CHISAGO LAKES WEBSITE REDSIGN
Agenda CURRENT SITE BUILDING MEETINGS USER GROUPS SURVEY FINALSITE THEMES TIMELINE
Blackboard was recently aquired by Finalsite. Finalsite offered free content migration for Blackboard districts that sign on with Finalsite.
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Website 5 year commitment Unable to carry over Ally - ADA compliance software
Current
Many themes to choose
Building Meetings
Individual meetings with building staff who have editing rights or access the website on a daily basis. Building Admin identified who should attend the meeting.
LIKES
Pictures of our staff and students, school colors, "Quick Links", Social Media and top heading.
DISLIKES
Too many clicks / links, two menu bars, Calendar, not easy to access or find information, and difficult to navigate or help someone navigate.
ADDITIONS / NEEDS
Better calendar, searchable / picture staff directory, clarity, move important links to the top, enrollment button on all school pages, and a staff portal.
246 responses CL Staff CL Parents / Guardians CL Community Members Surveyed just shy of 18,000 USER GROUPS SURVERY
Survey Breakdown Parent/Guardian 56.1% Staff 30% CommunityMember 11.9% Other 2% Who took our survey?
Survey Breakdown From what building? CLHS 23.9% CLMS 21.1% LS 18.8% PS 16% CE 9.1% TF 8% CLEC 1.7% DO 1.4%
Breakdown
- Laptop or desktop
- Smartphone
- Tablet
are people accessing our website?
- A few times a month
- A few times a week
- Weekly
- Daily
- Rarely
often are they visiting our website?
Survey
50.2%
47.3%
1.6%
How
44.9%
21.6%
17.1%
8.2%
8.2%
How
Survey Breakdown
What is the main reason for their visit?
68.2% - To view district or school calendars 51.8% - Information on activities 44.1% - Information on CE activities 36.7% - Student / Parent portal 36.7% - Staff contact information 31.4% - View lunch menus 16.7% - View School Board information 12.2% - To browse around 11% - Employment opportunities
Survey Breakdown Agree 44.2% Neutral 24.9% Disagree 16.5% StronglyAgree 7.2% I can usually find what I am looking for.
Survey Breakdown Agree 52.6% Neutral 25.9% Disagree 10.9% StronglyAgree 5.3% Information is up-to-date and current.
Survey Breakdown
34.4% Agree 32% Neutral 26.2%
5.3%
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
Information is organized in a way that makes sense.
Survey Breakdown Agree 39.3% Neutral 34.8% Disagree 16.4% StronglyAgree 6.1% Website is appealing
Survey Breakdown Minimal 38.7% NoPreference 33.3% Richvisualexperience 28% Do you prefer a rich visual experience or minimal website?
Survey Breakdown Calendar Staff contact information / directory Activities schedule Easier access Announcements / upcoming events Parent Portal Lunch menus Student / Staff Success What information would you like to see most prominently featured?* *Common words / themes mentioned the most
Survey Breakdown
Pictures
Information is all there
"You just have to dig for it" was typically mentioned after this comment School colors Individual school pages
What do you like the most about our website?* *Common words / themes mentioned the most
Survey Breakdown
What do you like the least about our website?*
Hard to find what I need / have to dig for information
Too many clicks to get to what I need Difficult to find activity schedules Directory is difficult to use
*Common words / themes mentioned the most
Priorities Calendar on main page Activity calendar / link Update staff / student pictures often Link amount of clicks to get to information Searchable Staff Directory Portal links Better organization of headings / tabs Intuitive Mobile and desktop friendly
Redesign
Finalsite Themes
Would like to identify 2-4 options to bring to the Admin team for feedback.
AVON CANTON CORNWALL DANBURY HAMDEN POMPFRET SALISBURY WESTBOROUGH WINDSOR
1/11 1/15 2/15 3/13 You can use presentation media in the form of a combination of images, videos, graphics, tables and others. Content migration will begin January 15. We enter the "Warranty" phase on February 15 - Finalsite is finished and our editing begins. We can go live at any time once in Warranty. Official "Go Live" date. THEME MIGRATION EDIT LIVE
