Case Study: Franklin Middle School achieves increased student engagement and streamlined communications with Arreya Digital Signage Suite

Franklin Middle School Motivates Students with ARREYA Digital Signage

Franklin Middle School, a Cedar Rapids school serving nearly 650 students and about 90 staff, struggled to consistently and engagingly communicate announcements, schedules and student recognition to a diverse student body in an aging building. Principal Lucas Ptacek sought a cost‑effective, easy‑to‑manage platform to centralize communications and amplify student voice, and selected Arreya Digital Signage Suite to meet those needs.

Using Arreya Digital Signage Suite on managed Chromeboxes with Chrome Device Management, the school publishes daily announcements, student recognition photos and event rebroadcasts to digital monitors that are updated every morning and managed remotely via Arreya’s content editor and device monitoring. The implementation reduced staff time spent on scattered communications, enabled remote health checks of displays, and measurably increased student engagement and motivation as more students strive for recognition — outcomes driven by Arreya Digital Signage Suite’s ease of use and reliability.