Check out how Bellevue Christian School in Clyde Hill, WA, is using RenWeb's logo on their website to direct parents to the new login instructions.

Does your school have a unique way of displaying RenWeb on your website? E-mail us at socialmedia@renweb.com to be featured in a future blog post! 

Due to high demand and interest, we have opened more Library training opportunities.

In addition to increasing the class sizes from 25 to 50 seats, we have also added additional Library Management Trainings in the month of August. We will be adding classes in September as the currently scheduled classes fill to capacity.

Go to www.renweb.com to sign up for a class today.

We look forward to you joining us!

Do you have an FAQ you'd like us to answer? Email us at socialmedia@renweb.com or tweet us at @renwebpower.  

According to Rick Newberry of Enrollment Catalyst, the top two ways parents find out about your school are:

1. Word-of-Mouth - "Word-of-mouth consistently ranks as the number one reason how families hear about your school."
2. Website - "The first place a parent looks when they hear about your school through a word-of-mouth referral is your school's website..."

Does your school have a recruitment plan that emphasizes these two areas? How do you think potential parents view your school after browsing your school's website?

For more Best Practices in Recruitment and Re-Recruitment, read Rick's blog post here. If you're interested in an affordable, powerful first-class website (that's also integrated with RenWeb), please check out School Site! 

Enable Parents to Make Secure Online Payments Toward School Balances

If your school isn't using our Pay Now service, now is the time to get started!  Pay Now, powered by FACTS/NBS, allows parents to make safe and secure online payments directly from ParentsWeb.

Pay Now is easy to use and there's no need for parents to apply or qualify in advance.  They simply input credit card or bank information and confirm the payment!  The payment immediately posts to family account balances inside RenWeb and clears charges.

If you're looking to increase your automation and convenience with RenWeb in 2011/2012, you must take a closer look at Pay Now.  Please register for a free webinar today to learn more!

To sign up and register for the free session, please click on the link below:

Date and Time: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 2 to 3:00 p.m. CST - Register Online

Cost: FREE

Many of you may have met Rick Newberry, President of Enrollment Catalyst, at this year's Power Conference in Orlando, Florida. Rick has much expertise in enrollment management strategies and building innovative marketing solutions for schools.

In a recent article, he discussed why it is imperative for schools to blog:

• Blogging has significant search engine optimization (SEO) value for your school’s online presence. Search engines thrive on content that is dynamic and changes frequently—and that is what a blog is all about.
• According to research conducted by HubSpot (www.hubspot.com), blogging increases visitors to your website. If you can get more people to go to your school’s website and thereby produce more leads, then this strategy is a no-brainer.
• Writing a regular blog provides a personal strategy for you to communicate your message and the story of your school. If you have the ability to write effectively and tell a story about your school, then blogging can be an effective method to get your message out.
• You have the opportunity to control your message and to publish as often as you want. Just think about all the effort you take to get your story published in your local newspaper; now you can publish anything you want about your school anytime you want. You are your school’s brand journalist.

Does your school have a blog? If so, what are effective ways your school is using its blog as a branding and marketing tool? E-mail us your feedback at socialmedia@renweb.com!

Features MARC Record Import and Centralized Circulation, Catalog and Search Functions

Provides Browser-based Access via Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari and Firefox from a PC or Mac

All Accessible at NO COST to RenWeb Customers!

RenWeb School Management Software today announced the launch of its NEW, fully integrated Library Management solution, featuring MARC record import capability and a complete circulation, catalog, search and reporting system.  RenWeb Library Management can be accessed via Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari and Firefox, launched from either a PC or Mac, and is available at NO COST to RenWeb customers.

Bob Wilbers, Founder and President of RenWeb School Management Software, stated, “We are very pleased to add this fully integrated library management solution to the feature set RenWeb provides our 2,000 client schools.  When we demonstrated Library Management at our recent Power Conference, we were thrilled to hear from schools in attendance that it attained the level of power, integration and ease-of-use they have come to expect.  And we’ve made RenWeb more affordable than ever by providing Library Management at no cost to our school clients.”   

RenWeb Library Management provides a full-featured solution that:

• Incorporates a MARC record-based library system that imports MARC records from book publishers and other online sources.
• Stores multiple ISBNs, subjects and subject headings.
• Provides enhanced patron capabilities for students, parents and staff members.
• Offers extensive circulation policy controls for different patron groups and different catalog types, and at-a-glance displays of circulation history for both catalog items and patrons.  
• Centralizes circulation, cataloging, searching and reporting functions into a single, browser-based solution.
• Provides inventory control to manage valuable investment in books and other resources.
• Includes hands-free bar scan operation to automate book check-in and check-out processes.

RenWeb Library Management Adds Value for Client Schools by Saving Them the Expense of Separate Library Software Programs While Offering Full Integration with RenWeb’s ParentsWeb, Automated Email and Student Billing Capabilities

“Once again, RenWeb is adding tremendous value for our schools with our new Library Management solution”, said Brad Lee, CEO of RenWeb.  “By switching at no cost to RenWeb Library Management, many of our member schools will be able to forgo the expense of their current library management software.  The value of switching is amplified even further through RenWeb Library Management’s integration with RenWeb’s student billing, automated email and ParentsWeb capabilities.  We are confident that after seeing Library Management in action, and how well it works with other RenWeb features, the decision to switch to RenWeb Library Management will be a no-brainer for many of our schools.”

As an integrated feature, RenWeb Library Management has the following capabilities:

• Displays books in ParentsWeb that students have checked out of the library.    
• Creates overdue notices and automatically emails them to students and parents.
• Generates late fees for overdue books in RenWeb Student Billing and displays the book fees in ParentsWeb, enabling online payment by parents.
• Enables students and parents to search for library information anytime, anywhere from any browser, PC or Mac.

Do you have additional questions about the new Library Management solution? Feel free to email us at socialmedia@renweb.com.

Thank You for Attending the 2011 Power Conference in Orlando, Florida! 

It was great meeting you at the Power Conference this year and we look forward to continuing to serve you with excellence over the upcoming school year.

If you have any questions about the RenWeb, the Power Conference or RenWeb's social media efforts, please don't hesitate to email us at socialmedia@renweb.com.

See you next year! 

- RenWeb School Management Software Team