Case Study: Balsz School District achieves real-time asset tracking and scales its 'One Laptop Per Child' initiative with BarCloud by Asap Systems

Barcode Inventory System Propels School District’s ‘One Laptop Per Child’ Initiative

Balsz School District in east Phoenix launched a “One Laptop Per Child” initiative but found its legacy inventory software couldn’t handle an influx of high-value technology, rising enrollment, and plans to add 2,000–3,000 assets. The district needed a user-friendly, barcode-based checkout system that integrated with Active Directory, provided real-time visibility, controlled user access, and supported reservations, returns and reporting across multiple campuses.

Balsz implemented ASAP Systems’ Passport asset-tracking platform with mobile barcode scanners; setup and staff training took only hours. The district now tracks more than 9,000 items with barcode tags, real-time syncing, configurable reports and secure access controls—giving staff immediate answers to who, what and where and enabling the successful rollout and ongoing management of the laptop program.

Balsz School District

Hazen Kor

Network Engineer