The Port Washington-Saukville School District board voted to approve a contract with Apogee to provide a unified communications platform, website redesign and mobile app to consolidate multiple existing tools (Smore, Infinite Campus add-ons, Remind, Dojo). The district framed the move as both a family-service improvement and a way to protect staff communications through an auditable, paid system.

Superintendent and staff described the current landscape of multiple message channels that parents and teachers must monitor and outlined the Apogee rollout plan, including an initial back-end build and staged onboarding with training for district office staff and building-level users. Apogee will be configured to support multiple notification modes (app push, text, email) and to publish banners for urgent items such as snow-day announcements; presenters said the vendor will help meet upcoming federal ADA website requirements.

Board members asked about data security, compatibility for families without smartphones, and the front-end workload for district staff. Administrators said the system supports web access (not app-only) and that communications can be configured to send texts and emails as well as app notifications. The superintendent said some current subscription costs (monthly Donovan Group/marketing fees and other add-ons) will be offset as the district brings work in-house.

The board approved the Apogee contract by roll call; recorded votes at the time showed unanimous 'Aye' votes from members present. District staff will proceed with the vendor’s implementation roadmap and begin family and staff onboarding ahead of the system launch.