Neenah Joint School District (NJSD), located in Wisconsin, serves over 6,700 students across 14 schools. The district focuses on enhancing equitable access to education through technology. Their evolving digital ecosystem includes a 1:1 program, learning management systems, and educational apps.
Due to frequent winter snow days, NJSD faced disruptions in learning. The district aimed to ensure continuous education, even during school closures. Additionally, rostering over 40 educational services had become increasingly complex, requiring a more efficient solution.
With ClassLink, NJSD launched Digital Learning Days, allowing students to access over 400 apps remotely using a single login. This solution enabled continued engagement during snow days. ClassLink's Roster Server simplified rostering, automating student data synchronization, significantly reducing IT workload. The integration of ClassLink analytics provided data showing high student engagement, proving the effectiveness of Digital Learning Days.
The outcome was improved access to educational resources and lower costs per user, with the district reducing the average cost of apps by 36%. The simplified app access led to increased usage both in-school and at home.
In the end, because of tools like ClassLink, we were able to provide analytics to the Department of Public Instruction to show that our students were legitimately engaged in learning activities on those digital snow days.
