data Center), our software support team, Tukwila will be migrating in April 2026.

Two important things you can do at your earliest convenience:

• Make sure your student’s health and contact information is accurate and current.
• Check Skyward Family Access and make sure your contact and emergency contact information is accurate and current.

To update your student’s information, please contact your school’s registrar prior to March 31, 2026.

For now, there will be no changes.

March 31, 2026, at 2 pm, Skyward SMS will go dark for approximately one week, as the database goes through the Data Migration Tool. During this time, Skyward SMS will be inaccessible to everyone, except those on the Qmlativ Migration Team. When Qmlativ is launched, the parent/guardian experience should be seamless, with information available to parents/guardians just as before, existing within a new interface and platform.

Tukwila staff can use the IT Help Desk for any questions or issues throughout the migration.

Families with questions regarding the Qmlativ migration, can reach out to their child's school.

For those contracted to work between March 31- April 6 and need:

Student Information

• Paper enrollment for new students
• Cum File for reference
• Attendance (March 31 - schools must take attendance before 1:58 p.m.) 
• Nurses will do paper charting for office visits & medication administration

Business Activities

• All system work should be completed before 2 p.m. on March 31.
• For most staff, they will be on spring break and not expected to work.
• Skyward SMS will be available for viewing and reporting on April 13.