One platform for
every school in your district
Podium gives K-12 school divisions a central CMS to manage the district homepage and every school sub-site — with role-based publishing, compliance-ready media, and one-click emergency alerts.
Content Approved
Grade 9 Orientation
Alert Sent
3,200 recipients
240+
School Districts
1,800+
School Websites
99.9%
Uptime SLA
4.9★
Avg. Rating
Live Examples
See Podium in action
Every district gets a central homepage. Every school gets its own sub-site. All managed from one CMS.
Platform Features
Built for how school districts actually work
Not a generic CMS bolted onto education. Podium was designed from the ground up for K-12 governance, compliance, and communication workflows.
Multi-Site Management
One dashboard to manage every school in your district. Publish globally or target individual schools with a single click.
Role-Based Publishing
District admins, principals, and teachers each get the right level of access. Approval workflows keep content compliant.
K-12 Media Hub
A curated library of compliant K-12 stock assets. Every image is tagged with media release status — no more compliance guesswork.
Transmit Alerts
Push emergency alerts, school closures, and announcements via SMS, email, and website banners — all from one place.
COPE Publishing
Create Once, Publish Everywhere. Write a story once and distribute it to the district site, school sub-sites, and social channels simultaneously.
District Analytics
Track page views, engagement, and content performance across every school site. Know what parents and students are reading.
How It Works
From district office to classroom
District sets the brand, schools get their own space
The district communications director controls global templates, colour palettes, and approved content blocks. Each school principal then customizes their sub-site within those guardrails — brand consistency guaranteed.
See the district homepage →
Teachers submit, principals approve, content goes live
Teachers draft news posts and submit them for review. Principals get a notification, review the content, and approve with one click. No emails back and forth. No accidental publishing.
Try the approval workflow →One story, everywhere it needs to be
The COPE publisher lets you write a story once and push it to the district site, specific school sub-sites, SMS alerts, email newsletters, and social media channels — all from a single workflow.
Explore COPE publishing →
Testimonials
Trusted by district communications teams
"Podium replaced three separate tools we were using. Our communications team went from spending 6 hours a week on website updates to under 90 minutes."
Diane Kowalski
Director of Communications, Westfield USD
"The approval workflow is exactly what we needed. Teachers can submit content, principals review it, and nothing goes live without sign-off. FOIP compliance has never been easier."
Marcus Tran
Superintendent, Lakeview Division
"Our principals love that they have their own site but it still looks like it belongs to the district. The brand consistency alone was worth the switch."
Sandra Osei
IT Director, Northgate Catholic Schools
Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
No per-school fees. No surprise overages. One flat rate for your entire division.
Starter
Perfect for small districts with up to 5 schools.
- Up to 5 school sites
- COPE publishing
- Media Hub (5GB)
- Email alerts
- Standard support
District
The full Podium experience for growing divisions.
- Unlimited school sites
- Role-based workflows
- Media Hub (50GB)
- SMS + Email alerts
- Analytics dashboard
- Priority support
Enterprise
For large divisions with custom requirements.
- Everything in District
- Custom domain per school
- SSO / Active Directory
- Dedicated onboarding
- SLA guarantee
- White-glove support
Ready to modernize your district's web presence?
Join 240+ school divisions using Podium to manage their websites, publish news, and communicate with families — all from one platform.