InviteRight is fast becoming the online ticketing system of choice for Alberta high school graduations.  Those schools that used it last year to sell their graduation tickets all praised InviteRight for saving them lots of time and accounting headaches.  We were eager to learn from the schools how we can help make their next graduation even smoother for them, but we also knew they could learn a lot from each other.

Earlier this week, we hosted a seminar for 25 graduation coordinators, business managers and assistant principals representing 9 different Alberta high schools.  The goal was to provide them with a networking forum where they could share best practices and ideas about how to pull off a successful graduation.

The teachers who attended were able to share tips on everything from fundraising to reducing costs to table seating.  Each school had their own system of organizing grad, and it was great to see so much discussion about what worked and what didn’t.  I sent a feedback survey out afterwards and I was glad to hear that the teachers learned a lot from each other.

Taking a break for a delicious lunch.

We’re planning on holding another graduation best practices seminar on December 2 in Calgary for all the Calgary and surrounding area high schools and I’m very excited to see the results of that one as well.  If you’re a high school teacher or administrator involved in your school’s graduation, you can check out our graduation page for helpful links to a variety of graduation resources, as well as an invitation to our Calgary seminar.