Could your district be getting more from OneSync and Roster Server?
One of the most popular sessions at CLON 2026 was Roster Server & OneSync: A Match Made in ClassLink. It explored how districts can use these tools together to manage software licenses, make better use of HR data, and expand rostering beyond their SIS.
It's the kind of practical advice you can expect at CLON27. And we've turned the session into a blog so you can put some of those ideas to work now.
Here are three ideas worth exploring in your district.
1. Manage Licenses Based on Course Enrollment
Students enrolled in certain courses need specific application licenses. But when those students leave a course, their licenses may not always be reassigned.
One way to manage this is by connecting course enrollment data from Roster Server with group management in OneSync.
Roster Server identifies students enrolled in courses that require the application. OneSync uses that information to update group membership as enrollment changes.
That means less time maintaining license groups manually and fewer licenses assigned to students who no longer need them.
2. Use HR Data to Help Manage App Access
Your HR system already tracks employee information, including job titles. Why not put that information to work when managing app access?
OneSync can export employee IDs and job titles and bring that information into Roster Server as user metadata.
And with job titles available in Roster Server, you can use that information to determine which applications different staff groups need.
It's a practical way to make use of existing HR data without maintaining the same information in multiple places.
3. Roster Staff Who Aren't in Your SIS
Not everyone who needs access to district applications is included in your student information system.
Think school nurses, administrative employees, and other non-instructional staff whose accounts may be managed outside the SIS.
Instead you can use a OneRoster-formatted CSV destination in OneSync to bring additional employee records into Roster Server.
By combining those records with existing SIS data, districts can make more staff available for rostering without manually maintaining another list of users.
One Good Idea Can Make a Difference
These are just three examples of what districts can accomplish when they look at how their ClassLink tools work together.
And that's part of what makes CLON valuable. You can discover capabilities you didn't know existed, ask questions directly to ClassLink experts, and hear how other districts are solving similar challenges.
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