Case Study: Comox Valley School District 71 drives relationship-focused online learning with Canvas by Instructure

Comox Valley School District 71 supports 2,000+ students with Canvas

Comox Valley School District 71, operating the Navigate-NIDES program, faced a challenge after its previous learning management system could no longer support its advanced blended learning initiatives. The district needed a more intuitive, scalable, and communicative platform to foster meaningful connections between teachers, students, and parents. To address this, they partnered with the vendor Instructure to implement its Canvas LMS product in 2018.

The solution from Instructure provided a robust and easy-to-use online ecosystem that was instrumental during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Canvas tools like Commons for collaboration and audio/video feedback for personalization, the district enhanced teacher-student relationships and created district-wide best practices called the "Pillars of Facilitation." The results included a significant increase in enrollment, improved teacher-parent communication via the Parent Connect app, and the successful development of a "train the trainer" professional development model to onboard new staff.

Comox Valley School District 71