Case Study: Verona Area School District streamlines facility management and boosts rental revenue with Brightly Software's Event Manager

Wisconsin School District Streamlines Facility Management with Event Manager

Verona Area School District, a southwestern Wisconsin district serving about 6,000 students across 52 indoor and outdoor facilities, struggled to manage bookings, custodial tasks and setup/tear-down for athletics, clubs and community events. With a single Facility and Event Scheduling Manager overseeing dozens of sites, the district lacked the visibility and ease-of-use needed to track reservations and staffing efficiently.

The district upgraded from SchoolDude to Brightly’s Event Manager, adopting a color-coded dashboard and customizable categories plus integrated invoicing and online payments. The new system gave immediate visibility into availability and custodial needs, streamlined scheduling and billing, and helped boost community rentals—generating roughly $140,000 in facility rental revenue in the first full year back after the pandemic.

Verona Area School District

Jeanene Ennis

Facility and Event Scheduling Coordinator