Raised by Libby Cowles

Seeking Enrollment Management Plan Model and CRM Users

Hi All,

One of my goals for our school this year is to build out a stronger, data-driven Enrollment Management Plan and I'm searching for some strong models and mentoring. Does anyone have a great model of one they feel comfortable sharing with me?

Also curious to hear from folks are using an enrollment Customer relationship management (CRM) platform that you've found to be particularly cost-effective and user friendly. I'm trying to figure out if we should make the move to start using one and there are so many out there that the research phase feels a bit overwhelming!

Libby Cowles, Animas High School, Durango

Created: December 17, 2025 01:12:59 PM
Last edited: December 17, 2025 01:12:32 PM

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Saeed Sarani December 17, 2025 - 02:40:16 PM
We looked into several, including https://www.hubspot.com/ and https://schola.com/, and requested demos for different teams, including IT and the schools. At the end, Finalsite has the component and growth potential that we needed. They are not the cheapest, though. We really liked the HubSpot, too.
Libby Cowles December 17, 2025 - 02:24:46 PM
Thanks for the reply, Saeed. Curious to learn more about how you determined it was time for a CRM, and why you decided Finalsite was the best fit for CEC?
Saeed Sarani December 17, 2025 - 02:05:12 PM
Thank you, Libby, for sharing your vision. At CEC, we plan to use Finalsite (https://www.finalsite.com/) as our CRM starting January 2026.
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