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40+
Countries
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1600+
Teacher hours saved on attendance annually
Manual attendance calls and paperwork that once ate into the school day now save the front office an estimated 30-45 minutes on a typical day.
Kindall Crummey
Administrator
Jacksonville, FL
Attendance
Emergency Management
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10,780+
Passes per month
The platform now processes over 10,780 passes and 1,384 wellbeing checks a month, with 99% of students actively engaged.
Luke Barnard
Director of Boarding
Auckland, New Zealand
Boarding
Wellbeing
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0
Teacher complaints in month one of attendance
What used to be tracked across paper forms and spreadsheets is now managed in one place, giving staff faster, more reliable visibility into student movements.
Brian Serbin
Assistant Head of School
Saltsburg, PA
Boarding
Attendance
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10+ hrs
Saved per week by deans
Configuration that used to take 30-45 minute working sessions can now be done solo, behind closed doors, in about 15-20 minutes.
Peter DiDinato
Chief Innovation Officer
Philadelphia, PA
Attendance
Emergency Management
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10/10
Score given after onboarding
Disconnected manual processes for tracking students and managing leave were replaced with a single digital workflow, cutting admin time and improving safety oversight.
Kevin Jacobsen
Dean of Students
North Palm Beach, FL
Attendance
Onboarding
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1500+
Passes in 90 days
A pass system that started small has grown to over 1,500 digital passes processed in 90 days, cutting the average trip between class and home to 15 minutes.
Jessica Lu
Residential Life Coordinator
East Hampton, NY
Boarding
Wellbeing
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100%
Automated attendance
Scattered paper records and spreadsheets were replaced with one centralised system, giving staff instant visibility into student whereabouts and wellbeing.
Julie Katz
Registrar and Systems Manager
Boca Raton, FL
Automated Attendance
Attendance
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1200+
Attendance rolls completed monthly
Manual, paper-based tracking of students gave way to a single digital platform, bringing real-time visibility and far less admin.
Tyler Cabot
Dean of Students
Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA
Boarding
Attendance
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~80%
Participation in focus weeks
Weekly wellbeing check-in participation has held between 60% and 80% three years on, climbing to 99% engagement in focus weeks, giving staff an early read on student wellbeing.
Joel Butler
Deputy Head of Senior School
Brisbane, Australia
Wellbeing
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~100
Student nationalities
Scattered paper records and spreadsheets were replaced with one centralised system, giving staff instant visibility into student whereabouts and wellbeing.
Simon Ramsay
Head of Residential Life
Maastricht, Netherlands
Boarding
Wellbeing
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30+
Countries represented
Duplicated data entry between two separate systems was eliminated by unifying day and boarding attendance in one platform, lifting engagement across academic and residential teams.
Jennifer Guarino
Director of Residential Life
Connecticut
Attendance
Boarding
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200
Boarding students
Paper-based boarding logs across six dormitories gave way to a single digital platform, giving staff real-time visibility of 200 boarders and eliminating manual sign-in sheets entirely.
Sophie Urquhart
Business Manager
Queensland, Australia
Boarding
Emergency Management
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Paper (48hr) → Digital
Leave approval process
Paper-based leave requests that once took up to 48 hours to approve, and looked unprofessional to parents, now clear in a fraction of the time through a digital workflow.
Kerry Norris
Head of Boarding
South Korea
Boarding
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5,000+
Passes processed (semester)
Manual, paper-based tracking of students gave way to a single digital platform, bringing real-time visibility and far less admin.
Rochelle Karakey
Student Systems Analyst
Exeter, NH
Boarding
Attendance
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15-20
Admin hours saved per month
An assistant head of school was losing 15-20 extra hours a month reconciling attendance in a system not built for the job, time she got back after switching platforms.
Nicole Jules
Assistant Head of School for Student Affairs
Nashville, Tennessee
Automated Attendance
Attendance
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Daily (was twice yearly)
Wellbeing check frequency
Wellbeing survey participation rose from 70% to 80%, with 81% of students actively engaging in personal goal-setting, after moving check-ins onto a digital platform.
William Ogilvie-Jones
Assistant Head (Pupil Support)
United Kingdom
Wellbeing
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Disconnected manual processes for tracking students and managing leave were replaced with a single digital workflow, cutting admin time and improving safety oversight.
Matthew Williams
Deputy Principal Pastoral
Adelaide, Australia
Wellbeing
Attendance
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What used to be tracked across paper forms and spreadsheets is now managed in one place, giving staff faster, more reliable visibility into student movements.
Andrew Ottaway
Head of Economics and Business
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK
Attendance
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Scattered paper records and spreadsheets were replaced with one centralised system, giving staff instant visibility into student whereabouts and wellbeing.
Katie Voelker
Boarding Staff
Netherlands
Boarding
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1440
Founded
What used to be tracked across paper forms and spreadsheets is now managed in one place, giving staff faster, more reliable visibility into student movements.
Anna Kempster
Head of IT Systems
Berkshire, England
Emergency Management
Boarding
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80+
Student nationalities
Scattered paper records and spreadsheets were replaced with one centralised system, giving staff instant visibility into student whereabouts and wellbeing.
John Weaver
Dean of Students
Montverde, Florida
Boarding
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~230
Total students
Manual, paper-based tracking of students gave way to a single digital platform, bringing real-time visibility and far less admin.
Jason Coady
Dean of Students & Campus Life
Staunton, Virginia
Attendance
Boarding
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400 acres
Campus size
Scattered paper records and spreadsheets were replaced with one centralised system, giving staff instant visibility into student whereabouts and wellbeing.
Ryan Brandon
Director of Resident Life
Collegeville, Minnesota
Boarding
Wellbeing
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90 seconds
Emergency roll call time
Staff traded slow, manual sign-in and leave processes for a digital system that gives real-time visibility and frees up time for student care.
John Spear
Assistant Head for School Life
Lake Placid, New York.
Emergency Management
Boarding
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Manual, paper-based tracking of students gave way to a single digital platform, bringing real-time visibility and far less admin.
Alison Crozier
Head of Boarding and Life Skills Teacher
Suzhou, China
Boarding
Attendance
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~1,100
Total students
Manual, paper-based tracking of students gave way to a single digital platform, bringing real-time visibility and far less admin.
Matthew Banes
Director of Boarding
New South Wales, Australia
Boarding
Emergency Management
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~400
Total students
Staff traded slow, manual sign-in and leave processes for a digital system that gives real-time visibility and frees up time for student care.
Allie Maxwell
Director of Residential Life
PA, United States
Boarding
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3–4 hrs/week
Weekend leave admin time saved
A matron who once spent 3-4 hours a week manually processing weekend leave requests reclaimed that time after switching to a digital system.
Ian Rowe
Director of Boarding
Whangarei, New Zealand
Boarding
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Paper → Digital
Leave process
What used to be tracked across paper forms and spreadsheets is now managed in one place, giving staff faster, more reliable visibility into student movements.
Matthew Gerber
Director of Information and Education Technology
OH, United States
Boarding
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Paper → Digital
Student accountability
Disconnected manual processes for tracking students and managing leave were replaced with a single digital workflow, cutting admin time and improving safety oversight.
Marcia Yochum
Dean of Students
VA, United States
Boarding
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~1 per day
Weekend parent calls (was 10-15/day)
Manual, paper-based tracking of students gave way to a single digital platform, bringing real-time visibility and far less admin.
Caralyn Dea
Head of Boarding
Mount Eliza, VIC, Australia
Boarding
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Twice yearly → weekly
Wellbeing check-ins
Staff traded slow, manual sign-in and leave processes for a digital system that gives real-time visibility and frees up time for student care.
Marie de Jesus
Director of Diversity & Student Affairs
MO, United States
Wellbeing
Boarding
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Paper → Digital
Leave process
Disconnected manual processes for tracking students and managing leave were replaced with a single digital workflow, cutting admin time and improving safety oversight.
Meshea Matthews
Director of Residential Live
Dallas, TX, United States
Boarding
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Paper → Digital
Leave process
Staff traded slow, manual sign-in and leave processes for a digital system that gives real-time visibility and frees up time for student care.
Nadia Mansutti
Head of Boarding
Glebe, Sydney, Australia
Boarding
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Paper → Digital
Leave process
Disconnected manual processes for tracking students and managing leave were replaced with a single digital workflow, cutting admin time and improving safety oversight.
Danny Sidgreaves
Year 12 Boarding Coordinator
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Boarding
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Clipboards → Digital
Leave process
Scattered paper records and spreadsheets were replaced with one centralised system, giving staff instant visibility into student whereabouts and wellbeing.
Jonathan Timmins
Director of Boarding
Herts, United Kingdom
Boarding
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Spreadsheet → Digital
Leave management
Manual, paper-based tracking of students gave way to a single digital platform, bringing real-time visibility and far less admin.
Kate Hunt
Assistant Director of Boarding
Auckland, New Zealand
Boarding
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3+ platforms
Systems replaced
Staff traded slow, manual sign-in and leave processes for a digital system that gives real-time visibility and frees up time for student care.
Antxon Iturbe
Director of Residential Life
VA, United States
Boarding
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Manual → Automated
Leave verification
What used to be tracked across paper forms and spreadsheets is now managed in one place, giving staff faster, more reliable visibility into student movements.
Barry Van Selm
Deputy Headmaster
Cape Town, South Africa
Boarding
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Disconnected manual processes for tracking students and managing leave were replaced with a single digital workflow, cutting admin time and improving safety oversight.
Donna Garrad
Deputy Director of Boarding
NSW, Australia
Boarding
Read story
Staff traded slow, manual sign-in and leave processes for a digital system that gives real-time visibility and frees up time for student care.
Andrew Wright
Director of Residential Life
ME, United States
Boarding
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10 minutes
Prom check-in time (was 45 min)
Disconnected manual processes for tracking students and managing leave were replaced with a single digital workflow, cutting admin time and improving safety oversight.
Chris Davies
Associate Dean of Students
Alexandria, Virginia
Boarding
Attendance
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Staff traded slow, manual sign-in and leave processes for a digital system that gives real-time visibility and frees up time for student care.
Andy Barnes
Director of Technology
Blandford, United Kingdom
Boarding
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~300
Total students
User adoption reached 80% almost immediately after rollout and climbed further within six months, with minimal disruption to how the team worked day to day.
Hans Hermanson
Residence Life Coordinator
VA, United States
Boarding
Attendance
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Transparent & consistent
Leave process
Disconnected manual processes for tracking students and managing leave were replaced with a single digital workflow, cutting admin time and improving safety oversight.
Kirsty Walsh
Head of Boarding
Vic, Australia
Boarding
Wellbeing
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Boarding staff went from digging through loose paper files to find a student's whereabouts to instant, centralised digital records, closing a serious health-and-safety gap.
Dan Oram
Director of Boarding
Auckland, New Zealand
Boarding
Read story
Scattered paper records and spreadsheets were replaced with one centralised system, giving staff instant visibility into student whereabouts and wellbeing.
Sue Newton
Head of Boarding
Edgecliff, NSW, Australia
Boarding
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