Starfish
School management software
Academic advising software
Education software
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What is Starfish
Starfish is a student success and academic advising platform used by colleges and universities to coordinate advising, early alerts, and student support workflows. It helps advisors, faculty, and student services teams track outreach, referrals, and appointments, and document interactions in a shared record. The product commonly integrates with student information systems and learning platforms to surface risk indicators and streamline case management across departments.
Coordinated advising workflows
Starfish supports structured workflows for early alerts, referrals, and follow-ups so multiple roles can coordinate around a student. It centralizes notes and outcomes to reduce fragmented communication across advising and student services. This is particularly useful in institutions where faculty, advisors, and support offices share responsibility for intervention.
Appointment and outreach tools
The platform includes scheduling and communication features that help manage advising appointments and track outreach attempts. Staff can document interactions and next steps in a consistent format. This reduces reliance on email-only processes and improves continuity when cases change hands.
Integrations with campus systems
Starfish is commonly deployed alongside existing campus systems to bring academic and engagement signals into advising workflows. Integrations can reduce duplicate data entry and help staff act on information already captured elsewhere. This aligns with higher-education environments where SIS and LMS data are primary sources for student context.
Higher-ed centric fit
Starfish is primarily designed for colleges and universities rather than K–12 school operations. Organizations seeking broad school management capabilities (e.g., full SIS, attendance, grading, discipline, transportation) may need additional systems. This can increase overall platform complexity when compared with all-in-one school management suites.
Implementation and change management
Effective use typically requires configuring workflows, roles, and alert/referral taxonomies to match institutional processes. Institutions often need training and governance to ensure consistent note-taking and follow-up practices. Without strong adoption, data quality and reporting usefulness can vary by department.
Reporting depends on data quality
Analytics and dashboards are only as reliable as the underlying SIS/LMS feeds and staff-entered activity data. Inconsistent alert usage or incomplete case documentation can limit insight into intervention effectiveness. Institutions may need ongoing data stewardship to maintain accurate outcomes tracking.
Seller details
Anthology Inc.
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
2020
Private
https://www.anthology.com/
https://x.com/AnthologyInc
https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthologyinc/
