Finally! A CPS Vendor That is Fighting to Equip Principals!
UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE WITH ILS AND GET
3 Years of Hosting
For FREE!
Available for schools who engage with ILS in transforming their school website. This offer is only available for a limited time, so act now!
Why Would We Provide free hosting?
Because We're Crazy Enough To Believe (and know) Principals Can Transform Communities if They're Properly equipped!
AND THEY HAVE!
What Our Principals Have Experienced and Said About Our Partnership and Engagement...
"The branding that you did for us helped us attract about 60 partnerships, which then helped us to bring back our $500,000 in CSI funds which then helped us to build a $300,000 CVS clinic in the school that's there today!"
"Prior to this work, I WOULD NEVER HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE IMPACT QUALITY BRANDING HAS ON HUMAN CAPITAL!
As we were building a new team, instead of looking for candidates to hire, they approached us with a passion/desire to work and invest in our school and community!"
"You can't increase graduation rates from the low 40's to nearly 80% without having a brand and core values [communicated to your community].
- Chad Thomas
Director of School Leader Engagement, CPS
Principal, Sullivan High School (2013-2022)
"Can I tell you...the website is working! The candidates we are interviewing know our vision, our core values, and where we are headed."
- Suzanne Mazenis-Luzzi
Principal, Jungman STEM Magnet School
"We are off to a strong start, and we unveiled the website to the community last Thursday during our Back to School Night. It was a hit!"
- Khalid Oluewu
Principal, Webster Elementary
Build Effective School Websites And...
SHARE YOUR SCHOOL CULTURE
Explore Some of Our Chicago Public School Websites!
A properly designed website that visually communicates your vision, school's people, community, culture, message, and essence INSPIRES people to take action!
This is regarding students, parents, and human capital: new hires, volunteers, strategic partners, donors, philanthropists, and your local school community.
It shows you have your act together! That you're organized! Thoughtful. Purposeful! That you're no longer behind the times and that you get it! A properly designed and functional website does not just demand attention; it commands it!
If you're looking to gain more engagement, you have to capture people's attention!
WE CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT THE FACT THAT SCHOOLS ARE PAYING $3,600+ A YEAR TO A PREFERRED VENDOR FOR HOSTING A SCHOOL WEBSITE WITH INCREASING ANNUAL FEES WITH NO ADDED VALUE TO THE SCHOOLS! These school websites have very little content, are not attractive, don't command attention, are outdated, are not responsive, don't showcase the school's people, community, culture, message, or essence, and at the end of the day, are not inspirational.
How can we inspire a community to take action and get involved in our children's education if the schools are not inspiring? It's time to change that.
At ILS, we're crazy enough to believe that THE TIME TO CHANGE IS NOW! AND WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
Act now to GET YOUR FIRST 3 YEARS OF HOSTING FOR FREE!
What does that mean?
Instead of spending OVER $10,800 in 3 years on hosting, you can now reallocate those funds to INVEST IN YOUR SCHOOL'S MESSAGING and START BEING INSPIRATIONAL!
PLUS! You'll save your school OVER $50% a year on hosting moving forward with an awe-inspiring responsive website that commands attention and gives you traction!!!
YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT!
ACT NOW AND GET YOUR FIRST 3 YEARS OF HOSTING FOR FREE!
Start a conversation to learn more. There's no obligation to commit.
Are You Concerned If This Is A Wise Investment?
We would be too! But The data of the principals and the schools that are working with us speaks for itself!
Below are only some of the results of some of our schools who have engaged with us to help rebuild their site and focus on their marketing. Data is conservative and pulled from CPS's demographics report as well as information provided by principals
Uplift Community High School
Increase of 21+ students (24.4% growth!)
KPH (Kelvyn Park Jr. & Sr. High School)
Increase of 94+ students (23.8% growth!)
Jungman STEM Magnet School
Increase of 40+ students (16.2% growth!)
Sullivan High School
Increase of 87+ students (15.2% growth!)
Morrill Math & Science Specialty School
Increase of 34+ students (7% growth!)
RNA (Rickover Naval Academy)
Increase of 28+ students (6.3% growth!)
Are You Concerned If This Is A Wise Investment?
We would be too! But The data of the principals and the schools that are working with us speaks for itself!
Below are only some of the results of some of our schools who have engaged with us to help rebuild their site and focus on their marketing. Data is conservative and pulled from CPS's demographics report as well as information provided by principals.
Uplift Community High School
Increase of 21+ students (24.4% growth!)
KPH (Kelvyn Park Jr. & Sr. High School)
Increase of 94+ students (23.8% growth!)
Jungman STEM Magnet School
Increase of 40+ students (16.2% growth!)
Sullivan High School
Increase of 87+ students (15.2% growth!)
Morrill Math & Science Specialty School
Increase of 34+ students (7% growth!)
RNA (Rickover Naval Academy)
Increase of 28+ students (6.3% growth!)
WHAT MAKES MORE SENSE?
OTHER WEB SERVICES
YEAR 1 HOSTING: $3,600
YEAR 2 HOSTING: $3,600+
YEAR 3 HOSTING: $3,600+
YEAR 4 HOSTING: $3,600+
IN 4 YEARS, YOU WOULD HAVE
SPENT $14,400 ON HOSTING!
WITH A WEBSITE THAT...
OUR WEB SERVICES
YEAR 1 HOSTING: $0
YEAR 2 HOSTING: $0
YEAR 3 HOSTING: $0
YEAR 4 HOSTING: $1,800
IN 4 YEARS, YOU WOULD HAVE
SAVED $10,800 ON HOSTING!
WITH REALLOCATED FUNDS, YOU CAN NOW HAVE A SITE THAT...
WHAT YOU'LL GET WITH ILS WHEN YOU INVEST IN
YOUR SCHOOL'S BRAND & MARKETING
AND UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE WITH US!
THAT'S A TOTAL VALUE OF
$27,515
FOR A LIMITED TIME: $16,670!
Get 3-Years of FREE hosting plus an updated, responsive website that starts to build your school brand with professional photography and a clear, focused message that shares your unique school story.
What results can you expect after updating your school website and running the play?
Running the play means you're using the website as it should be used today. You're sharing it out there, linking your marketing materials and social media back to the site, providing valuable resources, and updating necessary content such as news and updates, and making appropriate announcements.
Increase Enrollment
Rekindle excitement and energy with your staff and recruitment team, who will be proud and excited to promote and share content.
Revitalize Team Morale
Unify staff and faculty with cohesiveness and a clear vision.Increase Student Involvement
Have your students (and potential students) excited about your school's online presence and visual identity.
Community Perception
Increase community engagement to be actively involved in your school and its performance.
Build Strategic Partnerships
Build relationships with key partners to help transform your school from the inside out and secure millions in resources.
Raise Millions For Resources & Improvements
Secure millions of dollars in resources, such as services, equipment, renovations, etc., by communicating clearly about your vision.
Improve Perception
Help change the perception of being outdated and irrelevant to your students, parents, faculty, staff, local community, and key stakeholders.Establish a Legacy Footprint
Establish a strong voice and identity that you can build upon and be proud of for those leading after you.
Influence School Leadership
Visualize your vision and allow your school leadership to experience a leader who acts upon it.
Refocus On Students
Make your students a priority and show the community the golden gems you are growing and raising! Give your students a voice and a spotlight!
Break Years of Underperformance
With new resources and changed perceptions, be ready to change years of underperformance.
Grow Academically
With new resources and changed perceptions, be ready to change years of underperformance.
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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast...solve for culture and your career will never be the same again."
- Avinash Kaushik, Digital Marketing Evangelist, Google
If school is the place where kids are taught to be lifelong learners, it's imperative their school leadership embody the same mindset. Adjusting your website to be flexible amongst various devices and platforms is vital to engage with a community that is longing to learn more about you.
With almost 50% of users utilizing their mobile devices to access websites, your school's ability to be accessible and easily understood is vital to your school's future success.
Do You See Your Website As A Liability?
Transform It Into An Asset!
Communicate with purpose
4 questions to ask yourself before rebuilding your website
Who is your website meant for?
Students
Parents
Staff
Community Partners
How do you acquire them?
Google/SEO
Advertisement
Websites/Referrals
Social Media
Newsletter/Blogs
Your Website and Digital Homebase
(This is your offense and defense of digital marketing)
What do THEY want from your website?
See who teaches there
Understand resources, clubs, and activities available for students
See which strategic partners are involved
Credibility
Understand school mindset, beliefs, and teaching philosophy
See if the school is tech-savvy, current, and organized
What do YOU want from your website?
Become their trusted "go-to" school
Show them your students' accomplishments and achievements
Capture their email address
Include them in your community
Peak interest for potential new hires, volunteers, and strategic partners
Have prospects contact you for a school tour
Don't Continue to be Outdated! Adapt how you communicate And...
Be proud of what you present to others
Inspire People To Take Action!
Keith Adams | Interim Principal, KPH (Kelvyn Park Jr. & Sr. High School)
"You [ILS] helped me build a digital brand right BEFORE covid that entirely changed the game. I've hired more young, high-quality educators than I've ever worked with in a single setting."
WE BROUGHT IN A $5 MILLION GRANT IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OUR IDENTITY WAS CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE TO MY AUDIENCE (CPS).
KIDS ARE APPLYING LIKE CRAZY -758 apps for next year, which is already 100 more than last year, and we still have round 2...
You breathed hope, inspiration, and creativity into how I approach the work. And now? Empowerment is everywhere, and the coolest thing is, we're just getting started."
When your website, brand, and marketing strategy is done right
You Can Finally Experience A Major Breakthrough
Dr. Keith Adams
Interim Principal | KPH
"What you're looking at is GoCPS application data for two rounds worth of data for the past 3 application cycles...Basically, after 1 round this year, I have more than triple the number of kids who applied to Kelvyn Park compared to the group of students who applied for SY20 (current sophomores)...Got to think our marketing work had a lot to do with this."
Not Just A Higher Quantity, But Also A Higher Quality
"When kids apply, they can rank schools 1-20. They can also leave their choices unranked or go in and cancel an application. I was wondering what our numbers looked like when we removed the unranked and canceled applications...
Check it out - we have over THIRTEEN TIMES the number of ranked applications compared to the 2018-19 school year. Inherently, because they're ranked to me means a higher interest level. I'd say we're not only getting a higher quantity but also a higher quality set of applications."
How Your Staff and Faculty Will Feel When You Finally Put Them In the Light...
"Dr. Adams, I really want to thank you for making this happen...I am literally in tears going through the website. THIS is what our students deserve! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!"
- KPH School Staff
"I can't express in words how happy I felt when I navigated through the website. In my 27 years, no one had taken so much time to showcase our school."
- KPH School Staff
"Thank you so much for your intense work on this site. I am dazzled and amazed by how lovely it is, and this is something our school sorely needed, of course...Thanks once again."
- KPH School Staff
Your website is your organization's best sales associate. It speaks on your behalf 24/7!
Don't Continue to be Outdated! Adapt how you communicate And...
In our day and age, websites can educate, enlighten, invigorate, and inspire others to get involved in what you are living, breathing, and fighting for - our kids and our future.
Your website is the home base and litmus test that communicates that you understand our age and world. Is it time for your school to adapt how it communicates?
If you feel like your school website doesn't effectively communicate who you are, and showcase your students, your belief, your mission, and your vision in a way that you're proud of, what are you willing to do about it?
“Interactive experiences require nonlinear thinking, inviting interfaces, and creative intelligence."
— Stella Gassaway, Vision and Creative Principal, Stallarvisions
STOP THROWING YOUR STUDENT'S MONEY AWAY AND GET A RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT! IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THINGS UP! IT'S 2023!
There's no obligation to commit. Start a conversation to get all the information you need to start your school's transformation.
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