Business Case - Bandeirantes College
Have you ever imagined bringing together the parents of nearly 3,000 students in a single week to enroll their children? That's what Colégio Bandeirantes always needed to do.
“Every year a great deal of preparation was needed, a court was closed and became a social hall. We provided a sofa, answer questions, and even a bank for the person responsible to make the payment, sign a contract and complete all this processing,” said Alexandre Cury, IT manager at Colégio Bandeirantes.
That, however, is in the past. Since the Band, as the College is also called, started using the Clicksign platform for electronic enrollment signatures, a lot has changed. Do you want to know more about Colégio Bandeirantes's relationship with Clicksign? Keep reading this article and understand why more and more schools are joining electronic signatures.
But before starting this Business Case, let's talk a bit about Colégio Bandeirantes.
Historia Bandeirantes College
Considered one of the most traditional schools in the city of São Paulo, Band was founded in 1944 by Engineer Antonio de Carvalho Aguiar. Brazil was undergoing cultural effervescence, urbanization, and industrialization — especially in the city of São Paulo.
The College breathed that atmosphere intensely, concerned with training students able to deal with the challenges of their time. In addition, at that moment, it traced the first points of a timeline that proved to be restless and pioneering.
Today, the political, economic, social and cultural scenarios are different, but Bandeirantes' purpose to develop transformative education remains alive and vibrant.
The valuation of students' knowledge and expression, structure and cutting-edge technology, in addition to the continuing education of educators, are the strategies for building an education that answers the issues of the 21st century.
In a connected and complex world, with information flowing in abundance, Band works with a focus on young people, attentive to the development of contemporary education. In other words, it focuses, together with the students, on seeking solutions in the construction of meaning and curation for the content that circulates in virtual media, but also on helping them to develop socio-emotional skills such as group work, empathy, resilience and creativity.
These elements allow students to untangled relate to the fluidity and speed of transformations in life, work, and the complex challenges of a world that is increasingly available to everyone.
What was it like before Clicksign?
Before hiring the Clicksign platform, there was a need to improve the enrollment process, which was done in person for 2800 students. “Every year there was preparation, we closed a court and became a social hall. There was a couch, service, and there was even a bank for the person responsible to make payment, sign a contract and do all this processing,” said Alexandre Cury, IT manager at Colégio Bandeirantes
As much as it was for good reason, there was a nuisance - and those who live in São Paulo know well what that is - to make the trip. Getting from one place to another is always a bit more difficult; traffic, appointments, and many other factors make it difficult to be in person at one place and at a certain time.
The challenge
The choice of the electronic signature platform was not that simple. The College needed a customized solution integrated with its existing systems. Band spoke with some companies that offer the service, but what was decisive for choosing Clicksign was the flexibility present in our API code.
“Most companies had a very closed model and didn't allow much customization. Some didn't have any customization. It was in their process or it wasn't,” said Alexandre Cury, who continued, “and with that personalization brought together the issue of values and it was a very cool negotiation. Clicksign was a great partner.”
How is it today?
This year, due to the pandemic, Band expanded the types of electronically signed documents. What was done only upon enrollment was used for pre-enrollment for the following year.
There is also the entrance exam for admission to Bandeirantes. High school students register digitally and use an electronic signature.
All requests for school transcripts that were made during this pandemic period were also delivered digitally and Band used the Clicksign solution to have the documents signed electronically.
What was the opinion of the parents of students who enrolled electronically at Colégio Bandeirantes?
According to the Bandeirantes College, the feedback from parents, who used electronic signatures in the enrollment process, was highly praised, especially in the first years when the Clicksign platform came into force (Band has been a customer for about 4 years). “Those responsible consider the process to be extremely simple, fast and secure,” says the IT manager.
Thus, today practically all student vacancies are filled 100% based on this process.
Clicksign allows Band to remain at the forefront of education. After all, it's great to know that our solutions simplify the lives of parents of students and administrators of the College. We know that in this way, we have formed an easier society, reducing bureaucracy and streamlining processes.
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