SHAWNEE MISSION, KANSAS | 44 SCHOOLS | 27,640+ STUDENTS
"Finalsite collaborated with us to solve some challenging problems we had. They were great to work with, and we could not have done this without them."
- SHAWNA SAMUEL | Director of COMMUNICATIONS
Shawnee Mission School District is the third-largest district in Kansas, serving more than 27,000 students and 4,300 employees. With a vast and diverse community spread across 14 cities, improving school-to-home communications and brand was a top priority.
According to the district, the biggest improvement has been that Composer, Finalsite’s Content Management System, is so easy to use, and the design is so much more current and impressive than before.
“It communicates the level of excellence the Shawnee Mission School District maintains,” said Shawna Samuel, Director of Communications.
After a bumpy project with another vendor, Shawnee Mission came to Finalsite mid-deployment to get their project back on track. With big goals in mind, SMSD worked closely with Finalsite to launch a custom district website, and another 44 individual school websites in six months.
With an improved design and user experience, the new site is a true representation of the district’s brand.
For 50 years, the Shawnee Mission School District has been dedicated to providing outstanding educational opportunities to all students. The Shawnee Mission School District is the third largest school district in Kansas with more than 27,000 students, 4,300 employees, and 44 schools.
The district is consistently ranked among the finest school districts nationwide for its high student performance. Shawnee Mission serves a diverse student population from 14 cities within northeast Johnson County, Kansas.
Tulsa Public Schools is a large school district serving thousands of constituents across more than 80 schools in Oklahoma. Awarded gold in the 2018 MarComm Awards, the district’s Best-in-Class, custom design is an innovative and stunning approach to district website communications.
Jennifer Valley, Director of Marketing & Communications at Richfield Public Schools, loves the versatility of Finalsite Posts — she uses it for district news updates, school policies and even course catalogs.
As the third-largest district in Kansas, Shawnee Mission School District has a vast and diverse community to keep engaged and informed. The Finalsite Platform allowed them to improve school-to-home communications and represent their brand to key stakeholders!
Antelope Valley Union High School District in California values Finalsite's stellar, proactive customer support. The district launched an accessible website and mitigated an OCR complaint with a seamless and affordable theme design package.
When Avon Grove Public Schools switched to Finalsite, they had two key priorities in mind: simplify the user experience for parents and make it easy website admins to update content.
Rowan-Salisbury School System in North Carolina wanted to gain control of their brand and message — and increased website traffic by 11,000% along the way!
When Highline Public Schools received an OCR complaint, they switched website providers to simplify their accessibility initiatives and district-wide communications.
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