Your School Site Loses 40% of Parent Inquiries Before They Click Submit
If you're an enrollment director watching families bounce from your 'Contact Us' form, you're not imagining it -- your site is costing you students.
Custom school websites with parent portals, staff directories, event calendars, online enrollment forms, news and announcement systems, and ADA compliance. Built for K-12 schools, charter schools, private schools, and school districts that need to communicate effectively with parents, students, and the community.
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 It won't fix outdated policies or replace face-to-face relationship-building.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.
What is holding your current website back?
Common gaps we find in nearly every audit.
How We Build This Right
Every safeguard, built in from Day 1.
WCAG 2.1 AA & Section 508 Compliance
Screen reader compatible, keyboard navigable, proper contrast ratios, alt text, and captioned videos. Mandatory for schools receiving federal funding.
Parent Portal & SIS Integration
Single sign-on links to PowerSchool, Blackbaud, or Infinite Campus for grades, attendance, and assignments. Unified parent dashboard option.
Online Enrollment System
Multi-step forms with document upload, e-signatures, draft saving, and admin review dashboard. Supports new student, returning student, and transfer workflows.
Multi-Language Support
Language switchers for Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Arabic, and other community languages. Manual and automated translation with consistent navigation.
Emergency Notification Integration
SMS and email alerts for school closures, lockdowns, weather delays, and urgent announcements. Integration with SchoolMessenger, Remind, or ParentSquare.
FERPA Data Protection
Student information handled with FERPA compliance including encrypted transmission, role-based access, and no public exposure of protected student data.
What We Build
Purpose-built features for your industry.
Build searchable staff directories filterable by department, grade, and school location
Parents find teacher contact info in 12 seconds instead of calling the front office
Deploy online enrollment forms with conditional logic, document upload, and mobile optimization
Families complete enrollment on their phones at midnight without printing a single form
Integrate parent portals with your existing SIS for grades, attendance, and assignments
Your registrar sees real-time application data instead of manually entering paper forms
Publish school news, event calendars, and athletic schedules with category filtering
Emergency notifications reach every opted-in family within 90 seconds of publish
Enable multi-language switching for Spanish, Mandarin, or your community's primary languages
Non-English households access translated calendars, policies, and announcements
Pass ADA/WCAG audits required for Title II compliance and federal funding eligibility
Your district avoids Section 504 lawsuits and maintains eligibility for federal grants
Built on a Modern, Secure Stack
Our Development Process
From discovery to launch. Quality at every step.
School Discovery & Audit
Week 1-2We audit your current site, SIS integration needs, enrollment process, and communication gaps. Map parent pain points and compliance requirements.
Architecture & Content Planning
Week 3-4Design the information architecture, parent portal flow, enrollment forms, and multi-language strategy. Plan content migration timeline.
Design & Build
Week 5-8Custom frontend on Astro or Next.js with WCAG compliance, SIS integration, enrollment forms, and staff directory. Mobile-first for parents on phones.
Content Migration & Testing
Week 9-10Migrate existing content, test enrollment flows, verify SIS integration, conduct ADA audit, and cross-browser testing.
Launch + 30 Days Support
Week 11-12Go live with staff training, content management orientation, and post-launch monitoring. Timed to academic calendar for minimal disruption.
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