Auburn School Department, located in one of Maine’s largest cities, serves 3,400 students across six elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and an alternative school. For Technology Director Peter Robinson, technology has always been a passion. With 32 years in education, he has witnessed the power of digital tools to transform learning. However, ensuring seamless access to those tools for students and teachers was a persistent challenge—one that required a better solution.

Before ClassLink, Auburn relied on a difficult and inconsistent system for managing student accounts and digital access. Setting up student logins was a labor-intensive, manual process that required exporting data, importing it into Google, and individually creating accounts for new students. Account management was unreliable, often requiring customer support calls to resolve access issues. Teachers struggled with multiple logins for their students, leading to frustration and lost instructional time.

On the rostering side, every vendor required different data formats, forcing Peter and his team to constantly reconfigure exports. Without centralized control, ensuring data security and compliance with student privacy laws became an ongoing challenge. Auburn needed a way to simplify logins, automate rostering, and protect student data—all while giving educators and students seamless access to the resources they relied on.

Auburn turned to ClassLink for a unified, efficient solution. With LaunchPad, students and teachers gained a single sign-on portal, eliminating the need to track multiple passwords. Roster Server integrated directly with PowerSchool, allowing Auburn to securely and precisely deliver student data to vendors while ensuring they only received the necessary information. OneSync automated the creation of Google accounts, ensuring that new students had their credentials ready by the next day.

With ClassLink in place, Auburn has dramatically improved efficiency, security, and accessibility. Teachers no longer waste time managing logins, freeing them to focus on instruction. IT staff have significantly reduced the time spent troubleshooting access issues and managing vendor integrations. Roster Server now serves as a centralized hub for student data, eliminating redundant workflows and reducing errors.

Beyond the technology, Peter values ClassLink’s responsive support and the opportunity to collaborate with peers through ClassLink Meetups, where he continues to learn new ways to optimize Auburn’s digital learning environment.