Williston Basin SD #7, located in northeastern North Dakota, serves approximately 5,300 K-12 students and recently underwent a significant transformation by consolidating three schools into one comprehensive campus. This transition introduced challenges, including the labor-intensive task of manually creating and managing student and staff accounts, as well as addressing the security risks involved in sharing data with third-party vendors.
Before ClassLink, the district's IT team was overwhelmed with manual account creation and management. Sharing personally identifiable information (PII) with third-party vendors without robust security measures raised serious concerns, and students and teachers faced difficulties starting assignments due to complicated login processes. Lastly, the administration struggled to gain a clear understanding of how students were spending their time on educational activities.
Williston found the perfect solution in the ClassLink suite of products. LaunchPad removed the barriers to starting assignments by providing a single sign-on solution. Chief Technology Officer Matt Bartenhagen praises Roster Server’s DataGuard, saying it’s an extra level of protection that helps schools protect student PII from bad actors. Superintendent Dr. Richard Faidley celebrates Analytics+'s ability to offer detailed insights into how students spend their time on digital platforms. OneSync automated the provisioning of accounts, eliminating the need for manual creation and reducing the potential for errors.
...As an organization, ClassLink saved time and makes managing our workday much easier.
