See how districts have transformed their communications with Apptegy.

What does it look like to unify communication across an entire district? How about engaging families in today's noisy information environment? Or empowering school staff to be part of the larger district narrative?

Read on and see how school systems are making the most of their partnership with Apptegy—and imagine the impact for your school community.

Communications Case Studies

Oskaloosa Schools: Turning Tours into Enrollment Wins

In just three years, Iowa's Oskaloosa Schools reversed its downward enrollment trend by launching a student-led ambassador program, professionalizing campus tours, and using Apptegy’s website solution to put students front and center.

24/7
Text hotline
75-80%
Conversion rate
  • Students lead every campus tour for prospective families, new staff, and even community leaders.

  • Students feature prominently in images and branding across the district website, reinforcing authenticity and belonging.

  • Email, text, and social media posts link back to the website, with tracking capabilities for engagement.

Promise 2 Purpose: Empowering Staff & Parents Through Simplified Communication

Texas' Klein ISD simplified communication and increased brand consistency by going from seven communication platforms to one unified tool.

29,000
App downloads
48%
Parents immediately active in two-way messaging
  • With an intuitive interface, even secretaries and veteran teachers became confident communicators and brand advocates

  • Klein ISD has become the single source of truth for their community

  • One app, one login, one consistent story.

From Crisis to Confidence: How Shelby County Schools Rebuilt Trust with Unified Communication

Shelby County unified every channel and embraced a transparent and transformational communication strategy that empowered staff, rebuilt community trust, and earned national recognition.

20,400
Students
31
Schools
  • Every message, post, and alert reflects Shelby’s identity, not a vendor’s.

  • Role-based messaging, moderation, and full traceability protect both students and staff.

  • Principals, teachers, and secretaries can communicate directly and safely, freeing the central team to focus on strategy.

One Affton: One Team, One Communication Tool

Affton’s one-person communications office went from tools that worked against speed and simplicity to one communication platform to unify both brand and communication.

2,700
Students
35
Languages spoken
  • Higher parent engagement

  • Better inclusion for non-English-speaking families

  • Simplified tools allow more communication to happen

Making Their Mark Through Communications Excellence

How Dalton Public Schools streamlined communication by moving from multiple systems to one unified communications ecosystem.

734%
increased website page visits
492.6%
increased interactions on Facebook
  • "Two clicks" rule for information access

  • 40% parent adoption of the new district app in just days

  • Increased reach on Instagram by 550.5%

How Etiwanda Achieved Unprecedented Parent Engagement

Streamlining Communication for Deepened Engagement

98%
Family Adoption
550,000
messages and announcements sent in first year
  • 98% parent district app adoption rate

  • Phased implementation, not all at once.

  • Responsive support built immense trust.

Transforming Communications Success

Learn the "Clay Way": People-Driven, Process-Centered, Data-Powered Communications

54
Languages Spoken
125%
Increase in Website Engagement
  • Consolidated 43 websites to one.

  • 125% increase in website engagement time

  • 35% increase in web visitors

Unifying Communication and Boosting Family Engagement

How Springfield, IL moved from fragmented "wild west" teacher communications to a centralized, complete communications platform and strategy.

14,000
Students
70
Schools
  • The importance of language translation capabilities

  • One-stop shop within the district's app

  • Clear, consistent communications have improved online chatter and reputation

From One Voice to Many: The Story of "Our Story"

How Saginaw ISD partnered with Apptegy to implement their innovative (and trademarked) "Our Story" initiative to generate 5,000+ authentic stories and fundamentally shifted organizational culture.

250+
Teacher/Staff Authors
5,000+
Unique, Positive Stories Told
  • 5,030+ unique stories shared since Jan 2023

  • 269 unique staff authors contributing stories

  • 72% teachers believe they improve district reputation

How Humble ISD Takes Pride in Strengthening Trust & Increasing Engagement

See how Humble ISD in Texas removed communication confusion, eliminated duplicate efforts, and empowered every school and staff member to share the great things happening across campuses.

48,000+
Students
7,000+
Employees
  • 91.5% district app usage rate

  • Unified web, mobile, mass communication.

  • How communications drove increases in enrollment and funding

The Gold Standard for Communications

For Sarasota County Schools, Apptegy has operated more like a collaborator than a vendor. "I'd call them with an innovative idea, and they'd say, 'Let’s see if we can do it.' They always found a way to do it That kind of service is rare."

12,000,000+
Website Visits
50,000+
Newsletter Subscribers
  • 84.06% bond referendum approval (highest in Florida)

  • 30,620 district app downloads and 1.1 million app page views

  • 9.2 million organic social impressions (70% increase)