BoardDocs Pro with Policy Services Support - Year 2 and thereafter
BoardDocs is a cloud-based service that enables districts to upload, display, distribute and house board of education business documents. Developed specifically for governing bodies, such as school districts, BoardDocs provides a means of immediately publishing and revising agenda items, supporting documents, policies, and procedures via the Internet. Districts are able to hold virtually paperless meetings with preparation time and effort greatly reduced. Information can be made public or kept confidential, accessible only to users with sufficient privileges. The service allows for archiving items and metasearch capabilities for anything stored by BoardDocs’ secure server. Two different versions are available: BoardDocs Pro and BoardDocs LT. With BoardDocs Pro, board members can use an online voting feature, distribute confidential newsletters, and use other library features. BoardDocs LT is an economical solution for districts working to stay within a budget. In addition to the two main options of Pro and LT, districts have the option to work directly with BoardDocs or to receive additional support through Policy Services. This additional support means that Policy Services will be assigned as the “Policy Editor” and we will upload and maintain district policies within BoardDocs. This co-ser does include the additional Policy Services support.
This service is for districts already established with BoardDocs Pro and have elected to add the Policy Services Support option. BoardDocs Pro is a service that provides governance organizations with a quick and easy way to manage documents associated with governance through state-of-the-art, cloud-based technology. The result is a document workflow and information solution that provides for the electronic collection, management, and distribution of governance documents. BoardDocs Pro features include:
- BoardDocs Board Management Solution for Unlimited Users
- BoardDocs Policy Services Development and Publication Solution
- BoardDocs Library with Support for Events, News, Board Goals and Board Member Pages
- Integrated Board Goals Management and Tracking
- Development, Publication and Tracking of Strategic Plan
- Separate, Customizable Packets for the Board, Staff and Public
- Private Document Annotations for Governing Body Members
- Advanced Document Workflow with Support for Unlimited Number of Document Submitters
- Customizable Approval Trees and Collaborative Annotations
- Meeting Control Panel (MCP) to Display and Record all Board Actions During the Meeting
- On-line or Manual Voting with Support for Virtually Any Type of Vote
- Automated Minutes Generation and Release
- "Follow Me" so Governing Body Members Will Never Get Lost
- Automated Public ScoreBoard with Voting Results and Speaker Timers
- Customizable email Notifications
- 100% Web-based for access from Windows, Macintosh, Linux and iPad devices
- Integrated Audio Player - Listen to Meetings Indexed by Agenda Item
- Meeting Video Simplifies the Task of Managing and Associating Videos for Private or Public Meetings
- Access to BoardDocs MetaSearch
- Search Functionality for Consolidated Searches on Any Content
- 7 x 24, Secure, Power-redundant Hosting with Daily Backups
- Up to 20 Years of History with DVD Archiving of Data beyond 20 Years
- User and Security Administration via BoardDocs Manager
- XML Capabilities to Dynamically Drive BoardDocs Data into Your Organization's Website
- Social Sharing via Twitter, Facebook and Email
- No Extra Charge On-site Training
- 7 x 24, Toll-free, US-based End-user Technical Support
- No Extra Charge for Customization
- Access to All Software Enhancements, Including Version Updates and Fixes for the Term of the Agreement
None. Districts may also participate in other services such as the Quarterly Revisions and Updates or the Policy Audit, but are not required to do so.
The district will contact Policy Services to discuss their current commitment with or interest in BoardDocs.
Districts that already work with BoardDocs, may elect to contract with Erie 1 BOCES to receive their BOCES aid on this service. It is anticipated that Districts that select this option would already be working with Policy Services.