Case Study: St. Augustine Preparatory Academy boosts personalized college and career exploration with SchooLinks

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy boosts engagement for 1,500 students with SchooLinks

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy, a K-12 school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, faced a significant challenge with its previous college and career readiness platform, Naviance. The platform was not engaging for its predominantly Hispanic and first-generation student body, failed to provide personalized exploration, and created inefficiencies for the school's educators. Seeking a solution that would better serve their students and staff, the school turned to the vendor SchooLinks and its all-in-one college and career readiness platform.

By implementing SchooLinks, the school gained a student-centered platform that personalized the exploration process and automated tasks for counselors. The results were immediately positive, with high student engagement rates and a survey showing overwhelmingly positive feedback. Educators reported that students were thinking more deeply about their futures and articulating their postsecondary choices with more confidence. SchooLinks provided the tools to help students find their best fit, which the school believes will lead to higher college persistence rates for its students.

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