v3.1.0 live — 43/43 QA passing

Product Roadmap

How StepOn3 is transforming education in Sindh — what we’ve built and what’s next

40,356
Schools
10,857
Companies
7
Regions
v3.1.0 live
Aug 23, 2026

What is StepOn3

StepOn3 is a School Adoption & Monitoring Platform connecting IT professionals and volunteers with government schools across Sindh, Pakistan. The platform bridges the digital divide by enabling companies and individuals to adopt schools, monitor progress through verified field visits, and drive measurable impact in underserved communities.

Built for 5 roles — Super Admin, District Admin, Volunteer, Teacher, and Parent/Public — the platform powers a transparent core loop: adoptvisitverifybadgeimpact. Every adoption, visit log, photo, rating, and verification is audited, ensuring accountability from classroom to dashboard.

How it Works

1. Find School

Browse 40,356 schools by district, tehsil, or on the GIS map. View profiles, facilities, and adoption status.

2. Adopt

Request adoption (up to 5 schools). District Admin reviews and approves — you become the school’s partner.

3. Visit & Report

Log field visits with photos, GPS, ratings, and notes. Offline-capable — syncs automatically when online.

4. Earn Impact

Visits get verified, badges are awarded (Bronze → Platinum), and school improvements are tracked publicly.

Version Timeline

43/43 QA checks passing — verified end-to-end

v1.0 Mar 8, 2026 — Basic Portal
Done

Initial release: user authentication, school database integration, admin dashboards, volunteer registration, and basic reporting foundation.

v2.0 Mar 10, 2026 — District Workflow + Visits
Done

District Admin portal, school adoption workflow with approvals, visit logging with photos & ratings, 5-tier badge system, rankings & leaderboard, tickets, audit logging, IT Companies & school directories.

v3.0 Mar 12, 2026 — 10 New Features
Done

Teacher Portal, Urdu i18n & RTL, GIS School Mapping (Leaflet), Real-time Chat, Document Upload + OCR, Offline Sync (IndexedDB + Service Worker), Report Builder, Parent/Student Portal, REST API v2 (JWT), Advanced Notifications.

v3.1.0 Aug 23, 2026 — Repair & Completion
Live

Made v3.0 actually work: applied missing DB migrations (49 tables), fixed API v2 JWT & routing (nginx), rewrote Notifications & Documents/OCR, real Report exports (PhpSpreadsheet/mPDF), fixed Offline Sync, Parent & Teacher portals fully verified. Backup: stepon3-pre-v3.1.0.

Feature Grid

Core Platform
  • Auth & role-based access
  • School adoption (max 5)
  • Visit logging & verification
  • Badge system (5 levels)
  • Support tickets
  • Audit logs & rankings
Portals
  • Super Admin — full system
  • District Admin — district ops
  • Volunteer — adopt & visit
  • Teacher — 9 pages, attendance
  • Parent/Public — search & feedback
  • Mobile interface
Mobile & Offline
  • Capacitor native wrapper
  • PWA + Service Worker
  • Offline sync & IndexedDB
  • Camera & GPS capture
  • Background sync & queue
  • Network status indicator
API & Integrations
  • REST API v2 — JWT & rate-limit
  • GIS — Leaflet + GeoJSON + clustering
  • Chat — polling, typing, files
  • Documents & OCR (Tesseract.js)
  • Report Builder (7 charts, XLSX/PDF/CSV)
  • i18n — English/Urdu + RTL

Upcoming Roadmap

Planned Q4 2026
  • External notifications — SendGrid / Twilio / FCM
  • Scheduled report emails (cron delivery)
  • Server-side PDF OCR pipeline
  • Native APK — Play Store release (Capacitor build)
Planned 2027
  • WebSockets for real-time chat & notifications
  • iOS app (Capacitor)
  • AI visit summaries & recommendations
  • Advanced GIS — heatmaps & analytics layers
  • Full analytics & impact dashboards

Roles & Access

Super Admin

Full system control: users, schools, visits, tickets, rankings, audit logs, settings, and cross-district reports.

District Admin

Manages one district: approves volunteers & adoptions, verifies visits, and oversees district analytics.

Volunteer

IT professionals who adopt up to 5 schools, log visits with evidence, earn badges, and raise tickets.

Teacher

School staff portal: resources, attendance, performance metrics, training, and volunteer messaging.

Parent / Public

No login required: search schools, view improvements, galleries, and submit anonymous feedback.

Tech Stack
PHP 8.3 MySQL Nginx Bootstrap 5.3 Leaflet Tesseract.js PhpSpreadsheet Capacitor

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