Case Study: Vestavia Hills High School achieves reliable, self‑healing Wi‑Fi and reduced teacher downtime with HPE Aruba Networking

Aruba Wi-Fi 6, Central and AIOps supplies intelligent, self-healing network for learning without limits today and tomorrow

Vestavia Hills City Schools, a high‑achieving PK‑12 district in Alabama serving 7,200 students and 700 staff, needed to replace aging wired and wireless infrastructure to support blended, remote and in‑person learning. The district required a reliable, scalable, high‑density network with centralized, secure access control, simplified deployment and management, and compliance with E‑rate and state mandates to reduce teacher downtime and support classrooms, athletics and community events.

Using E‑rate funding, Vestavia Hills deployed Aruba Wi‑Fi 6 access points and switches managed by Aruba Central, plus Aruba AIOps and ClearPass for ML‑driven remediation and role‑based access control. Zero‑touch provisioning sped rollout, AIOps cut troubleshooting from hours to minutes (reducing teacher downtime from 4–5 hours to minutes), and ClearPass improved security and device control. The new platform delivered better reliability in classrooms and high‑density spaces, lower IT overhead, energy and cabling savings, and a future‑ready foundation for further features like dynamic segmentation.

Vestavia Hills High School

Keith Price

Director of Technology