Marquardt School District 15 boosts efficiency and transparency with Diligent Community
For Modern Governance 100 honoree Jaime Durkowski, serving as Executive Administrative Assistant for Marquardt School District 15 in Glendale Heights, Illinois, has always been a balancing act. Durkowski has to support board members in their work while also upholding a high level of public transparency. Previously, all this work was done on paper — taking significant time and energy.
“Everything was done on paper,” Durkowski said. “They were delivering packets to board members’ houses — I can’t imagine doing that.”
Since switching to Diligent Community, District 15 has been able to better pursue its mission of providing the best services and education to children with:
An agenda builder that allows for simplified prep and easy agenda access for board members and community members alike
Easy-to-use website-building tools that quickly help create and maintain a public transparency website
A platform for taking minutes and publishing them easily with no need for paper-based work
Diligent Community helps Durkowksi equip her board more efficiently with the information they need to make better decisions for the school district.
“Through Diligent I have found that my workload is easier. It provides us with a platform to easily get information out to our community and help support their understanding of our district,” Durkowski said.
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