Ogdensburg City School District, with a total of 750 students in both the middle school and high school, faced significant challenges in managing devices amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Bob Ladouceur, responsible for the district's device management, sought innovative solutions to streamline operations and provide seamless support to students.
Challenge: Time-Consuming, Manual Device Management
Managing device exchanges and checkouts was becoming a burden for the tech team at Ogdensburg City School District. Each lost or broken Chromebook required IT staff to manually coordinate a loaner device, creating workflow bottlenecks, increased downtime, and more work for a small tech team.
Solution: Learn21 + LocknCharge FUYL Smart Lockers
That’s when Ogdensburg partnered with Learn21, an EdTech nonprofit that helps schools improve operations through custom technology solutions. After identifying the need for a more efficient loaner process, Learn21 recommended the FUYL Smart Locker System by LocknCharge.
With cloud-based locker management and secure access workflows, FUYL lockers now enable students to exchange or borrow devices with no IT staff involvement.
"They’ve created a system where kids can walk up to the locker, punch in a code, and grab a device or return a broken one. It’s taken the workload off our team."
— Ogdensburg IT Director
Results: Efficiency, accountability, and peace of mind
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Devices are exchanged in under 2 minutes
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Full visibility into who accessed which device and when
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Staff can focus on strategic work, not manual handoffs
Why FUYL works for schools
Smart locker systems like FUYL allow districts to scale their 1:1 programs without increasing IT workload. They’re ideal for automating:
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Lost/broken device exchanges
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Loaner distribution
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Onboarding/offboarding hardware handouts
Conclusion
Ogdensburg City School District's partnership with LocknCharge and Learn21 demonstrates the transformative impact of innovative solutions in education. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, Ladouceur successfully overcame the challenges posed by device management, ultimately enhancing the teaching and learning environment for students and educators.
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