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Clover unveils new website and integrated communications platform with ADA focus
Summary
District staff outlined a June launch of a new website and integrated communications tools, including a two-way 'Rooms' module and a student-spotlight feature; staff emphasized ADA accessibility decisions and phased training before full rollout.
Clover School District staff walked the board through a district-wide website relaunch that went live in early June after an RFP process and vendor selection.
Brian and Stephanie described the selection process, content migration and staff trainings. The new platform consolidates content management, calendars, alerts (calls, email, texts) and social-media scheduling into a single vendor product. One planned feature called "Rooms" is a two-way communications tool the district said will allow teachers, students and parents to message each other; staff said Rooms is not yet fully launched and additional training is underway.
Stephanie and Brian also highlighted the student-spotlight feature, a rotating set of student profiles that link to longer stories, and said the vendor added the feature at no extra charge. Staff emphasized ADA compliance choices: for example, they posted a text-based organizational chart rather than (yet) a visual-only chart to ensure accessibility for visually impaired users.
Board members asked whether the site will include a mechanism for direct community feedback. Staff said social media currently captures much input but that forms/feedback pages could be added to the site.
The new site was released as a soft launch June 1 to allow tweaks before the heavier traffic at the start of the school year.
