Case Study: Achievement First achieves teacher empowerment and maintains school communities with Zoom Video Communications

Achievement First Deploys Zoom + Neat to Empower Teachers & Maintain School Communities

Achievement First, a high‑performance charter management organization overseeing 37 schools and serving 15,000 students across CT, NY, and RI, needed a way to continue delivering high‑quality instruction and preserve school community ties during COVID‑19. The main challenge was finding a compact, easy‑to‑install classroom hardware solution that seamlessly integrated with Zoom, delivered outstanding audio/video even when teachers moved around, and didn’t add technical burdens for educators.

The organization deployed Zoom together with Neat devices, which proved simple to roll out and use — teachers can “walk in, tap a button, and do their job” — while providing crystal‑clear audio and video and supporting breakout rooms and schoolwide announcements to keep remote students engaged. The rollout reduced teacher workload, maintained inclusive school communities during hybrid learning, and created a scalable model for post‑pandemic uses such as regional professional development without travel.

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Marques Stewart

Senior Director of Network/Cloud Infrastructure