{"id":21783,"date":"2024-06-14T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/resources\/case-studies\/north-canton-city-schools\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T06:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:45:25","slug":"north-canton-city-schools","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/fr\/resources\/case-studies\/north-canton-city-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Les \u00e9coles de la ville de North Canton s&#039;associent \u00e0 Lightspeed Systems\u00ae pour prot\u00e9ger la confidentialit\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es des \u00e9l\u00e8ves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section__content__main__content\">\n<p>North Canton City Schools partnered with Lightspeed Systems to streamline their edtech management, focusing on app data privacy management, usage analytics, and simplified app approvals.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"component component__title\">\n<span class=\"component__title__copy\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"component__title__title\"><br \/>\nOpportunity: Streamline Edtech Management<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>As a member of the Ohio Student Privacy Alliance (OHSPA), North Canton City Schools needed efficient application management. \u201cWe needed a process for managing data privacy agreements and tracking approved and unapproved apps, as well as for allowing staff to request new apps,\u201d said Kim Nidy, Director of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>The district also sought to simplify the app approval process for faculty and staff, and to gain greater visibility into app user engagement. \u201cThere are times vendors will share usage data, and times they won\u2019t. We were excited about the possibility of seeing what is going on in our own learning environments,\u201d explained Nidy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"component component__quote\"><p>\n<span class=\"component__quote__content\"><\/p>\n<p>We needed this ability to see what is approved or not approved in conjunction with our data privacy policies and those of the OHSPA. Now we can view whether something is being used and whether it is something we are paying for.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"component__quote__source\">\n<cite><br \/>\n<span class=\"component__quote__source__author\">Kim Nidy<\/span><span class=\"component__quote__source__title\">Director of Technology<\/span>, <span class=\"component__quote__source__org\">North Canton City Schools<\/span><br \/>\n<\/cite><br \/>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"component component__title\">\n<span class=\"component__title__copy\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"component__title__title\"><br \/>\nSolution: Lightspeed Digital Insight<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Lightspeed Digital Insight\u2122 provides robust app analytics, streamlined data privacy management, and simplified app approvals. It gave North Canton\u2019s IT and instructional technology leaders a single view of district edtech usage, enabling data-backed decisions on budget, security, and professional development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe needed this ability to see what is approved or not approved in conjunction with our data privacy policies and those of the OHSPA. Now we can view whether something is being used and whether it is something we are paying for,\u201d said Nidy.<\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The district also implemented edtech review and approval processes, allowing IT leaders to manage app <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">approvals and maintain a public list of approved applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"component component__quote\"><p>\n<span class=\"component__quote__content\"><\/p>\n<p>I love that I can store all my contract information in Digital Insight. I no longer have to use a spreadsheet to track costs and all my contract-related tasks.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"component__quote__source\">\n<cite><br \/>\n<span class=\"component__quote__source__author\">Kim Nidy<\/span><span class=\"component__quote__source__title\">Director of Technology<\/span>, <span class=\"component__quote__source__org\">North Canton City Schools<\/span><br \/>\n<\/cite><br \/>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"component component__title\">\n<span class=\"component__title__copy\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"component__title__title\"><br \/>\nResults: Solidified Partnership and Cost Savings<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>North Canton\u2019s partnership with Lightspeed began with a positive implementation experience. \u201cThis was the smoothest rollout we\u2019ve had with the best training,\u201d Nidy said.<\/p>\n<p>With Lightspeed Digital Insight, North Canton identified and managed current apps, gaining insight into costs and approvals. \u201cMy initial focus has been on reviewing all our apps and identifying those we are paying for and not paying for and which have been approved for use,\u201d Nidy stated.<\/p>\n<p>App usage analytics helped evaluate ROI and drive purchasing decisions. \u201cWe faced a 27% cost increase for an application we\u2019ve used for over 10 years,\u201d Nidy exemplified. \u201cUsage data from [Lightspeed] Digital Insight showed that only seven out of over 100 teachers in our most active building used it. Sharing this data with our principals led to a decision not to renew, saving us over $24,000 with just one app.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"component component__quote\"><p>\n<span class=\"component__quote__content\"><\/p>\n<p>Usage data from [Lightspeed] Digital Insight showed that only seven out of over 100 teachers in our most active building used it. Sharing this data with our principals led to a decision not to renew, saving us over $24,000 with just one app.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"component__quote__source\">\n<cite><br \/>\n<span class=\"component__quote__source__author\">Kim Nidy<\/span><span class=\"component__quote__source__title\">Director of Technology<\/span>, <span class=\"component__quote__source__org\">North Canton City Schools<\/span><br \/>\n<\/cite><br \/>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The district also benefited from storing contract information. \u201cI love that I can store all my contract information in [Lightspeed] Digital Insight. I no longer have to use a spreadsheet to track costs and all my contract-related tasks,\u201d Nidy said. They also plan to use the system\u2019s data to evaluate professional development efforts. \u201cWe have some professional development coming up and are going to use [Lightspeed] Digital Insight to see if usage increases afterward,\u201d Nidy noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les \u00e9coles de la ville de North Canton se sont associ\u00e9es \u00e0 Lightspeed Systems pour rationaliser leur gestion des technologies \u00e9ducatives, en se concentrant sur la gestion de la confidentialit\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es des applications, l&#039;analyse de l&#039;utilisation et les approbations simplifi\u00e9es des applications.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":20147,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"North Canton City Schools","_yoast_wpseo_title":"North Canton City Schools Case Study %%sep%% %%sitename%%","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"North Canton City Schools partner with Lightspeed Systems to streamline management focusing on privacy, usage analytics, and app usage."},"tags":[102],"case-study_category":[],"class_list":["post-21783","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-lightspeed-insight"],"acf":{"authors":[531],"_thumbnail_id":20147,"case_study_link":"https:\/\/pwp.lightspeedsystems.com\/north-canton-city-schools","customer":21720,"lss_gated_override":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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