Case Study: Springfield Public School District achieves 100% student adoption and unified 1:1 learning with Canvas LMS

Springfield Public School District - Customer Case Study

Springfield Public Schools, the largest accredited district in Missouri serving 52 schools and about 24,000 users, needed a single learning management system to deliver internal online high-school courses and unify a patchwork of teacher platforms. Parents and students were juggling multiple websites and logins, teachers had no consistent place to deliver blended instruction, and administrators wanted to move away from for‑profit vendors while supporting a 1:1 device initiative.

After piloting two LMSs in 2012, students unanimously chose Canvas for its clean, mobile-friendly interface; the district implemented it quickly and scaled training, driving average daily use from 1,000 to 24,000. Canvas now hosts curriculum, digital libraries, professional development, credit recovery (using MasteryPaths), and the Launch virtual school (70+ courses planned), improving student engagement, saving teachers time, and unifying resources across the district and partner districts.

Springfield Public School District

Nichole Lemmon

Director of Blended Learning