Maximize Efficiency and Time: Board
Management Solutions that Work!
Greenwich Public Schools, CT
Southeastern Regional School District, MA
Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC BoardDocs)
March 21, 2018
Webinar Announcements
• Webinar will last 60-minutes
• Please mute all lines
• Please send your questions into the
Q&A box and we will address them at
the end
• Session will be recorded and shared
• Link to the recording and slides will be
emailed after the webinar
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Webinar Panelists
Michael Antonaccio
Communications Specialist
Greenwich Public School District
Dottie Schindlinger
VP of Governance/Technology
BoardDocs (A Diligent Company)
Kimberley Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Public School District
Debbie Cabral
Secretary to the Superintendent
Southeastern Regional School District
Luis G. Lopes, Ed.S.
Superintendent
Southeastern Regional School District
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Southeastern Regional School District - Overview
Public school serving grades 9-12 in South Easton, MA
1,250 students from City of Brockton and towns of East
Bridgewater, Easton, Foxborough, Mansfield, Norton,
Sharon, Stoughton and West Bridgewater
Offers 20 career majors (academic and technical
coursework)
Mission: To Transform students into life-long learners
Partnership in Massachusetts with MASC BoardDocs
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Greenwich Public School District - Overview
Public K-12 comprehensive, high-performing district in Southwestern
Connecticut, bordering New York
9,000 students: 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 high
school
Five magnet schools offering International Baccalaureate and STEM
Programs
92% College Bound students
8-member Board of Education
Established Approval Tree
Minimizes version control issues
Ability to track statuses
Consistent, scheduled release of public information (greater transparency)
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Maximizing Efficiencies with BoardDocs Pro – Greenwich Public Schools
 Central location for all
documents
 Consistent formats for
meeting agendas,
documents, minutes and
video
 Ease of access
 Tracking project history
using “Goal” feature
 Searchability
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Effective Content Management – Greenwich Public Schools
Reduction of
printed copies
and documents
Dramatic savings
annually
8
Cost and Time Efficiencies Realized – Greenwich Public Schools
Searchable database for
all Greenwich Public
School District Board of
Education policies and
administrative procedures
META Search – search all
subscriber policy
information that is public
in BoardDocs
9
Streamlining Policies – Greenwich Public Schools
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Saves Time and Money with MASC BoardDocs Pro
 Superintendent reports over 50% time savings
 Most measurable results: Printing, reproduction and
postage costs
 Money savings pays for the annual cost of the solution
“We were spending close to 19K per year, and that was a
very conservative number. We’ve cut that in half and can
now use those funds for instructional purposes and
education.”
Superintendent Luis G. Lopes
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MASC BoardDocs Pro Homepage – Transparent & Efficient
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Innovative and Efficient Features with MASC BoardDocs Pro
Workflow is our favorite tool
School board reviews information much quicker
Tracking budgets is a snap
Highly efficient meeting preparation
13
MASC BoardDocs Pro – Agenda, Motions & Voting & More!
14
MASC BoardDocs Pro – Goal Tracking
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Five Star Customer Service
Selected BoardDocs not only because of
ease-of-use and costs savings but excellent
customer service:
“The best part is that if we have any
questions, we can get someone on the phone
right away. They talk you through any issue
and resolve it quickly. Once, we got a little
fancy with HTML and ran into problems with
embedded code, but after being on the phone
only five minutes it was fixed!”
Luis G. Lopes, Superintendent
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Questions?
MASC BoardDocs
cdomby@boarddocs.com
Kimberley Eves
kim_Eves@Greenwich.k12.ct.us
Luis G. Lopes
llopes@sersd.org
Dottie Schindlinger
dschindlinger@diligent.com

Maximize Efficiency & Time - Board Management Solutions that Work

  • 1.
    Maximize Efficiency andTime: Board Management Solutions that Work! Greenwich Public Schools, CT Southeastern Regional School District, MA Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC BoardDocs) March 21, 2018
  • 2.
    Webinar Announcements • Webinarwill last 60-minutes • Please mute all lines • Please send your questions into the Q&A box and we will address them at the end • Session will be recorded and shared • Link to the recording and slides will be emailed after the webinar
  • 3.
    3 Webinar Panelists Michael Antonaccio CommunicationsSpecialist Greenwich Public School District Dottie Schindlinger VP of Governance/Technology BoardDocs (A Diligent Company) Kimberley Eves Director of Communications Greenwich Public School District Debbie Cabral Secretary to the Superintendent Southeastern Regional School District Luis G. Lopes, Ed.S. Superintendent Southeastern Regional School District
  • 4.
    4 Southeastern Regional SchoolDistrict - Overview Public school serving grades 9-12 in South Easton, MA 1,250 students from City of Brockton and towns of East Bridgewater, Easton, Foxborough, Mansfield, Norton, Sharon, Stoughton and West Bridgewater Offers 20 career majors (academic and technical coursework) Mission: To Transform students into life-long learners Partnership in Massachusetts with MASC BoardDocs
  • 5.
    5 Greenwich Public SchoolDistrict - Overview Public K-12 comprehensive, high-performing district in Southwestern Connecticut, bordering New York 9,000 students: 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 high school Five magnet schools offering International Baccalaureate and STEM Programs 92% College Bound students 8-member Board of Education
  • 6.
    Established Approval Tree Minimizesversion control issues Ability to track statuses Consistent, scheduled release of public information (greater transparency) 6 Maximizing Efficiencies with BoardDocs Pro – Greenwich Public Schools
  • 7.
     Central locationfor all documents  Consistent formats for meeting agendas, documents, minutes and video  Ease of access  Tracking project history using “Goal” feature  Searchability 7 Effective Content Management – Greenwich Public Schools
  • 8.
    Reduction of printed copies anddocuments Dramatic savings annually 8 Cost and Time Efficiencies Realized – Greenwich Public Schools
  • 9.
    Searchable database for allGreenwich Public School District Board of Education policies and administrative procedures META Search – search all subscriber policy information that is public in BoardDocs 9 Streamlining Policies – Greenwich Public Schools
  • 10.
    10 Saves Time andMoney with MASC BoardDocs Pro  Superintendent reports over 50% time savings  Most measurable results: Printing, reproduction and postage costs  Money savings pays for the annual cost of the solution “We were spending close to 19K per year, and that was a very conservative number. We’ve cut that in half and can now use those funds for instructional purposes and education.” Superintendent Luis G. Lopes
  • 11.
    11 MASC BoardDocs ProHomepage – Transparent & Efficient
  • 12.
    12 Innovative and EfficientFeatures with MASC BoardDocs Pro Workflow is our favorite tool School board reviews information much quicker Tracking budgets is a snap Highly efficient meeting preparation
  • 13.
    13 MASC BoardDocs Pro– Agenda, Motions & Voting & More!
  • 14.
    14 MASC BoardDocs Pro– Goal Tracking
  • 15.
    15 Five Star CustomerService Selected BoardDocs not only because of ease-of-use and costs savings but excellent customer service: “The best part is that if we have any questions, we can get someone on the phone right away. They talk you through any issue and resolve it quickly. Once, we got a little fancy with HTML and ran into problems with embedded code, but after being on the phone only five minutes it was fixed!” Luis G. Lopes, Superintendent
  • 16.
    16 Questions? MASC BoardDocs cdomby@boarddocs.com Kimberley Eves kim_Eves@Greenwich.k12.ct.us LuisG. Lopes llopes@sersd.org Dottie Schindlinger dschindlinger@diligent.com