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What’s paper registration costing you? Printing form after form. Sorting through packet after packet. The costs of paper-based student registration just keep stacking up. With online registration, the hard costs of paper are eliminated. And days of valuable staff time are saved, too. A district or school system creating 5,000 packets annually, for example, could expect to see a $170,750 return on their investment with us in one year. Use this interactive calculator to see how much online registration could save you.

With school options in Oakland expanding beyond neighborhood and even district schools, the school market has become more complex and competition for schools has intensified. View this blog and download a copy of a presentation given by Charles Wilson, the Executive Director of Enrollment and Portfolio Management at OUSD, during which he shares the steps that they have taken to promote equity and provide better access to high-quality school information for their community through the use of tools and systems for parents and staff.

As families have a growing number of school options to choose from, the stakes associated with student enrollment are increasing. View our infographic for tips on how to optimize your student enrollment process to expand equity and access within your community and increase operational efficiency.

In today's world of open enrollment and school choice, many K-12 district administrators are managing growing piles of applications for intra- and inter-district transfers, magnet school programs, charter schools, or other choice programs. Watch this video blog to learn how SchoolMint's strategic enrollment management solution can deliver a more efficient application experience for both administrators and families.

Automating the K-12 student enrollment process can dramatically improve school systems' access to real-time data. But how can administrators make the most of the volumes of data at their fingertips? Watch this video blog to learn how SchoolMint's reporting tools can reduce manual work for enrollment staff, improve the integrity of your student data, and generate insights to inform your enrollment strategy and decisions.

SchoolMint, along with Hero K12, is announcing that we will be joining forces to become part of the integrated Hero K12 EdTech Platform, in which we will have the opportunity to more deeply and expansively support school systems and families nationwide.

The SchoolMint team has just returned from the 2017 Texas Charter Schools Conference and we're excited to report that the 4-day event was packed with great keynotes, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Read about our experience and lessons learned from interactions with charter school leaders!

The 2017 Texas Charter Schools Conference was filled with many informational and engaging breakout sessions related to marketing and communication. In a blog written by our Marketing Manager, Jessica Lam, read as she shares her lessons learned on using social media to generate greater brand awareness for charter schools.

Three school leaders discuss their transition to an online student enrollment system and delve into how they realized operational efficiencies and time savings, improved data integrity, and transformed the family experience. Read about their experiences and lessons learned from Spring Branch ISD, Noble Network, and Alliance.

The 2017 National Charter Schools Conference was filled with inspirational and informative keynote and breakout sessions that spurred perplexing questions and ideas. In a blog written by our Chief Marketing Officer, Lory Pilchik, read as she shares her lessons learned from charter leaders nationwide.