South Euclid‑Lyndhurst City launches new district website, branding and summer app rollout planned

South Euclid‑Lyndhurst City School District communications staff unveiled a redesigned district website, selschools.org, at the board meeting Tuesday and outlined follow‑up steps including a summer app launch and an integration with the district’s student information system.

The presentation said the site—which went live about a week before the meeting—was designed to serve as a marketing tool for prospective families and staff while also acting as an information hub for current families and employees.

Communications staff said one priority for the redesign was ADA compliance and removing outdated items. “Our website really is a marketing tool, and it kind of should be looked at as such. It is oftentimes our first point of contact, with new and prospective families,” the presenter said. Staff said they removed old PDFs and converted many documents to native web content to improve accessibility.

The site features a “Find It Fast” area intended to shorten navigation, separate pathways for families and staff, a district news and events feed and a rotating “Proud to be an SEL” video section with short testimonials from students and staff. Staff demonstrated the calendar, which now uses a different calendaring system; bookmarks to the old calendar will redirect, but users who had previously synced the old calendar must resync from the new site.

Presenters said the district selected its web vendor after reviewing three finalists last fall and had about a month to enter content once designs were available. The district will launch a mobile app this summer that comes with the website package at no extra subscription cost. Staff said they plan to integrate Infinite Campus data with a mass communications platform (referred to as MXRE in the presentation) currently in beta and to move some communications away from third‑party services such as Constant Contact.

Communications staff also reviewed new branding and school logos created for the site and said the district will roll out replacements gradually rather than purchase a full rebrand at once. Branded assets will be distributed on request to boosters, PTAs and school groups; staff said they are keeping tighter control of raw logo files initially to ensure correct usage.

Staff said trainings for building staff and departments are planned this summer so departments can manage their own pages, and they encouraged continued feedback from the community.

Next steps announced at the meeting: app rollout this summer, MXRE integration when the vendor exits beta, staff trainings and ongoing content updates.