As budgets and spending are slashed, Springdale Public Schools is using new technology to increase efficiency. By automating their meeting process with NovusAGENDA, the school district is recognizing their responsibility of going green. This new process will cut the cost of their board meetings approximately 40% and increase parent and public access to information.

"There is a push for educational systems to increase efficiency, while still embracing open communication with parents," explains John Kercher, co-founder of NovusAGENDA. "By automating the entire meeting process from building the agenda and final minutes to publishing it on the web, Springdale Public Schools achieves both of these goals. By increasing the ability to research issues using the internet, parents have easy access to their children's school system."

Paper based meetings cost Springdale Public Schools thousands of dollars. Until recently, the only way to prepare for board meetings was to have a paper-based process. With NovusAGENDA, these paper trails become electronic, facilitating communication between Springdale Public Schools board members and parents.  Springdale Public Schools' partnership with NovusAGENDA eliminates the need for paper packets to be shuffled around and allows board members, parents and the public access to upcoming and past agendas on the web.