Case Study: Cleveland Metropolitan Schools achieves broad edtech adoption with Clever

How a large school district achieved broad edtech adoption

Cleveland Metropolitan Schools (CMSD), a large school district, faced significant challenges in managing dozens of learning applications and connecting its large population of over 40,000 students and teachers. The district struggled with messy student roster data, missed instructional time from login issues, and a lack of visibility into edtech usage and spending. They turned to the vendor Clever to address these problems with its single sign-on and rostering platform.

By implementing Clever, CMSD automated rostering and provided a single portal for all educational applications. This solution eliminated duplicate software subscriptions, saved the IT staff significant time on integrations, and gave teachers and administrators clear usage analytics to inform instruction and purchasing. The results were a 4x increase in teacher usage and a 3.5x increase in student logins, leading to a more streamlined and effective learning environment. Clever became the district's essential gateway for digital learning.

Cleveland Metropolitan Schools

Joe Widman

Teacher and Technology