The Big 5
- schoolboardnet saves money as it streamlines the preparation and distribution of board packets. No more copying, collating, delivery costs for paper packets, or IT time for website support
- Join districts in the "green revolution". Be a community role model in concern for the environment and in the use of technology.
- Improves board member preparation and participation by providing the ability to review packets anywhere and anytime there is Internet access.
- Board secretaries can make changes to published packets quickly and easily. No more last minute panic.
- Engage the community with better notification of meetings, availability of agenda and documents and access to past meeting archives.
Join schoolboardnet and promote green productivity.
- Simple to deploy, use and maintain. Anyone who can use an Internet browser is already trained for schoolboardnet.
- Low Cost, as low as free. No startup costs since computers in the board room are not required. (Ask us how!)
- Automatic notification of site changes are sent to Board Members and the public. They are pushed to the website.
- No special software, licenses or IT support needed for Board Members or administrators, just an Internet browser.
- Create Board groups and committees for separate meetings, agendas and attachments. schoolboardnet is ready to grow when you are with no additional costs.
1. We cannot add a new "budget line" at this time.
The cost of schoolboardnet is not "new" money but a "redeployment" of "old" money already being spent on paper packets or IT services. schoolboardnet will ultimately reduce your budget.
2. We cannot afford to buy our board members laptops.
schoolboardnet is designed to not require computers in the board room. Much of the value is in the electronic delivery of the packets which can be accessed with board member's existing home or office computers.
3. Some of our board members are not technically "savvy".
Since board members are not requred to use computers in the board room, each board member can use as much or as little of the service as they are comfortable using. Over time they can become more and more comfortable with the technology.
4. Our IT department is not capable or willing to support these services.
schoolboardnet is totally hosted, provides 24x7 support and requires very little IT support or involvement.
5. We don't have time or funds for a lot of training.
schoolboardnet is 100% Internet browser based so anyone who can "point and click" or "surf the web" already knows how to be an efficient schoolboardnet user or administrator. How Do I videos make learning fun.
