 Conneaut Area City Schools, OH
Located in northeast Ohio's "sharpest" corner, the Conneaut Area City Schools is home to 2,508 students, and is the largest employer in the city of Conneaut.
As a central and vital part of the local community, people would regularly turn to the district web site for useful and up-to-date information about the schools. The original district web site suffered from a lack of navigation tools, and limited publishing abilities by their staff. Information existed scattered across the site in individual school pages, making it difficult for parents and community to find out about local events and accomplishments.
Using SchoolSpan, Conneaut dramatically increased its publishing abilities, allowing personnel from each school and major departments to contribute content with real-time efficiency. In addition to posting local news, the district now features national educational headlines as part of an effort to keep their community aware of changes that can impact their local schools.
Information is much easier to find and use on the Conneaut site. With 10 calendars and 11 newsletters in operation, the district now offers a wide array of timely information to their community. Further, using SchoolSpan's document library, common forms and booklets are now accessible online for staff and parents, reducing the frequent calls requesting copies be mailed.
The site now also offers a consistent design theme across district-wide content, making it easier for users to find information throughout the web site.
"Our community has really responded to the changes in our district web site. SchoolSpan's modular approach gave us the comfort level we needed to make such a change. Our staff can learn to master the tools in minutes and the collaboration has reduced the workload of our IT staff tremendously."
Mr. Brian D. Chase
CACS Technology Director / Systems Administrator
Conneaut Area City Schools
Ohio
http://www.conneautschools.org
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