Northwest Independent School District

Preparing Students for a Bright Future

The Company

• Northwest Independent School District (NISD) is a Texas school district with over two dozen elementary, middle, and high schools spread over 232 square miles.
• Dedicated to being the best and most sought-after school district in the state, and to helping their almost 17,000 students become “future ready.”

Business Challenges

• Deliver consistent, high-quality services to multiple schools spread over a wide geographic area using three different telephone service providers and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
• Ensure high availability of services, with no single point of failure.
• Ensure an optimal learning environment by providing staff and students with the latest communications technology.
• Keep up with continuing growth in the number of schools and students.

Solution

• Virtual Mitel® Applications Suite
• Virtual Mitel Collaboration Advanced
• Virtual Mitel NuPoint Unified Messaging™
• Virtual Mitel Communications Director

Results

• Greater reliability. Centralized telecommunications management, and more dependable business continuity.
• Cost savings. More efficient use of staff, and reduced hardware requirements.
• Easier, more effective collaboration. Innovative new ways for teachers, students, and staff to collaborate from remote locations.
• Improved messaging. More dependable email and other messaging capabilities keep people more easily in touch.
• Future ready. Leading-edge communications technology is in place to handle the needs of the 28,000 students the District expects to be serving 10 years from now.