Savvy Launches New Website for Maine's Third Largest School District
PORTSMOUTH, NH – (December 16, 2009) Savvy Software, developers of content management software launch a new website for Windham Raymond School District, giving one of Maine’s largest school districts a fresh innovative site.
Windham Raymond School District RSU 14 website (www.windham.k12.me.us) is designed, powered, and maintained by content management software (CMS) developed by Savvy Software, headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
“Windham School District has been with Savvy since 2003, and they were the first public school district to become our client,” said Bill Savoie, President of Savvy Software, Inc. “This fall they just decided it was time for a new look.”
The redesign by Savvy consisted of significant updates to the existing website template in order to integrate new design, a software upgrade to the latest version of Savvy Content Manager, and custom animation featuring 8 rotating images to compliment the new homepage layout.
How CMS Software Empowers Non-Profits
Using CMS Software for Website Updates Empowers Your Organization
Content manager software adds many valuable features to website development, and of these one that is particularly desirable is the ability to empower your organization with website updating capabilities.
With CMS software the people throughout your organization can update and manage your website without technical expertise. Content management software integration with your website means you no longer need to rely on an IT department or consultant to change website information, add new content, or optimize your site for search engines; something especially beneficial to non-profit organizations working with limited budgets, and minimal technological know-how.
All too often, many organizations make the mistake of handing over their website’s content creation, updates, and regular maintenance to outside web development companies, or to one individual staff member. When one staff member is developing your website, other staff may consider your website as something completely external to what they do. As a result, these websites often reflect a disconnected message from that of the organization.
With content management software, primary website administrators can assign varying user levels, and grant or limit publishing and editing capabilities ensuring control over important website changes and that content is given approval before publishing live.
CMS software allows the ability for everyone in your organization to feel a sense of ownership, by making it easy for the non-technically savvy to contribute in updating your website. When companies and non-profit groups empower members, and encourage team participation throughout their organization, the reward is a website that reflects the many facets of the company or non-profit organization’s mission. Learn more of the many benefits and features of using CMS software to update non-profit websites, and try a free demo. 
The Right School CMS Software - Update Website for Better Community
How the Right CMS Software Brings Maine School and Community Together
Like many school districts across the U.S., Maine’s Windham School District had a web site constantly out of date. Instead of the school’s website being an informative resource, bringing the community and students closer together, it was a source of strife, generating complaints from parents, faculty, and administrators alike.
And, similar to so many other schools around the country, the reason for the website being continually out–of-date was not due to lack of effort, but rather the result of web software that was code-based, and too difficult to maintain.
That was their situation at the end of the school year, a few years ago. Yet, when September rolled around welcoming the next new school year, a new, inviting, and informative website also rolled out across the school system.
How did the Windham School District undergo such a large undertaking, such a small amount of time? The answer is Savvy Software’s content management system.
With the integration of the right CMS software, Windham School District had more than a hundred staff members easily updating their website. Moreover, teachers began creating their own individual webpages engaging in direct communication outside the classroom with their students and parents on a daily basis.
“Savvy Software makes it easy for everyone to maintain their own web pages,” says Bob Asselin, Technology Director for the Windham School District. “If you can use a word processor, you can use Savvy Content Manager Software. The page templates are built into the software, making it easy to maintain a uniform, consistency across all our facilities.”
Windham School District’s decision to make an investment in choosing the right CMS software has more than paid off. The days of dealing with disgruntle parents, community, and faculty upset over a site for sore eyes are over, and now the school and its surrounding community view the website as a valuable resource in many ways.
In the past, many parents, and faculty voiced complaints about not having a reliable source to access important information about current events, and school happenings. Now with Savvy CMS software, teachers and school administrators are able to efficiently add the latest up-to-the-minute changes in bus scheduling, lunch menus, sporting events, and unexpected school delays and closings.
With Savvy Content Manager CMS Software, Windham School District teachers now post daily assignments and supplemental course material on the website, giving parents a more transparent view into what is happening within the classroom.
“The bottom line,” says Mr. Asselin, “Savvy Software has helped to bring the schools of our district and the community closer together.”
Download copy of the Windham School District Case Study here.