good website that was more interactive and easy to update with content
management system. But our decision went further as we needed much more
that Finalsite was unable to offer. Beyond communicating the mission and
goals of the schools to prospective families and the community, we needed
tools to communicate better with our current constituents. We were also
lacking with good database to handle admissions, student information system,=
etc. As technology has changed and communicating in a browser-based
environment has become the expectation, we needed that integration.
FinalSite at the time did not have a robust system to communicate other than=
building pages. Over the years, WH has been constantly developing tools to=
stay current with current trends and technologies. The recent ecosystem
integration with various application like AlertNow, Naviance, upcoming
Moodle etc. makes it a choice with so much growth. I honestly see no
comparison. However, as you decide between vendors, I would seriously
consider where you want to go long term. Long term I think you find
yourself disappointed as their technologies are not growing with market
expectations. Taking on a tool to communicate more effectively takes time
and human resources, vendor aside. The time and effort is worth it. At the=
beginning of the school, not a year has gone by where new families comment
that they are blown away by the amount of content we provide and
communicate. All that could not been done as easily without the tools we
have put in place by using WhippleHill.
Feel free to contact me if you would like more information.
Elizabeth Preston
Director of Technology
St. Luke=92s School
203.801-4836
http://www.stlukesct.org/Default.asp?bhcp=3D1
https://www.stlukesct.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D103916
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