RenWeb Announces Launch of RenWeb Learning Management powered by Moodle
Loads Moodle with Students, Faculty and Courses Originating in RenWeb
Updates RenWeb's Grade Book and ParentsWeb with Grades, Homework Assignments and other Content Originating in Moodle
Provides Management of Digital Lessons for Schools Launching 1:1 Device Programs and Blended Learning Classrooms
Moodle Hosting by RenWeb Provides One-Stop Shopping for Schools
May 14, 2012 - RenWeb School Management Software today announced the launch of RenWeb Learning Management powered by Moodle, combining the strength of the K-12 industry leader in Web-based student management software with the world's leading open-source learning management system (LMS).
Moodle combines digital lesson content with student collaboration tools and powerful online quiz capabilities to create an interactive learning environment that reinforces traditional classroom teaching.
The integration of RenWeb and Moodle loads students, faculty and courses stored in RenWeb into Moodle, and then updates RenWeb's grade book and ParentsWeb with grades, homework assignments and other content originating in Moodle.
"We are very pleased with how RenWeb's integration with Moodle can simplify a school's use of a learning management system," said Bob Wilbers, RenWeb Founder and President. "We have eliminated all the manual uploads and duplicate key entry of information between RenWeb and Moodle. Plus, our hosting service and training on Moodle makes it that much easier for schools to initially launch and then maintain this important tool."
Brad Lee, RenWeb CEO, stated, "Our integration with Moodle supports the launch of 1:1 device programs and blended learning classrooms by many RenWeb schools. When launching 1:1 programs, schools often focus on management of the devices, but not on management of the digital lessons they will share on the devices. Moodle allows schools to maximize the value of their hardware investment by organizing and sequencing the digital lessons they will share with students, and by saving it for reuse in multiple class sections or in subsequent semesters."
Increase Fundraising Returns by Connecting Your Phone-A-Thon to the Power of Donate Online's Easy, Online Donations
Did you know you can combine your Phone-A-Thon campaign with Donate Online? Donors will love the convenience of making a secure online payment! Once a donor has agreed to make a pledge during your Phone-A-Thon, take note of their current email address. You can then email donors a secure donation link and give them the option of making a gift online. Donate Online is faster and more affordable than mailing a pledge card to each donor! How does Donate Online work?
Donate Online provides a secure donation link that schools can attach to their existing website that allows individuals to make an online gift via credit cards with a few clicks. Powered by the secure and reliable processing engine of FACTS/NBS, the industry leader in K-12 online payment processing, Donate Online speeds deposits of donations into school bank accounts within three business days.
Learn more!
Discover how Donate Online's convenient and secure online processing can help increase the return on your Phone-A-Thon fundraising by signing up for a free webinar demonstration.
School Site can help your school create a modern, dynamic website design and content management solution that's affordable, feature-rich and easy to update just in time for the 2012/2013 admissions season. Prospective parents will be impressed by your clean, professional design and current parents will love how School Site is RenWeb integration-ready with your RenWeb calendar, announcements, newsletters, lunch menu, faculty list, inquiry form, ParentsWeb login and more! Are you ready to take your website to the next level with a new design and state-of-the-art look and feel? See what School Site can offer your school by viewing these award-winning designs: Mount Pisgah Christian School, Lawton Christian School and Westerly School. Don't forget: Your purchase of School Site includes a FREE set-up of Online Application and Online Enrollment (a $395 value). Your school will have its best admissions and re-enrollment season yet! Join us for a free School Site webinar and put your best foot forward for 2012/2013!
Given our company is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, many of our employees with children in school experienced a tense day on April 3rd as several tornadoes ripped through the DFW metroplex during the middle of the school day. We are all thankful that no one on our team experienced loss or injury due to the storm. I was fortunate that the school my 8-year-old son attends has an instant alert service. I received a message from the school letting me know that the students had been moved to the storm shelter at the school. Then I received a message that student pickup would be delayed until the storms had moved out of the area. Then we received a third message instructing parents that pickup would resume and how it would be coordinated across grades at the school. If your school does not currently have an instant alert service for communicating with your parents anytime, anywhere, I would encourage you to get one. Personally, the school my son attends would not have met my expectations if they had left me in the dark during the height of the storms, and especially at the end of the scheduled school day while tornado warnings still existed in the area. Instead, I felt comfort in knowing the school had taken precautions and I would be instructed what to do when the storms cleared. It was also reassuring to receive information via my cell phone in case my power or landline phone was out of service. I'm sure it was much less hectic for the school as well given they didn't have 500 parents calling at the same time trying to get information. If you need an instantaneous alert service, RenWeb's Parent Alert can meet this need for you. Parent Alert provides instantaneous notifications via text messages to cell phones; voice calls to work, home and cell; and emails to multiple addresses. You can send the alerts directly from RenWeb or from an iPhone or Android device, providing you a convenient and consistent method of communication when it matters most. To sign up for Parent Alert, go to the main screen of RenWeb and click Report Manager, then select the Products and Services category, then select Parent Alert - Sign Up and click print. Fill out the authorization form and your account will be activated within one business day. If you would like to learn more about Parent Alert, we have scheduled FREE webinars that will cover its functionality and demonstrate how to send out different types of alerts. Please click on the link below to sign up for one of these sessions.
Regards, Brad Lee CEO RenWeb School Management Software
Time Still Remains to Launch This Year!
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting new orders for these valuable online services. Once your school signs up for Online Application, Online Enrollment or both, you can expect to be up and running in three weeks, meaning you can still launch for this admissions and reenrollment season.
Online Application simplifies the application process for families, speeds communication and marketing to prospective parents, attracts more applicants, and generates higher enrollment levels for subscribing schools.
Online Enrollment eliminates paper forms for your parents and data entry for your staff, while providing parents an online payment capability for reenrollment fees. Participating schools receive completed reenrollments much more quickly than in the past, accelerating their cash flow from reenrollment fees.
Sign Up Today Sign up today for Online Application and Online Enrollment by going to RenWeb Main Menu > Report Manager > Products & Services. There you will find sign up forms for both services. After you submit the forms, a RenWeb project manager will contact you to begin the setup process.
Attend FREE Online Demonstrations If you haven't participated in an Online Application or Online Enrollment demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on the link below. Online Application Demonstrations
Online Enrollment Demonstrations
We look forward to serving your school with these great services that both your existing and prospective parents will love!
RenWeb is pleased to announce upcoming live demonstrations of the RenWeb Customization Kit. The Customization Kit enables schools to:
The webinar demonstrations will cover how to create a Web Form for Reenrollment, how to customize an existing Web Form template, how to brand your email communications, and where to find additional documentation and online training videos to view.
Following the sessions, attendees will be provided access to the RenWeb Customization Kit at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a $495 annual subscription and have access to the service year round.
In order to be successful with the Customization Kit, users must have a basic understanding of HTML. To test your knowledge, we recommend you take the following online Quiz. If you cannot pass the quiz, you will not be successful with the Customization Kit.
As our support team follows the recent news of tornadoes destroying school buildings throughout the southern portions of the United States, it reminds us that we offer a service that could benefit many RenWeb schools located in areas with strong storm activity. RenWeb's Parent Alert service can help you reach parents when time is critical by sending instantaneous notifications to parents via automatically distributed text messages and voice calls to their cell phones. Plus, you can distribute instantaneous alerts directly from an iPhone, an important feature when landline phones and the Internet are down. We are offering webinars that cover Parent Alert's functionality and demonstrate how to send alerts of different types. Following the session, attendees will be provided access to Parent Alert at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a 12-month subscription to Parent Alert for $0.30 per student, per month. A full list of webinar dates can be found via www.renweb.com under the Web Partner Demos link.
Experience the Full Power of RenWeb on Your School's Website
Did you know that School Site ties your website directly with RenWeb features like your school calendar, announcements, lunch menu and ParentsWeb login?
Did you know that you can also easily integrate School Site with our web partners like Donate Online and Online Application?
School Site gives your school seamless RenWeb integration, plus a modern, dynamic website look-and-feel.
School Site also offers your school:
Your school community and prospective parents will love how School Site makes your website RenWeb integration-ready and you will love School Site's affordability and ease-of-use.
Don't forget: Your purchase of School Site includes a FREE set-up of Online Application and Online Enrollment (a $395 value). Your school will have its best admissions and re-enrollment season yet!
Are you ready to make the switch to School Site? Join us for a free demonstration webinar!
Use Donate Online to Provide Families a Simple Way to Remember Loved Ones this Memorial Day
Donate Online makes it easy for schools to take their fundraising to the next level by creating complete Memorial Gift areas for their websites, using simple web pages provided by RenWeb. These comprehensive webpages can include an overview of the school's memorial program, descriptions and photos for the school's various campaigns, and a secure donation button for submitting honorarium gifts. (See Memorial Gift page example.)
Using Donate Online, schools can also add a Secure Donation Link to an existing Fundraising area on their website to begin accepting online credit card payments for memorial and tribute gifts. Powered by the secure and reliable processing engine of FACTS/NBS, the industry leader in K-12 online payment processing, Donate Online speeds deposits of donations into school bank accounts within three business days.
If you would like to learn more about Donate Online, please register for one of our free webinar demonstrations below.
Does your school need a fast way to notify your school community when spring sporting events are cancelled or postponed? Would you like to notify parents of upcoming spring events more quickly than is possible with your auto-dialer or phone tree system? Parent Alert Could Be the Answer For You! Learn More with a Live Demonstration and Free Trial.
Parent Alert is used every day by our schools that need to deliver time-sensitive information, or that simply want to send out reminders to parents wherever they are.
Parent Alert provides instantaneous notifications to parents and your school community via text messages to cell phones; voice calls to work, home and cell; and emails to multiple addresses. You can send the alerts directly from RenWeb, much like you send email today, providing you a convenient and consistent method of communication for situations such as tuition payment reminders, bus schedule changes and emergencies.
The webinar will cover the functionality available through Parent Alert and demonstrate how to send out different types of alerts. Following the session, attendees will be provided access to Parent Alert at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a 12-month subscription to Parent Alert for $0.30 per student per month.
Looking to brand your Reenrollment Web Forms?
Learn how with the RenWeb Customization Kit!
As an administrator, you know better than anyone that a successful 2012-13 school year starts right now ... as you market your school, manage your enrollment, and plan for next year.
So you'd love to upgrade now to RenWeb School Management Software ... with all the power, integration and ease-of-use it offers as the #1 school management software program — already serving more than 2,200 schools.
But, perhaps you're stuck waiting to receive next year's budget — or are locked into an annual contract with your current software and don't want to make double payments.
Relax. As usual, RenWeb is making it easy for you — and worth your while — with our JUMP START 2012 Promotion. Just sign up between now and March 31 and pay just $495 down, and you can make sure you enjoy all the benefits of RenWeb right away without receiving your next bill until August. And save thousands in the process!
RenWeb specialists will go to work within days to host your servers, convert your data and set up the system free of charge. Then we'll train your staff — right away — allowing them to use the 200 + power features in our integrated database.
With RenWeb up and running NOW, your trained staff can immediately get a JUMP START on the 2012-13 school year:
FLEXIBLE, AFFORDABLE, NO-RISK PAYMENT PLANS
Then, in August, no matter your school's size, you'll benefit from one of RenWeb's flexible, no-risk monthly payment plans: PAY AS YOU GROW for schools with under 400 students, or PAY AS YOU GO for larger schools. You'll never have to make a lump sum payment for license fees, conversion, training or setup fees ... or sign a long-term contract, ever!
So don't wait ... take advantage NOW of our JUMP START 2012 Promotion — and all the power, integration, ease-of-use and affordability of the industry leader — by speaking with a RenWeb School Management Consultant.
Visit us at www.renweb.com or call 1-866-800-6593 to request a free demonstration today!
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Did you know RenWeb schools have already processed over 6,000 online applications for admission into the 2012/2013 school year?
Online Application simplifies the application process for prospective parents. That enables your school to generate more applications earlier in the year than ever before, providing you a head start on other schools in your area with which you compete for new students. If you want to launch Online Application for the 2012/2013 admissions season, you still have time. Sign up today by going to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Application Sign Up and complete the online form. A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process. If you haven't participated in an Online Application demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on the link below.
We look forward to serving your school with this service that can greatly increase your base of applicants and resulting enrollment levels!
Is your school one of the many schools that report they have processed more reenrollments earlier in the year than ever before thanks to the simplicity Online Enrollment offers to parents? It's not too late to launch Online Enrollment. Sign up today by going to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Enrollment Sign Up and complete the online form. A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process. If you haven't participated in an Online Enrollment demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on the link below.
We look forward to serving your school with this exciting new service that can greatly simplify enrollment for new students and reenrollment for returning students!
RenWeb is pleased to announce an update to our web-based Library Management Solution, available on February 2, 2012. This update includes program enhancements and new features. This free update will be deployed automatically to all Library users and does not require you to download anything.
Update Highlights Include:
To coincide with the release, a full listing and explanation of update items will be available in Online Help.
PowerUp! Webinars:
Attend one of the Library Management Solution PowerUp! webinars to learn how to use new features and receive an overview of program enhancements.
Go to www.renweb.com > Support > PowerUp! to sign up for a Free PowerUp! webinar today.
We are excited to provide you with increased functionality and program enhancements. We have listened to your suggestions and requests, and continually strive to expand the capabilities and services of RenWeb.
Includes Single Reenrollment Fee for All Students in a Family; Staff Discounts; and Early, Regular and Late Enrollment Fees Based on Calendar Settings.
RenWeb announced today the release of enhancements that enable Online Enrollment to bill a wider variety of enrollment fees based on the preferences of user schools. The new enhancements provide schools the option to:
"These enhancements are a direct response to requests we received from schools. We continue to monitor suggestions from our school community and have made several other upgrades as well to Online Enrollment based on similar requests," said Bob Wilbers, President and Founder of RenWeb.
"As a result, this service has been quite successful and very popular with schools. Since launching the service just three months ago, we have had nearly 200 schools sign up for Online Enrollment. In fact, one school processed 209 reenrollment packets in the first week of going live with Online Enrollment. That demonstrates the power of this service and its ability to significantly decrease the amount of time it takes a school to complete reenrollment, accelerating the collection of reenrollment fees and providing earlier feedback on the number of openings the school will need to fill for the upcoming school year," continue Wilbers.
To learn more about Online Enrollment, we encourage schools to register for one of the free demonstrations listed below.
Tuesday, January 17 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CST
Wednesday, February 1 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CST
Thursday, Febuary 16 - 10:00 am - 11:30 am CST
To sign up now for Online Enrollment, go to Report Manager > Product & Services > Online Enrollment Sign Up > Print. Then authorize the order form and submit it. A RenWeb Project Manager will then contact your school to begin the setup process and answer any questions.
RenWeb is pleased to announce upcoming live demonstrations of the RenWeb Customization Kit. The Customization Kit enables schools to: - Customize report card templates, student and family-based reports, and accounting statements. - Brand communications by compiling and deploying custom dynamic web forms and email templates. - Enhance your Online Giving site with access to the style sheet for Donate Online. The webinar demonstrations will cover how to create a Report Card, how to customize an existing Report Card template, how to brand your email communications, and where to find additional documentation and online training videos to view. Following the sessions, attendees will be provided access to the RenWeb Customization Kit at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a $495 annual subscription and have access to the service year round. In order to be successful with the Customization Kit, users must have a basic understanding of HTML. To test your knowledge, we recommend you take the following online Quiz. If you cannot pass the quiz, you will not be successful with the Customization Kit.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST Thursday, Jan. 26, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
It's the beginning of a new year, a new season of giving. Are you giving your donors an easy, online method to donate to your school?
Start off the new year with a new opportunity for giving to your school. Like many of our users, your school may have constituents who prefer to make online donations rather than fill out and mail paper checks. If that is true, Donate Online could be the answer for you! Donate Online offers a secure donation link that schools can attach to any web page that will allow often hard-to-reach family and friends to make online donations via credit cards with a few clicks. Powered by the secure and reliable processing engine of FACTS/NBS, the industry leader in K-12 online payment processing, Donate Online speeds deposits of donations into school bank accounts within three business days. Using Donate Online, schools can simply add a Secure Donation link to an existing Fundraising area on their website to begin accepting online credit card payments. Donate Online also makes it easy for schools to take their fundraising to the next level by creating complete Online Giving areas for their websites, using simple web pages provided by RenWeb. These comprehensive pages can include an overview of the school's fundraising program, descriptions and photos for the school's various campaigns, and a secure donation button for submitting gifts. (See Donate Online Example.) Now every school can simplify donations for school friends and families, while empowering schools to acquire new donors who often do not respond to traditional postal mail solicitations. If you would like to learn more about Donate Online please register for one of our free webinar demonstrations listed below.
Need proof? Just ask Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Chandler, AZ. "I wanted to write and let you know how much positive feedback we've received from our parents regarding Online Application," wrote Linda Barkyoumb from the Office of Admissions at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School. "The comments are overwhelmingly positive and the fact that parents have gone out of their way to tell us they are pleased with the product is great! We have about 50% of our normal number of applications already in process which is unheard of for us for this time of the year. We could not be more pleased. The parents loved the status screen and the automatic emails that we are sending them." If you want to launch Online Application for your school in January, you still have time. Sign up today by going to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Application Sign Up and complete the online form. A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process. If you haven't participated in an Online Application demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on the link below.
Did you know that over 150 schools have already signed up for RenWeb's new Online Enrollment service? Some have already launched Online Enrollment to process reenrollments for returning students, and the majority will start in January.
Is your school one of them?
It's not too late. Sign up today by going to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Enrollment Sign Up and complete the online form. A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process.
If you haven't participated in an Online Enrollment demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on the link below.
Does your school's online image need an extreme makeover? Our special offer makes NOW a great time to start your renovation with Online Application, Online Enrollment and School Site, RenWeb's integrated website management service.
Just purchase School Site and you will also receive RenWeb's Online Application and Online Enrollment services for NO license fee and NO setup fee - all configured by our experts with the same branding and design. Plus, we'll get all three up and running NOW so you have them in place for this admissions and reenrollment season.
Your new website and new Online Application will impress prospective parents with its first-class look and feel and streamlined application process, attracting more applicants and increasing the size of your applicant pool.
Your new Online Enrollment will please returning parents by simplifying their reenrollment process, saving them the time and effort required to complete reenrollment forms by hand, while eliminating data entry for your staff when they no longer have to re-key reenrollment information into RenWeb.
To learn more, attend one of RenWeb's free webinar demonstrations of School Site listed below. You'll see several of School Site's award winning designs and how it dynamically integrates with RenWeb's ParentsWeb, eliminating tedious dual entry of calendar items, announcements, newsletters, lunch menus and other content.
We also encourage you to visit School Site to learn more, or you can sign up for a consultation by navigating from the RenWeb main menu to Report Manager > Products and Services > School Site Consultation Request.
The entire RenWeb team wishes to extend warm and grateful holiday wishes to you. We look forward to working with you in 2012 and hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
RenWeb is pleased to announce upcoming webinar demonstrations of Online Enrollment, a new automated process that eliminates paper enrollment forms for parents and data entry for staff, enabling schools to complete re-enrollment sooner and with less effort than was ever before possible using paper enrollment packets. Online Enrollment provides parents a branded and polished re-enrollment process that is configured by RenWeb project managers who provide schools a turn-key setup of the process. This means schools can implement and launch Online Enrollment in less than a month. The webinars listed below will demonstrate the full capabilities of Online Enrollment. Over 400 school representatives participated in similar Online Enrollment webinars on November 29, 30 and December 1, and over 100 schools have already signed up for the service. We encourage you to register for one of these demonstrations and sign up for the service as soon as possible so you can reserve your place in line for setup.
To sign up now for Online Enrollment, go to Report Manager > Product & Services > Online Enrollment Sign Up > Print. Then authorize the order form and submit it. A RenWeb Project Manager will then contact you to begin the setup process and answer any questions.
The webinar demonstrations will cover how to create a Report Card, how to customize an existing Report Card template, how to brand your email communications, and where to find additional documentation and online training videos to view.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:00 to 10:00 AM CST
Are you prepared to quickly notify your parents when school needs to close early due to bad weather? Can you send out real-time alerts in the morning that school will be closed that day or starting late?
With Parent Alert’s iPhone/iPad App, There’s No Need for Electricity, Internet Access or Landline Phones to Launch Alerts
Parent Alert is used every day by our schools that need to deliver time-sensitive information, or that simply want to send out reminders to parents wherever they are. Parent Alert provides instantaneous notifications to parents and your school community via text messages to cell phones; voice calls to work, home and cell; and emails to multiple addresses. You can send the alerts directly from RenWeb or from our new iPhone/iPad app, providing you a convenient and consistent method of communication for situations such as tuition payment reminders, bus schedule changes and emergencies .
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See Live Demonstration of RenWeb's New End-to-End Online Enrollment Process That Eliminates Paper Forms for Parents and Data Entry for Staff Provides a Professional, Branded and Visually Compelling Online Enrollment Process at a Price Point All Schools Can Afford Configuration by RenWeb Project Managers Makes Online Enrollment Quick and Easy to Implement for Schools That Sign Up
RenWeb is pleased to announce upcoming webinar demonstrations of Online Enrollment, a new automated process that eliminates paper enrollment forms for parents and data entry for staff, enabling schools to complete re-enrollment sooner and with less effort than was ever before possible using paper enrollment packets. Online Enrollment provides parents a branded and polished re-enrollment process that is configured by RenWeb project managers who provide schools a turn-key setup of the process. This means schools can implement and launch Online Enrollment in less than a month. The webinars listed below will demonstrate the full capabilities of Online Enrollment. Over 400 school representatives participated in similar Online Enrollment webinars on November 29, 30 and December 1, and over 80 schools have already signed up for the service. We encourage you to register for one of these demonstrations and sign up for the service as soon as possible so you can reserve your place in line for setup.
Have you seen the announcement on our launch of Online Enrollment yet? Online Enrollment is an extension of RenWeb's Online Application service and provides schools an online process for enrolling new students into school and re-enrolling returning students.
Below are scheduled times and dates for our upcoming webinars that will demonstrate the capabilities of Online Enrollment. We encourage you to register today for one of these sessions to reserve your seat in the webinar.
In the meantime, please feel free to review these Frequently Asked Questions and Pricing Details.
To sign up now for Online Enrollment and be first-in-line for setup, go to Report Manager > Product & Services > Online Enrollment Sign Up > Print. Then authorize the order form and submit it. A RenWeb Project Manager will then contact you to begin the setup process.
Would you like to update your Report Card? Learn how with the RenWeb Customization Kit!
The webinar demonstrations will cover how to create a Report Card, how to customize an existing Report Card template, how to brand your email communications, and where to find additional documentation and online training videos to view. Following the sessions, attendees will be provided access to the RenWeb Customization Kit at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a $495 annual subscription and have access to the service year round. In order to be successful with the Customization Kit, users must have a basic understanding of HTML. To test your knowledge, we recommend you take the following online Quiz. If you cannot pass the quiz, you will not be successful with the Customization Kit. To sign up and register for the free session, please click on the link below: Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 9:00 to 10:00 AM CDT Cost: FREE For more information regarding the RenWeb Customization Kit, please go to RenWeb's Online Help. To access, click the Online Help button from the main screen of RenWeb, then click the RenWeb Customization Kit folder to view documentation, FAQ's and help demonstration videos. To sign up for the RenWeb Customization Kit, go to the main screen of RenWeb and click Report Manager, then select the Products and Services category, then select RenWeb Customization Kit- Sign Up and click print. Fill out the authorization form and your account will be activated within 1 business day.
Don't miss your opportunity to take advantage of this promotion that will allow your school to use Parent Alert FREE for 60 days with no payments or commitments.
To claim your school's free Parent Alert trial*, please follow the instructions below: FACEBOOK
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*This is a limited time offer. Promotion ends 11/01/11. Schools will receive a 60-day free trial of Parent Alert. Schools are under no obligation to purchase Parent Alert at the end of the 60-day free trial. The Parent Alert service will be terminated after the 60-day free trial if the school does not wish to purchase a subscription at that time.
Over 150 Schools Processed 13,000 Online Applications During the 2011/2012 Admissions Season Living Word Christian School Reports an 86% Increase in New Student Enrollment 90% of Participating Schools Charged Application Fees Totaling $1 Million, with Fees Averaging $82 per Online Application
October 19, 2011 - RenWeb School Management Software today released results of its Online Application processing for the 2011/2012 school year.
Over 150 schools processed 13,000 Online Applications during the 2011/2012 admissions season. Of these schools, 90 percent charged application fees, which totaled $1 million. The average fee charged to prospective parents was $82 per online application.
"Schools have experienced terrific results with Online Application, including raising enrollments, generating more application fees, and reducing data entry expense," said Brad Lee, CEO of RenWeb School Management Software.
"Private school parents are online every day shopping, banking and paying bills. They prefer the convenience of the Internet, including completing forms online rather than filling them out by hand. Online Application is a natural fit in today's world, and we encourage every school to experience the same success that many of our schools have reported," continued Lee.
Per Stacie Harrell at Living Word Christian School in O'Fallon, MO:
"We had more applicants and new students than ever before because the new Online Application system was easier to use than our old paper application process. Last year we had approximately 100 new students. We have 186 new students attending our school this year - an 86 percent increase in new students!! We have so many new students that we ran out of locker space. Students are sharing lockers for the first time. Our board is meeting next week to discuss a separate building for middle school only. Now I can easily track and report for our board how many students are interested in attending our school for the 2012/2013 school year!"
"We had more applicants and new students than ever before because the new Online Application system was easier to use than our old paper application process. Last year we had approximately 100 new students. We have 186 new students attending our school this year - an 86 percent increase in new students!! We have so many new students that we ran out of locker space. Students are sharing lockers for the first time.
Our board is meeting next week to discuss a separate building for middle school only. Now I can easily track and report for our board how many students are interested in attending our school for the 2012/2013 school year!"
Per Courtney Haindel at Northlake Christian School in Covington, LA:
"Northlake Christian began using Online Application in January of 2011. The product has been WONDERFUL. RenWeb asked plenty of questions to get our initial Online Application set up and then walked us through the incredibly easy process of modifying the applications as we needed. All the parts of Online Application are linked to RenWeb fields, so when a new family applies and is accepted, everything transfers right into RenWeb. The best part is that all the online application forms and instructions can be embedded right on our website, so potential families can do everything as a 'one-stop shop.' After our Open Houses, we flash up a screen shot of Online Application, tell the families to click on 'Apply Now,' and our part is done. Parents can easily go in and set up their Online Application account and create as many applications for their kids as they need. From the Admissions office standpoint, Online Application has automated nearly every part of what used to be a painstaking process of entering the data, copying the applications, scanning in pictures and documents, etc. This has saved us a ton of time and money. And because the families are filling out the applications themselves, there is little to no data entry error. I cannot recommend Online Application enough! It is worth exponentially more than the nominal fee it costs to process each application. Any school that wants to drastically improve and simplify their application process needs to sign up for RenWeb?s Online Application pronto!"
"Northlake Christian began using Online Application in January of 2011. The product has been WONDERFUL. RenWeb asked plenty of questions to get our initial Online Application set up and then walked us through the incredibly easy process of modifying the applications as we needed.
All the parts of Online Application are linked to RenWeb fields, so when a new family applies and is accepted, everything transfers right into RenWeb. The best part is that all the online application forms and instructions can be embedded right on our website, so potential families can do everything as a 'one-stop shop.'
After our Open Houses, we flash up a screen shot of Online Application, tell the families to click on 'Apply Now,' and our part is done. Parents can easily go in and set up their Online Application account and create as many applications for their kids as they need.
From the Admissions office standpoint, Online Application has automated nearly every part of what used to be a painstaking process of entering the data, copying the applications, scanning in pictures and documents, etc. This has saved us a ton of time and money. And because the families are filling out the applications themselves, there is little to no data entry error.
I cannot recommend Online Application enough! It is worth exponentially more than the nominal fee it costs to process each application. Any school that wants to drastically improve and simplify their application process needs to sign up for RenWeb?s Online Application pronto!"
The one-time cost of an Online Application setup by a RenWeb project manager is $295 per school. There is then a $20 processing fee per submitted application to cover online processing costs.
To sign up for Online Application today, go to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Application Sign Up > Print and complete the online form. A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process.
If you haven't participated in an Online Application demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on one of the links below.
As the holiday season rapidly approaches, consider giving your school the gift of a new modern, dynamic website design and easy-to-use content management solution with School Site. School Site offers you:
School Site is also the gift that keeps on giving: Prospective parents will be impressed by your clean, professional design and current parents will love how School Site is RenWeb integration-ready with your RenWeb calendar, announcements, newsletters, lunch menu, faculty list, inquiry form, ParentsWeb login and more! Join us for a free School Site webinar and learn why a new website is the best gift your school could receive this upcoming holiday season.
RenWeb is pleased to announce a promotion that will allow your school to use Parent Alert FREE for 60 days with no payments or commitments. If you aren’t familiar with Parent Alert, here are 10 reasons why your school should sign up for this free trial promotion: 10 Reasons Your School Should Be Using Parent Alert
Your school can receive its FREE trial of Parent Alert simply by becoming our fan on Facebook or following us on Twitter.
You and/or your school will be contacted to initiate the free 60-day Parent Alert trial after RenWeb has received the completed claim form. For questions about this promotion, please contact us at socialmedia@renweb.com. *This is a limited time offer. Promotion ends 11/01/11. Schools will receive a 60-day free trial of Parent Alert. Schools are under no obligation to purchase Parent Alert at the end of the 60-day free trial. The Parent Alert service will be terminated after the 60-day free trial if the school does not wish to purchase a subscription at that time.
Join us for three limited time Power Up! webinars that will help you perfect your Report Card production process. From calculating grades to hitting "print," we'll take you step-by-step through the Report Card process.
What are Power Up! webinars?
Power Up! webinars refresh your knowledge for the task at hand. These free classes remind you of the steps taken to complete typical tasks you may only do a few times a year.
Click here to sign up today!
Does your school give parents a way to make school payments online? If not, consider the fact that:
Don't let your school fall behind. Given the statistics mentioned above, we expect the percentages to be even higher among parents who send their children to private schools given their typical age range, income bracket and educational background. Your parents are not only accustomed to using electronic commerce and online banking, but likely anticipate having the option of online bill pay. Pay Now, powered by FACTS/NBS, not only gives your parents the option of making safe and secure online payments directly from ParentsWeb, but it even automates the accounting for your school. 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. To learn more about how Pay Now can help you offer online payments for school parents, please join us for a FREE webinar.
September 10, 2011 - RenWeb School Management Software, the leading provider of Web-based school management systems, today announced the launch of its Staff App for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The Staff App enables teachers to access their online grade book, take attendance and place lunch orders from their Apple mobile device.
"Our new Staff App demonstrates RenWeb's continued commitment to offering member schools best-in-class service and technology. We look forward to seeing how the Staff App’s anytime/anywhere access to RenWeb transforms teachers' most common duties at over 2,000 RenWeb client schools," said Bob Wilbers, RenWeb Founder and President.
RenWeb’s new Staff iPhone App enables school staff members to:
To download the Staff App:
About RenWeb
RenWeb’s Power, Integration, Ease-of-Use and Affordability are demonstrated daily in more than 2,000 schools as the leading provider of next-generation Internet-based school information systems. RenWeb’s unmatched convenience and service include complete installation of the software, including conversion of data, along with a client interface that provides easy access to more than 200 integrated features. Developed by a university dean, RenWeb is leading the migration of schools from client server-based to Web-based systems, bringing administration, parents, students and the classroom together with anytime/anywhere access to a full range of services. Features include Admissions, Enrollment, Scheduling, Billing and Tuition Management, Lunchroom Management, Health Management, Attendance, Homework, Lesson Plans, Grade Book, Report Cards, Transcripts, Extensive Reporting Capabilities, Automated Emailing and ParentsWeb. For more information about RenWeb, visit www.RenWeb.com.
Autumn is just around the corner, and that means your school's Fall Festival is too. Along with getting the hay ride, face painting and baked goods ready, use Donate Online to sell advance raffle* or admission tickets online! Parents will love the convenience of using credit cards and your school will love the ability to reach more constituents than ever before. Donate Online automates your ticket purchases so parents don't have to come into your school office or send in cash or a check in their child's backpack. Donate Online can also help your school further boost its fundraising efforts by allowing parents or grandparents who cannot attend to show their support by purchasing one or more tickets online. How does Donate Online work? Donate Online provides a secure donation link that schools can attach to their existing website that allows individuals to purchase online raffle tickets or admission tickets via credit cards with a few clicks. Powered by the secure and reliable processing engine of FACTS/NBS, the industry leader in K-12 online payment processing, Donate Online speeds deposits of donations into school bank accounts within three business days. Learn more! Learn how you can take this year's Fall Festival to the next level with Donate Online's convenient and secure online processing. Sign up for a free Donate Online webinar demonstration today.
*Each school should examine statutes in their state governing raffles and register with their state’s attorney general if required.
Update Parents from a Late Bus or Send Emergency Alerts from Home Using the Parent Alert App for iPhone & iPad
Have you ever considered how you would notify your parents in an emergency if your school had no phones, electricity or internet service?
Parent Alert's new iPhone and iPad apps are the answer!
Parent Alert and the Parent Alert iPhone/iPad app ensures that your school community can be informed of any and all emergencies, updates or notifications in a reliable, convenient way. For example, the new Parent Alert iPhone/iPad app allows teacher to send ETAs to parents from a buss that's running late or stuck in traffic, and gives administrators the flexibility and convenience to send emergency alerts from anywhere -- even if they have no access to electricity, landline phones or internet service.
To learn more about Parent Alert and the Parent Alert iPhone/iPad app, please join us in a free upcoming webinar.
The webinar will cover the functionality available through Parent Alert and demonstrate how to send out different types of alerts, including how to send alerts from the iPhone/iPad app. Following the session, attendees will be provided access to Parent Alert at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a 12-month subscription to Parent Alert for $0.30 per student per month.
To sign up and register for the free session, please click on the link below:
For more information regarding Parent Alert, please go to RenWeb's Online Help. To access click the Online Help button from the main screen of RenWeb, then click the Parent Alert folder to view documentation, FAQ's and help demonstration videos.
To sign up for Parent Alert go to the main screen of RenWeb and click Report Manager, then select the Products and Services category, then select Parent Alert - Sign Up and click print. Fill out the authorization form and your account will be activated within 1 business day.
RenWeb's New Library Management solution features MARC record import capability and a complete circulation, catalog, search and reporting system. 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.
RenWeb's new Library Management Solution includes the following features:
To sign up and register for a Library Management webinar demonstration, please click the appropriate link below.
Use School Site To Make A Great First Impression This 2012/2013 Admissions Season
In partnership with award-winning Cherry+Company, School Site can help your school create a modern, dynamic website design and content management solution that's affordable, feature-rich and easy to update just in time for the 2012/2013 admissions season. Prospective parents will be impressed by your clean, professional design and current parents will love how School Site is RenWeb integration-ready with your RenWeb calendar, announcements, newsletters, lunch menu, faculty list, inquiry form, ParentsWeb login and more!
Are you ready to take your website to the next level with a new design and state-of-the-art look and feel? Please see what School Site has to offer with these award-winning designs from Cherry+Company: Mount Pisgah Christian School and Lawton Christian School.
Don't forget: If you choose School Site to help upgrade your website, you'll also receive RenWeb's fully-integrated Online Application FREE. Having an Online Application improves your school's online image, simplifies submission of applications for prospective parents, attracts more applicants and lowers the cost of application processing.
Join us for a free School Site webinar and put your best foot forward for 2012/2013!
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!
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!
Date and Time: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 2 to 3:00 p.m. CST - Register Online
Cost: FREE
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:
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:
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
Purchase School Site's Premier Website Design & Management Program and Receive Online Application FREE
Peas and carrots. Peanut butter and jelly. Cake and ice cream. And now: School Site and Online Application.
That's right: Your school can benefit from the perfect online marketing and admissions combination when you receive RenWeb's powerful new application tool with NO license fee and NO setup fee when you purchase School Site's premier website design and management program.
And the only thing better than the world-class combination is the timing: Right on time for the upcoming admissions season, you can impress parents by upgrading your most important marketing tool--your school's website--with new branding and design from our experts along with an integrated online application.
It couldn't be simpler: Either obtain a new website design from our partner Cherry+Company, or simply migrate your existing design to School Site with its easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS) that automatically integrates your RenWeb data and allows changes and updates anytime, anywhere.
Then we'll set up Online Application FREE OF CHARGE to further improve your school's online image, attract more applicants and lower the cost of application processing by simplifying submission of applications for prospective parents and capturing their data.
Fully Integrated with RenWeb: Professional Website Design and Management PLUS Simplified Applications
Speaking of a perfect combination: Both School Site and Online Application offer the benefits of full integration with our powerful RenWeb database.
With School Site, any school can boast a professionally designed and managed website at an affordable price. What's more, School Site's seamless integration with RenWeb simplifies content management by ensuring that calendars, announcement items and other information posted on our secure ParentsWeb can also be dynamically shared and posted on your school's external website.
Now every school can afford the power and performance of the perfect combination: a first-class easy-to-manage-and-update website with an integrated Online Application!
Learn More in a Free Webinar!
There's only one element of the combination left: you! To learn more, register for a FREE School Site webinar today!
See RenWeb clients discuss why RenWeb's integrated, easy and affordable solution has transformed the way their schools operate. This video includes live-action footage of the new RenWeb iPhone/iPad app!
Join the RenWeb Social Media Team at the 2011 Power Conference in Orlando, FL on Facebook, Twitter and on our blog over the next three days as we report the latest Power Conference news and events!
If you're attending the Power Conference, feel free to tweet with us using the hashtag #powerconf2011.
As always, feel free to email us with questions!
Trinity Christian Switches to RenWeb in Search of Better Parent Communication, Higher Teacher Satisfaction and Live Help-Desk Support
July 19, 2011 – RenWeb School Management Software today announced that the company has achieved the 2,000-customer milestone as schools continue to convert to RenWeb at a rapid pace to benefit from RenWeb’s power, integration, affordability and ease-of-use. Since January of 2008, RenWeb has added more than 1,000 new private schools to the company’s customer base, reinforcing RenWeb’s position as the leading provider of Internet-based school management systems for private schools. Trinity Christian School, located in Windsor, CT, is the latest example of the wave of conversions to the industry leader. Trinity made the switch to RenWeb from a cheaper Web-based program in search of improved parent communication, higher teacher satisfaction and the widely accessible live help-desk support that is part of RenWeb's offering. Brad Lee, Chief Executive Officer of RenWeb, stated, “RenWeb’s rapid ascension to the 2000-school milestone – doubling our customer base in less than three-and-a-half years – is a testimony to an offering our competitors just can't match: not just unparalleled power, integration and ease-of-use, but also the enhanced value of world-class customer service and support, including a well-staffed Live Help Desk, all for one affordable price.” Cathi Sasportas, Public Relations and Development Director for Trinity Christian School, said of their decision to invest in a higher-quality school administration program: “Before switching to RenWeb, our school had been using a cheaper Web-based system, but we didn’t feel it was fulfilling our needs. The parents at our school thought it was not user-friendly, and many just refused to use it because they felt it was complicated and took too many clicks to get to each child’s grades, assignments and notes from their teachers.” Continued Ms. Sasportas: “Our teachers were also dissatisfied and complained that our old program was not meeting their expectations. Teachers felt common tasks such as recording grades were difficult and took much longer to complete than they should have taken. The cheaper program’s issues were even more aggravating because of their lacking Help Desk support. Our faculty and staff members were told they were not allowed to communicate with the Help Desk unless they were deemed a “Super User” – a designation granted to only two people in the school. Plus, when the Super Users called with questions, they were asked to check the manual and jump through several hoops before someone would answer their questions.” Ms. Sasportas added: “Because of our frustration, I did some research and talked to other schools about their experiences with RenWeb. I found that all the schools I spoke to were thrilled with RenWeb. I was excited to learn of all its features: how easy it is to use; how it will help us communicate better with our families; and that there is easy access to live support if we have a question – something we did not have before. We're excited to know RenWeb has a very accessible Help Desk that even our teachers can access. The staff was very happy to hear about the Live Phone Support and Live Chat Help that is available during business hours. This will help us in a great way.” Concluded Lee, “Trinity Christian School’s experience is typical of what we’re hearing from many schools who have switched to us from cheaper Web-base programs: it's not enough to get a low price – schools need the accessible and responsive customer support they now enjoy with RenWeb. We truly stand by our product and with our customers.” Ease-of-Use Enhanced by Easy-to-Access Customer Support RenWeb’s value to schools is greatly enhanced by the world-class service and customer support that RenWeb makes easily accessible to schools: 1. Call directly into RenWeb’s toll-free line at 1-866-800-6593. 2. Initiate a Live Chat session with a member of the customer support team. 3. Submit a request into the RenWeb Customer Support tool to receive a callback from the support team. 4. Submit an after-hours Ask-A-Question with a guaranteed email response the following day. 5. Access the robust and exhaustive Online Help database, including more than 150 demonstration videos that walk customers through various tasks in RenWeb. About RenWeb RenWeb’s Power, Integration, Ease-of-Use and Affordability are demonstrated daily in more than 2,000 customer schools as the leading provider of next-generation Internet-based school information systems. RenWeb’s unmatched convenience and service include complete installation of the software, including conversion of data, along with a client interface that provides easy access to more than 185 integrated features. Developed by a university dean, RenWeb is leading the migration of schools from client server-based to Web-based systems, bringing administration, parents, students and the classroom together with anytime, anywhere access to a full range of services. Features include Admissions, Enrollment, Scheduling, Billing and Tuition Management, Lunchroom Management, Health Management, Attendance, Homework, Lesson Plans, Grade Book, Report Cards, Transcripts, Extensive Reporting Capabilities, Automated Emailing and ParentsWeb. For more information about RenWeb and its affordable payment plans for schools of all sizes, visit www.RenWeb.com.
Learn Firsthand How Parent Alert’s Instantaneous Notification System Can Transform Your Communication to Parents
Have you been considering Parent Alert as a way to provide faster, more efficient notifications to your school community? Don't miss out on the opportunity to secure your school a free, 60-day trial of Parent Alert to see how instantaneous notifications can transform your school's communication. Join one of our upcoming webinar sessions to learn more about Parent Alert provides instantaneous notifications through:
The webinar will cover the functionality available through Parent Alert and demonstrate how to send out different types of alerts (i.e. tuition payment reminders, bus schedule changes, emergency notifications, etc.). Following the webinar session, attendees will be provided access to Parent Alert at their school for 60 days free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a 12-month subscription to Parent Alert for $0.30 per student per month. Register for a free webinar session today!
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CDT - Register Online
The webinar will cover the functionality available through Parent Alert and demonstrate how to send out different types of alerts, including emergency notifications. Following the webinar session, attendees will be provided access to Parent Alert at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a 12-month subscription to Parent Alert for $0.30 per student per month.
Did you know that you can update your Report Card with the RenWeb Customization Kit?
Summer is a great time for that!
The webinar demonstrations will cover how to create a Report Card, how to customize an existing Report Card template, how to brand your email communications, and where to find additional documentation and online training videos to view. Following the sessions, attendees will be provided access to the RenWeb Customization Kit at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a $495 annual subscription and have access to the service year round. In order to be successful with the Customization Kit, users must have a basic understanding of HTML. To test your knowledge, we recommend you take the following online Quiz. If you cannot pass the quiz, you will not be successful with the Customization Kit.
Boost Your School's International Student Enrollment with Online Application
If your school is looking to attract more international students for the 2011/2012 school year, consider using Online Application to help boost incoming applications. International families often look for schools with easily accessible, secure online applications as a safer, more efficient and less expensive alternative to paper applications.
Your custom Online Application can be configured to include information that international students must provide your school: their host family; sponsorship information; previous schooling and more. Additionally, RenWeb schools offering Online Application are enjoying immediate access to data and email distribution lists on parents and students who are in the process of completing applications - allowing early communication and marketing to prospective families. There's no need to wait for applications to be completed and submitted.
Using Online Application also helps prevent data entry errors as schools can import completed international student applications directly into RenWeb. Schools are also utilizing RenWeb's enhanced Admissions Tracking process to better manage their admissions funnel. Using this Admissions Tracking process helps your school track internally when vital documents have been received (such as a passport copy) and alerts the applicant that your school has all required documents necessary to make an admissions decision.
The one-time cost of an Online Application setup by a RenWeb project manager is $295 per school. There is then a $20 processing fee per submitted application to cover online processing costs. It takes three weeks on average for our Online Application project managers to have your school configured to receive Online Application payments.
Give Your School's Website a Clean,
Professional Look for the 2011/2012 School Year
Most prospective families' first impression of your school is not your campus, teachers, student body or curriculum. It's your school's website. In partnership with award-winning Cherry+Company, School Site can help your school create a modern, dynamic website design and content management solution that's affordable, feature-rich and easy to update. School Site is even RenWeb integration-ready for your RenWeb calendar, announcements, newsletters, lunch menu, faculty list, inquiry form, ParentsWeb login and more!
Are you ready to take your website to the next level with a new design and state-of-the-art look and feel? Please see what School Site has to offer with these award-winning designs from Cherry+Company: Mount Pisgah Christian School, Lawton Christian School and Wellington School. Get Free Online Application Setup with School Site Purchase We're also excited to announce schools can now receive RenWeb's new Online Application for NO license fee and NO setup fee with the purchase of School Site. Impress prospective parents with a new School Site and integrated Online Application, all set up by our experts with the same branding and design. Your Online Application will be set up FREE OF CHARGE, improving your school's online image, simplifying submission of applications for prospective parents, attracting more applicants and lowering the cost of application processing. If you would like to learn more about School Site, visit SchoolSite.RenWeb.com or register for one of our free webinar demonstrations listed below.
In light of the recent heavy storms and tornadoes, are you evaluating your school's emergency preparedness for the next school year? Best practice suggests you should have your disaster procedures planned and documented before a crisis occurs so you are following a carefully crafted emergency action plan rather than making decisions at the heat of the moment. To that end, a thorough communication plan should be a part of any school's emergency action plan to ensure that the school community is aware of next steps. We'd like to recommend you consider Parent Alert as part of your communication plan the next time you review your emergency procedures. Parent Alert distributes instant notifications to your parents and school community via text messages to cell phones and PDAs; voice calls to work, home and cell; and emails to multiple addresses. For more information, please join one of our free upcoming webinar sessions or email us at parentalert@renweb.com.
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 9, 2011 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CDT - Register Online
Date and Time: Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 10 to 11:00 a.m. CDT - Register Online
MARC Records Interface to Debut at RenWeb Power Conference Register Today to Reserve a Seat in MARC Records Session
RenWeb is pleased to announce it will debut its new MARC Records Interface at the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference. Benefits of the RenWeb's MARC Records Interface include:
We encourage all interested participants to register for the Power Conference today to reserve a seat in this session before classes fill. To register or get more information about the Power Conference, please click here!
Get More From Your Inquiries with
Online Application's New and Improved Inquiry Queue!
This Power Up! webinar demonstration will focus on the new and improved Inquiry Queue in Online Application which will go live today - Friday, May 20. Join this informative, free webinar to have all your questions about how Online Application has changed answered. The webinar will be 30 minutes in length with time at the end of the demonstration to answer any questions. To sign up and register for one of these free Power Up! webinars, please click the appropriate link below:
If you are unable to make the Power Up! the information is located in Report Manager > Training & Documentation > Online Application Provider Training. Please review the section over the Inquiry Queue for all the latest updates. We look forward to demonstrating these new features to your school!
Did you know RenWeb processed more than 6,500 Online Applications during last admissions season's peak period? Were you too busy during last admissions season to look at RenWeb's Online Application product?
Now that the application season's peak submission period is ending, this is a great time to launch Online Application. This will give you an opportunity to learn and use Online Application while you are receiving just a handful of new inquiries and applications, preparing you for your peak season next year. Don't get left behind! RenWeb schools offering Online Application are enjoying immediate access to data and email distribution lists on parents and students who are in the process of completing applications - allowing early communication and marketing to prospective families. There's no need to wait for applications to be completed and submitted. Schools are importing completed applications into RenWeb - eliminating data entry expense while improving quality. Schools are also utilizing RenWeb's enhanced Admissions Tracking process to better manage their admissions funnel. Streamline your admissions process with Online Application and continue to process new applicants throughout the summer months for the 2011/2012 school year. It takes three weeks on average for our Online Application project managers to set up a school and have you set up to receive Online Application payments. The one-time cost of an Online Application setup by a RenWeb project manager is $295 per school. There is then a $20 processing fee per submitted application to cover online processing costs. To sign up for Online Application today, go to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Application Sign Up > Print and complete the online form. A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process. If you haven't participated in an Online Application demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on one of the links below. Monday, May 23 - 10:00 am - 11:30 am CDT Thursday, May 26 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CDT We look forward to serving your school with this exciting new service that can take your school marketing to the next level!
RenWeb's New iPhone/iPad Apps to Debut at RenWeb Power Conference Register Today to Reserve a Seat in the iPhone App Session
RenWeb is pleased to announce it will debut both its new Parent Alert iPhone App and new Faculty iPhone App at the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference! The Parent Alert App will allow administrators to send emergency alerts from school, home or on the road without accessing a computer. There's no need to worry about the electricity or Internet being out of service - alerts can be sent directly from an iPhone or iPad to the device of choice for parents, students and staff! The Faculty App will allow teachers to perform their most common duties without having to log into RenWeb on their computer. That includes adding and editing assignments and grades, taking attendance and placing lunch orders! We encourage all interested participants to register for the Power Conference today to reserve a seat in this session before classes fill. To register for the Power Conference and reserve a session seat, please click here.
School Friends & Family Can Use Donate Online's Easy, Online Secure Payment to Remember Loves Ones This Memorial Day
Donate Online provides a secure donation link that schools can attach to any web page that will allow often hard-to-reach family and friends to make online donations via credit cards with a few clicks. Powered by the secure and reliable processing engine of FACTS/NBS, the industry leader in K-12 online payment processing, Donate Online speeds deposits of donations into school bank accounts within three business days. Using Donate Online, schools can simply add a Secure Donation Link to an existing Fundraising area on their website to begin accepting online credit card payments for memorial and tribute gifts. Donate Online also makes it easy for schools to take their fundraising to the next level by creating complete Memorial Gift areas for their websites, using simple web pages provided by RenWeb. These comprehensive webpages can include an overview of the school's memorial program, descriptions and photos for the school's various campaigns, and a secure donation button for submitting honorarioum gifts. (See Memorial Gift page example.) Now every school can simplify Memorial Day or honorarium donations for school friends and families, while empowering schools to acquire new donors who often do not respond to traditional postal mail solicitations. If you would like to learn more about http://www.renweb.com/Wheel/Powerful/Integrated-Web-Partners/Donate-Online.aspxwww.renweb.com/Wheel/Powerful/Integrated-Web-Partners/Donate-Online.aspx, please register for one of our free webinar demonstrations.
QuickBooks Interface to Debut at RenWeb Power Conference Register Today to Reserve a Seat in QuickBooks Session
RenWeb is pleased to announce it will debut its new QuickBooks Interface at the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference. Benefits of the RenWeb's QuickBooks Interface include:
We encourage all interested participants to register for the Power Conference today to reserve a seat in this session before classes fill. To register or learn more information about the Power Conference, please click here.
Give Your School's Website A Fresh, New Look for the 2011/2012 School Year Get A FREE Online Application Setup with School Site Purchase
Your school's website is your most important marketing tool. School Site can help cement you in the minds of prospective parents through a modern, dynamic website design and management solution.
We've partnered with award-winning Cherry+Company to provide our School Site customers a first-class, RenWeb integration-ready solution for your school's website.
Cherry+Company won 33 awards from the 25th Annual Admissions Advertising Awards - more awards than any other design agency in the nation. Three award winning School Site designs include: Mount Pisgah Christian School , Lawton Christian School and Wellington School.
Other websites our School Site customers enjoy include: Southside Christian School, Riviera Schools, Grandview Preparatory School and Keystone School.
RenWeb is providing free demonstrations of School Site, our website management solution that provides best-in-class designs and dynamic integration with RenWeb's ParentsWeb, eliminating tedious dual entry of calendar items, announcements, newsletters, lunch menus and other content.
Schools can start from scratch with School Site and obtain a new website design by Cherry+Company, or simply migrate their existing design to School Site's website management solution, which allows changes and updates anytime, anywhere using School Site's easy-to-use online Content Management System (CMS).
Get Free Online Application Setup with School Site Purchase
Schools that purchase School Site will also receive RenWeb's Online Application service for NO license fee and NO setup fee. Impress prospective parents with a new School Site and integrated Online Application, all setup by our experts with the same branding and design. Your Online Application will be setup FREE OF CHARGE, improving your school's online image, simplifying submission of applications for prospective parents, attracting more applicants and lowering the cost of application processing.
If you would like to learn more about School Site, visit SchoolSite.RenWeb.com or register for one of our free webinar demonstrations listed below.
Now every school can afford the power and performance of a first-class website that's easy to manage and update!
To sign up and register for one of the free sessions, please click on the appropriate link below:
Date and Time: Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 11 to 12:00 p.m. CDT - Register Online
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CDT - Register Online
As our support team sees on the news the recent stories of wide-spread flooding, tornadoes and storms, it reminds us that we offer a service that could benefit many RenWeb schools located in the affected areas.
Our Parent Alert service can help you reach parents when their landline phones are out of service by sending instantaneous notifications to parents via automatically distributed text messages and voice calls to their cell phones. You can send the alerts directly from RenWeb, much like you send email today, providing you a convenient and consistent method of communication during emergency situations.
We are offering webinars that will cover the functionality available through Parent Alert and demonstrate how to send out different types of alerts. Following the session, attendees will be provided access to Parent Alert at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a 12-month subscription to Parent Alert for $0.30 per student per month.
We look forward to demonstrating how Parent Alert can help be a part of your emergency communication plan.
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CST - Register Online
Date and Time: Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 10 to 11:00 a.m. CST - Register Online
Do you have new staff at your school that needs RenWeb training?
Have you fallen behind on the new services RenWeb has to offer?
The RenWeb Lifetime Training Pass is your answer. The Lifetime Training Pass allows any faculty or staff member to take or retake all online training classes offered on RenWeb, including specialized training and replays of initial fundamental administrative and faculty training.
The Lifetime Training Pass is affordable: pay a one-time payment of just $299 ($499 for schools with enrollments over 400) along with a $10 monthly fee. This low payment schedule represents a savings of $1,500 over the cost of taking all classes just once on an a la carte basis.
If you have new staff at your school or simply wish to increase your knowledge of the full range of RenWeb's features, a Lifetime Training Pass makes it possible to receive in-depth training at the level your school initially received when you first purchased RenWeb. This low-cost, ongoing access to training represents RenWeb's long-term commitment to serving schools with excellence.
Training that qualifies for the Lifetime Training Pass includes:
To sign up for the Lifetime Training Pass, go to Report Manager > Products and Services > Lifetime Training Pass - Sign Up.
If you have questions about the Lifetime Training Pass or wish to learn more about how it can help your school achieve maximum use of RenWeb year after year, please email training@renweb.com.
Do you have an effective way to process and record real-time credit card donations during your fundraising events?
Donate Online allows you to process live credit card payments for donations made at your school auction, walk-a-thon and other spring fundraisers, simplifying the collection process.
Donate Online's integration with Donor Connect makes record keeping even easier by recording the live donations against your constituent accounts. Take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your fundraising efforts by utilizing Donate Online, you'll love the results!
Donate Online offers a secure donation link that schools can attach to any web page that will allow often hard-to-reach family and friends to make online donations via credit cards with a few clicks. Powered by the secure and reliable processing engine of FACTS/NBS, the industry leader in K-12 online payment processing, Donate Online speeds deposits of donations into school bank accounts within three business days.
Using Donate Online, schools can simply add a Secure Donation link to an existing Fundraising area on their website to begin accepting online credit card payments.
Donate Online also makes it easy for schools to take their fundraising to the next level by creating complete Online Giving areas for their websites, using simple web pages provided by RenWeb. These comprehensive pages can include an overview of the school's fundraising program, descriptions and photos for the school's various campaigns, and a secure donation button for submitting gifts. (See Donate Online Example.)
Now every school can simplify donations for school friends and families, while empowering schools to acquire new donors who often do not respond to traditional postal mail solicitations.
If you would like to learn more about Donate Online or Donor Connect please register for one of our free webinar demonstrations listed below.
To sign up and register for one of the free sessions, please click on the appropriate link below: Donate Online Demo: Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 10 to 11:00 a.m. CST - Register Online Donate Online Demo: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CST - Register Online Donor Connect Integration Demo: Friday, April 8, 2011 - 10 to 11:00 a.m. CST - Register Online Cost: FREE
RenWeb is pleased to announce the list of Conference Sessions for the
2011 RenWeb Power Conference!
This is a great opportunity for you to participate in over 15 hours of training sessions, seminars, and new product demonstrations; get together and fellowship with other RenWeb schools in scheduled round-table discussions; plus meet with RenWeb staff members at our Expert Bar to answer questions and discuss specific issues for your school. Click here for a detailed conference schedule of the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference at the beautiful Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel. Register today for the conference and reserve your room at the Renaissance to ensure you have onsite accommodations. First, register for the Power Conference by going to RenWeb Main Menu > Report Manager > 2011 Power Conference > Registration Form. The registration fee is $295 per attendee, excluding transportation and lodging. For more conference information, please visit our dedicated Power Conference Website. Next, reserve your room at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld. Click here to book your room. We have reserved a block of 400 rooms and expect over 500 attendees so book your room now to take advantage of our special, negotiated $119 nightly rate for conference attendees and their families. This rate is valid three days before and after the conference based on availability so you can extend your stay and enjoy the many Orlando attractions. We look forward to seeing you in person at the 2011 Power Conference!
There are only 7 days left for our Jump Start 2011/2012 promotion! Pay just $495 down...with no more payments until August.
Take advantage NOW of our JUMP START 2011 Promotion - and all the power, integration, ease-of-use and affordability of the industry leader - by speaking with a RenWeb School Management Consultant.
Sign up now before the March 31 deadline and learn more about the Jump Start 2011/2012 promotion here.
See what the 2010 attendees had to say about Power Conference:
2011 RenWeb Power Conference Testimonials from RenWeb on Vimeo.
Get a sneak preview of what to expect at the 2011 Power Conference:
2011 RenWeb Power Conference in Orlando, Fl from RenWeb on Vimeo.
Go to PowerConference.RenWeb.com to learn more about the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference and to register today!
Book Your Flights Now for RenWeb's 2011 Power Conference
Fuel and airfare prices are beginning to rise. That's why now is the best time to book your flights for the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference! The conference will be held July 19, 20 and 21 at the beautiful Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel.
There's just 3 things you should do right now. Book your flight, register for the conference, and reserve your room at the Renaissance. This will ensure you have onsite accommodations at the special rates we have reserved for the first 400 Power Conference attendees and their families! At the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference, you'll also:
Plus, we've given you more evening time to take advantage of the great attractions in Orlando. The Renaissance Orlando offers all its hotel guests the exclusive opportunity to purchase length-of-stay passes to SeaWorld and Aquatica - just buy a single day ticket and it is good for your entire length of stay at the Renaissance Orlando! This offer is available once you have reserved your hotel room.
To register, go to the RenWeb Main Menu > Report Manager > 2011 Power Conference > Registration Form > Print
The conference fee is $295 per attendee, excluding transportation and lodging. For more conference information, please visit our dedicated Power Conference Website.
Then reserve your room at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld. Click here to book your room at our special, negotiated rate of $119 per night for the first 400 conference attendees and their families.
We expect over 500 attendees. So, book your room now to take advantage of our onsite accommodations and special rates. This rate is valid three days before and after the conference based on availability so you can extend your stay and enjoy the many Orlando attractions.
We look forward to seeing you in person at the 2011 Power Conference!
Does your school need a fast way to notify your school community when spring sporting events are cancelled or postponed?
Would you like to notify parents of upcoming spring events more quickly than is possible with your auto-dialer or phone tree system? Parent Alert Could Be the Answer For You! Learn More with a Live Demonstration and Free Trial.
Parent Alert is used every day by our schools that need to deliver time-sensitive information, or that simply want to send out reminders to parents wherever they are. Parent Alert provides instantaneous notifications to parents and your school community via text messages to cell phones; voice calls to work, home and cell; and emails to multiple addresses. You can send the alerts directly from RenWeb, much like you send email today, providing you a convenient and consistent method of communication for situations such as tuition payment reminders, bus schedule changes and emergencies . The webinar will cover the functionality available through Parent Alert and demonstrate how to send out different types of alerts. Following the session, attendees will be provided access to Parent Alert at their school for one month free of charge. Schools may then sign up for a 12-month subscription to Parent Alert for $0.30 per student per month. To sign up and register for the free session, please click on the link below: Date and Time: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 10 to 11:00 a.m. CST - Register Online Date and Time: Monday, March 21, 2011 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CST - Register Online
iPhone and iPad Apps for FacultyWeb and Parent Alert; QuickBooks Interface to RenWeb Student Billing; New MARC Record Addition to Library Management; And MORE to Come!
RenWeb is pleased to announce the unveiling of new products at the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference to be held July 19, 20 and 21 at the beautiful Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel. Attendees at the event will be the first to see demonstrations of the new iPhone and iPad Apps that RenWeb is launching, and the first to receive hands-on training on RenWeb's new QuickBooks Interface and the MARC Records addition to Library Management.
Register today for the conference and reserve your room at the Renaissance to ensure you have onsite accommodations at the special rates we have reserved for the first 400 Power Conference attendees and their families!
To register, go to the RenWeb Main Menu > Report Manager > 2011 Power Conference > Registration Form > Print.
Then reserve your room at the Renaissance Orlando at Sea World. Click here to book your room at our special, negotiated rate of $119 per night for the first 400 conference attendees and their families.
In addition to getting the first opportunity to view and sign up for RenWeb's new products and services at the 2011 RenWeb Power Conference, you'll also:
We know that your school's website is your most important marketing tool. That is why we have partnered with Cherry+Company to provide School Site customers a first-class website design.
Cherry+Company won 33 awards from the 25th Annual Admissions Advertising Awards - more awards than any other design agency in the nation. Three award winning School Site designs include: Mount Pisgah Christian School, Lawton Christian School and Wellington School.
Other websites our School Site customers enjoy include: St. Joseph Regional Catholic School, Riviera Schools, Grandview Preparatory School and Good Shepherd Christian Academy.
We're also excited to announce schools can now receive RenWeb's new Online Application for NO license fee and NO setup fee with the purchase of School Site. Impress prospective parents with a new School Site and integrated Online Application, all setup by our experts with the same branding and design. Your Online Application will be setup FREE OF CHARGE, improving your school's online image, simplifying submission of applications for prospective parents, attracting more applicants and lowering the cost of application processing.
If you would like to learn more about School Site, visit SchoolSite.RenWeb.com or register for one of our free webinar demonstrations listed below. Now every school can afford the power and performance of a first-class website that's easy to manage and update!
To sign up and register for one of the free sessions, please click on the appropriate link below: Date and Time: Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 11 to 12:00 p.m. CST - Register Online Date and Time: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CST - Register Online Date and Time: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 11 to 12:00 p.m. CST - Register Online
Would you like to brush up on various RenWeb features or learn more about how to best utilize RenWeb at your school?
Consider joining one of our upcoming Power Up! Refresher Courses:
Automated Scheduling
Are you looking for a way to automate your scheduling? Do you wish to drastically reduce the time you spend scheduling? If you answered yes to these questions, then you need to see the RenWeb Automated Scheduling feature! Join this informative free webinar to see all the new scheduling capabilities! This webinar will be approximately 1.5 hours in length.
Accounting Defaults
If your school uses Auto Clear or the Family Statement, you should attend this free webinar. The Accounting Defaults area allows you to configure the settings that will be used to run an auto clear in your database. In addition, the family statement has been enhanced to allow for more control over the people for whom you print statements. This webinar will be one hour in length with ample time for your questions at the end of the demonstration.
Watch for more webinar announcements here on our blog and on our Facebook Page!
Would you like to see that kind of fundraising success this fast at your school? Like this flourishing school, your school may have constituents who prefer to make online donations rather than fill out and mail paper checks. If that is true, Donate Online could be the answer for you!
Using Donate Online, schools can simply add a link to an existing Fundraising area on their website to begin accepting online credit card payments.
Donate Online also makes it easy for schools to take their fundraising to the next level by creating complete Online Giving areas for their websites, using simple web pages provided by RenWeb. These comprehensive pages can include an overview of the school's fundraising program, descriptions and photos for the school's various campaigns, and a secure donation button for submitting gifts. (See Donate Online Example .)
If you would like to learn more about Donate Online please register for one of our free webinar demonstrations listed below.
Date and Time: Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10 to 11:00 a.m. CST - Register Online
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CST - Register Online
Did you know that over 150 schools have already signed up for RenWeb's new Online Application service? That means they are already offering online applications or will begin in January offering online applications to prospective parents.
It's not too late. You can get a FREE Online Application Setup if you sign up by January 15. It takes two weeks on average for our Online Application project managers to set up a school, which means you could have Online Application up and running by February 1.
Sign up today by going to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Application - Sign Up and complete the online form. A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process.
If you haven't participated in an Online Application demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on the link below.
January 5, 2011 at 1:00 PM CST
January 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM CST
We look forward to serving your school with this exciting new service that can take your school marketing to the next level!