A parent lands on your enrollment page at 9 PM. The form won't load on mobile. They close the tab and register at the charter school across town. School website development builds your communication hub—parent portals synced to your SIS, enrollment forms that convert on phones, staff directories your team updates themselves, event calendars with one-click registration, emergency notifications that reach every family, multi-language support for non-English households, and ADA compliance that protects your federal funding. It won't fix outdated policies or replace face-to-face relationship-building. But it stops families from judging your school by a 2010-era PDF directory with broken contact links before they ever schedule a tour.
프로젝트가 실패하는 이유
컴플라이언스
WCAG 2.1 AA & Section 508 Compliance
Parent Portal & SIS Integration
Online Enrollment System
Multi-Language Support
Emergency Notification Integration
FERPA Data Protection
우리가 만드는 것
Build searchable staff directories filterable by department, grade, and school location
Deploy online enrollment forms with conditional logic, document upload, and mobile optimization
Integrate parent portals with your existing SIS for grades, attendance, and assignments
Publish school news, event calendars, and athletic schedules with category filtering
Enable multi-language switching for Spanish, Mandarin, or your community's primary languages
Pass ADA/WCAG audits required for Title II compliance and federal funding eligibility
우리의 프로세스
School Discovery & Audit
Architecture & Content Planning
Design & Build
Content Migration & Testing
Launch + 30 Days Support
자주 묻는 질문
How much does a school website cost?
Custom school websites start at $6,000 for single-school sites with parent portals, staff directories, and event calendars. District-wide builds with multi-school architecture, enrollment systems, and LMS integrations range from $10,000 to $15,000. Every project is fixed-fee with no hidden costs. We offer education pricing for public schools.
Can parents access grades and attendance through the website?
We integrate with PowerSchool, Blackbaud, and Infinite Campus to provide single sign-on links to your existing student information system. Parents click through from your website to check grades, attendance, and assignments. We can also build custom parent portal dashboards that aggregate information from multiple systems into one unified view.
How do online enrollment forms work?
We build multi-step enrollment forms with student information, parent contacts, emergency contacts, medical information, previous school records upload, and e-signature for consent forms. Applications save as drafts so families can complete them over multiple sessions. Staff review submissions in an admin dashboard with status tracking and bulk acceptance tools.
Does the school website need to be ADA compliant?
Yes, and it is legally required. Public schools must comply with Section 504 and ADA Title II, and all schools receiving federal funding must meet Section 508 requirements. We build every school website to WCAG 2.1 AA standards including screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation, proper color contrast, alternative text, and captioned video content.
Can you build a multi-school district website?
Yes. District websites include a central hub with district-wide news, board meeting agendas, budget information, and superintendent updates. Each school gets its own sub-site with unique branding, staff directories, calendars, and content. Central administrators manage all schools from one dashboard while school-level editors update their own content.
How do you handle multi-language support for diverse communities?
We build websites with language switchers supporting Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Arabic, and other languages prevalent in your community. Translation can be manual for key pages or automated via translation API with manual review. All language versions share the same layout and navigation so parents have a consistent experience regardless of language.
What notification system should a school website have?
We integrate SMS and email notification systems for emergency alerts, school closures, event reminders, and general announcements. Parents opt into notification preferences by category. Administrators send messages from the website dashboard with delivery confirmation. We integrate with existing systems like SchoolMessenger, Remind, or ParentSquare.
How long does it take to build a school website?
A single-school website takes 6 to 8 weeks from discovery to launch. District-wide builds with multiple schools, enrollment systems, and integrations take 10 to 15 weeks. We time launches around the academic calendar and can stage content migration over summer break for minimal disruption.
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