At La Salle College High School we use FinalSite as our Content Management =
System. I couldn't be happier with the choice we made six years ago. Afte=
r a long search we settled on FinalSite mainly because I liked the balance =
between the administrative control we were given and the ease of use for ou=
r non-technical editors. =20
We started off with a simple Website package and have grown over the last s=
ix years to utilize all of the modules FinalSite offers. They have also be=
en terrific working with us to achieve Single Sign On (SSO) between the Web=
site Portals, our LDAP Server (ActiveDirectory), our school information sys=
tem and online gradebook (SeniorSystems), our online Counseling software (N=
aviance), our student email system (Gmail), and TurnItIn.com. Using a stud=
ent or faculty/staff members network username and password for access to al=
l of these systems is wonderful! We still have to export and import data f=
rom our alumni database (Raiser's Edge) but that process is very straightfo=
rward. I know FinalSite has tried to get BlackBaud to work with them on SS=
O and automatic data refresh, but they're not at the point that other syste=
ms are with sharing data.
The people at FinalSite are also wonderful to work with. I have never work=
ed with a software company so committed to supporting its clients and so re=
ceptive to feedback. It is always refreshing to work with them on a new pr=
oject or even a support ticket.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
-Ray
Raymond T. Shay
Director of Web Communications
Speech and Debate Team, Head Coach
La Salle College High School
http://www.lschs.org
8605 Cheltenham Avenue
Wyndmoor, PA 19038
215-402-4882 (office)
215-233-1418 (fax)
shayr@lschs.org
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From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Renee Ramig
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 5:56 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Website Management Software
Our webmaster of over eight years gave her notice today. She was great but=
was still using Front Page.=20
Those of you that are happy with your school webpage software / management,=
can you share?
Our development department wants a website where individuals will have page=
(s) they can easily update themselves, so something VERY easy for the end u=
ser to update is important. Hopefully, it will also not be too time consum=
ing to update for me, or whomever ends up being the webmaster. I would nee=
d help with the initial design, including transferring things from Front Pa=
ge into it.
We accept payments on your website, so I need something that has the abilit=
y to use something like authorize.net to accept the payments.
We use Blackbaud for our database (EE and RE). Is anyone using this system=
for their school website? I hesitate as we have tons of issues with what =
we are already using.
Thanks for any input.
Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School
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