Case Study: Donna Klein Jewish Academy improves attendance completion with Orah

Donna Klein Jewish Academy speeds attendance with Orah and boosts attendance completion across 50+ staff users

Donna Klein Jewish Academy, a K-12 day school, faced challenges with its previous attendance system, which suffered from login issues and inconsistencies. This prompted the school's registrar, Julie Katz, to seek a more reliable alternative. They selected Orah to implement its automated classroom attendance solution integrated with their existing Blackbaud SIS.

The solution from Orah involved students scanning QR codes on ID badges at iPad kiosks to instantly mark their presence. This automated process made attendance taking faster and simpler for teachers. As a result, the middle school, which previously had the poorest attendance completion, now has the best rates in the school. Orah also provided measurable benefits like automated reminder notifications and, crucially, the syncing of attendance comments back to Blackbaud, which has streamlined the audit process.

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