2. 2Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
The Players
Business
Officials
There are typically at least 4 groups of people involved
in processing Community Facility Use Requests.
Building &
Grounds staff
Administrators
Community
Users
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
3. 3Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Types of Media
Printed Forms
Signatures
Phone Calls
LogbooksSpreadsheets
Ledgers
Emails
Snail mail
A wide variety of media are usually used within a
District to process Community Facility Use Requests.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
4. 4Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Current Process used by many K12 Districts
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
Let’s look at each step of the current process
to see who and what media are involved.
Coordinate
Invoice
Book
Confirmed
Approve
Send
Request
Confirm
5. 5Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
The Current Process
1 The process starts with the User submitting a
hand-written Facility Use Request Form.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
Community
User
Administrator
email
snail mail
FACILITY USE
REQUEST FORM
6. 6Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
2 The Admin checks District records and confirms
availability of the requested space.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
SPREADSHEET
LOGBOOK
Administrator Tentative
Reservation
The Current Process
7. 7Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
3 The Admin records the Request and forwards it
to School Buildings & Grounds staff for approval.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
Administrator Tentative
Reservation
The Current Process
Buildings &
Grounds
email
8. 8Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
4 Buildings & Grounds officials approve the Request,
then send it back to Administrator to complete.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
AdministratorAPPROVED
FACILITY USE
REQUEST FORM
email
The Current Process
Buildings &
Grounds
9. 9Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
5
6
7
8
The Administrator records the Request approval
and coordinates final paperwork.
K12 District Community Facility Use RequestsThe Current Process
Administrator
SPREADSHEET
LOGBOOK
APPROVED FACILITY
USE REQUEST FORM
10. 10Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
6 The Admin sends approved Facility Use Request
to the Community User.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
Community
User
Administrator
email
snail mail
The Current Process
APPROVED FACILITY
USE REQUEST FORM
11. 11Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
7 The Admin books the space with the District’s
Building and Grounds staff.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
Administrator
SPREADSHEET
LOGBOOK
Buildings &
Grounds
The Current Process
APPROVED FACILITY
USE REQUEST FORM
12. 12Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
8 The Admin sends the Approved Request to
Business Officials to invoice the Community User.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
Administrator
The Current Process
Business
Official
Community
User
email
snail mail
INVOICE
13. 13Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Repetitive manual-entry tasks for Admins.
Supporting media mix results in duplicative tasks.
Asynchronous processing causes delays.
Inefficient system can lead to overbooking.
Lack of centralized records access wastes time.
Poor communications wastes time and money.
Fragmented system frustrates staff and community.
Current Process: The Downside
14. 14Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
Now let’s look at how moving Community Facility
Use Requests to the Cloud improves the process.
Check. Reserve.
Approve. Invoice.
Monitor. Report.
Moving the Process to the Cloud
15. 15Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Community
Users
Admins Buildings
& Grounds
Business
Officials
The Cloud Process
Moving it all to a cloud-based application reduces costs,
increases efficiency and makes everyone’s life easier.
K12 District Community Facility Use Requests
Check availability
& reserve space
Invoice
reporting
Approve
& monitor
Monitor
& report
16. 16Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Community
Users
Admins Buildings
& Grounds
Business
Officials
Community User searches and reserves the desired
space(s). An invoice is generated by the system.
K12 District Community Facility Use RequestsThe Cloud Process
1 Search space by Type.
2 Reserve space and confirm.
3 Receive invoice.
17. 17Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Community
Users
Admins Buildings
& Grounds
Business
Officials
District Admins save tons of time by eliminating the need
to manually manage the Facility Use Request process.
K12 District Community Facility Use RequestsThe Cloud Process
Virtually eliminate labor
required to manage process,
plus real-time reporting.
18. 18Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Community
Users
Admins Buildings
& Grounds
Business
Officials
Buildings & Grounds staff are assigned Approval
authorization. Real-time monitoring improves efficiency.
K12 District Community Facility Use RequestsThe Cloud Process
Automated approvals
for site-specific spaces.
Real-time reporting
improves operations.
19. 19Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Community
Users
Admins Buildings
& Grounds
Business
Officials
Business Officials receive automated email Approval
requests based on District-defined authority levels.
K12 District Community Facility Use RequestsThe Cloud Process
Community
Users
Business
Official
Community
Users
Business
Official
Automated approvals
via email with authority levels
defined by the District.
20. 20Why the cloud is the best place to manage Community Facility Use Requests
Allows community Users to search and
reserve spaces without District staff intervention.
24/7 system access encourages use.
Virtually eliminates staff labor needed for process.
Improves communication and collaboration among
staff and community.
Increases staff and community satisfaction.
Reduces District carbon footprint.
Cloud Process: The Upside