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Rise Vision digital signage upgrades communication at Wisconsin school district

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May 16, 2022

Rise Vision, a digital signage software provider for educational organizations, recently rolled out a digital signage package at Weston School District in Wisconsin, a small school district which serves three rural communities, Cazenovia, Hillpoint and Lime Ridge, to help improve its communications strategy, according to a company press release.

Amanda Keller, who has been social media and public relations director at Weston for four years, said the district struggled with keeping families updated with printed, physical newsletters.

"It was frustrating to put so much time into communication we knew would be outdated before it reached our families and community," Keller said in the release. "It was also time-consuming to create bulletin boards that were very limited in how we could use them. These bulletin boards also had to be recreated often to keep the images current."

Weston now has multiple digital communication channels: a school website, social media channels and a school app. Rise Vision chipped in to help with a digital display network throughout the district.

"The original TVs we used for the Rise Vision monitors had been previously used in classrooms," Keller said. "This allowed the school to experiment with and experience the value of Rise Vision for themselves without making significant investments in hardware. We'd recommend that schools looking for a digital signage solution seek something that lets them utilize the assets they already have."

Rise Vision digital signage was placed near locations where students and visitors are likely to slow or stop, such as water fountains, to improve attention and retention.