About Pleasant Grove Independent School District
Pleasant Grove Independent School District, based in Texarkana, Texas, serves 2,300 students across an elementary, intermediate, middle, and high school.
Industry
Number of devices
Operating systems
Use cases
K-12 Education
2,300
Chrome OS, iOS, Windows
Geolocate lost IT devices
Boost student safety
Optimizing key IT fleet management functions
The challenge: Managing 2,300 IT devices
Pleasant Grove Independent School District is dedicated to offering each of its 2,300 students an education that extends beyond the classroom walls. With robust ambitions and stretch targets for all students, the District seeks to foster learning, communication, collaboration and, with a curriculum that supports cross-discipline exploration and critical thinking, to develop its students into high levels of learning and independence.
The District covers four schools and provides a wide range of devices and platforms for students and staff within a comprehensive digital learning environment. “We provide a 1:1 environment on all campuses, and that means we have a wide range of devices for students to use, both in-classroom and out,” says Jim.
The technology available includes teacher laptops, student Chromebooks and Chromebook Carts, laptops, iPads, and a MacLab. With so many students across four campuses, keeping tabs on each device wasn’t an easy task. “Misplaced and missing devices have always been a problem for us,” says Jim, “and missing devices equal lost dollars.” But it’s not just about that. When you don’t have the information you need, it’s also challenging to manage spares, re-assign devices, and to budget for new devices going forward.”
In other words, Pleasant Grove Independant School District needed a reliable and accurate method to track down missing devices.
The District covers four schools and provides a wide range of devices and platforms for students and staff within a comprehensive digital learning environment. “We provide a 1:1 environment on all campuses, and that means we have a wide range of devices for students to use, both in-classroom and out,” says Jim.
The technology available includes teacher laptops, student Chromebooks and Chromebook Carts, laptops, iPads, and a MacLab. With so many students across four campuses, keeping tabs on each device wasn’t an easy task. “Misplaced and missing devices have always been a problem for us,” says Jim, “and missing devices equal lost dollars.” But it’s not just about that. When you don’t have the information you need, it’s also challenging to manage spares, re-assign devices, and to budget for new devices going forward.”
In other words, Pleasant Grove Independant School District needed a reliable and accurate method to track down missing devices.
The Solution: Accurate device tracking
Jim was drawn to Senturo because of the accuracy of device tracking and its ability to pinpoint a device’s location within meters. “Senturo’s big win for us was the very accurate location tracking,” Jim says.
“When there are four busy schools to look after, there’s such a big difference in results between “kind-of” accurate and “very” accurate. We needed that extra accuracy to hunt down missing devices, wherever they were.”
Jim needed fast, easy enrollment and a control mechanism that wasn’t complex. “With so many other duties, I needed something user-friendly that I could get up and running quickly. Senturo’s enrollment capabilities made it straightforward to enroll the devices, and the centralized dashboard made it simple to drill down to individual devices to check their location.”
“When there are four busy schools to look after, there’s such a big difference in results between “kind-of” accurate and “very” accurate. We needed that extra accuracy to hunt down missing devices, wherever they were.”
Jim needed fast, easy enrollment and a control mechanism that wasn’t complex. “With so many other duties, I needed something user-friendly that I could get up and running quickly. Senturo’s enrollment capabilities made it straightforward to enroll the devices, and the centralized dashboard made it simple to drill down to individual devices to check their location.”
Senturo has been a great resource for extremely accurate tracking of our assets.
Jim McClurg, Director of Technology, Pleasant Grove ISD
The result: Saving the IT team time
Jim’s team no longer needs to jump through hoops to locate misplaced or missing devices. Instead, they pinpoint the location of lost devices via the Senturo dashboard. This ability has saved the team hours of work by reminding students of the last place they had used the device.
Furthermore, Jim's efforts have led to a reduction in the number of spare devices required at Pleasant Grove ISD. This achievement represents a significant financial windfall for the IT budget, providing valuable resources for other initiatives.
Furthermore, Jim's efforts have led to a reduction in the number of spare devices required at Pleasant Grove ISD. This achievement represents a significant financial windfall for the IT budget, providing valuable resources for other initiatives.
Why Pleasant Grove ISD selected Senturo
Ability to locate misplaced or missing devices with pinpoint accuracy.
Straightforward and user-friendly dashboard.
Improved operational efficiency when devices are at risk of compromise.
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