District communication is more than sharing information. It’s making sure families actually see it, understand it, and trust it. As expectations rise, district teams are balancing speed, clarity, consistency, and engagement across every school with limited time and stretched resources.
Yet, even when priorities are clear, the work itself can feel harder than it needs to be. Content is often created in one place, moved to another, and reshaped just to reach families where they already are. Multiply that effort across dozens of schools, and everyday communication quickly becomes fragmented, making consistency harder to maintain, slowing efficiency, increasing misalignment, and leaving everyone—superintendent to school board, principals to parents, teachers to students, and everyone in between—feeling frustrated .
At ClassDojo, we’ve always believed communication should feel easy, human, and grounded in real classroom life. That belief is what led us to partner with Canva: bringing visual storytelling directly into the platform schools and families already use every day.
Visual storytelling, right where communication already happens
ClassDojo is used in 95% of U.S. schools, supporting millions of daily interactions between educators and families. Canva Education is one of the most widely used visual communication tools in education, helping teachers and leaders create clear, engaging visuals with ease.
With this new integration, districts can connect those experiences. Educators can create content in Canva and share it directly to ClassDojo in just a few clicks—no downloading files, no switching platforms, no added steps. Visual updates flow straight into Class and School Stories, where families are already paying attention.
Dr. Chad Stevens, Head of Growth and Partnerships at ClassDojo, explains:
“District communications teams need to move fast and deliver clear, engaging messages to families across every school. By embedding Canva into ClassDojo, districts gain powerful visual storytelling tools in the platform they already trust—without adding complexity for teachers or administrators.”
It’s a simple shift that helps districts reduce friction while elevating the clarity and quality of everyday communication.
Designed for classrooms. Powerful at district scale.
The integration is built around existing educator workflows. Teachers, principals, and district leaders can authenticate Canva within ClassDojo, access their existing design libraries, and publish visual content from Canva directly to Class or School Stories.
What feels simple for educators delivers meaningful value for districts.
District leaders gain:
Rather than adding another tool to already crowded tech stacks, this integration connects platforms districts already rely on—reducing complexity while strengthening communication at scale.
From announcements to stories families connect with
Families today are inundated with information. For districts, how messages are shared matters just as much as what’s being shared.
By bringing Canva’s design capabilities into ClassDojo, districts can move beyond text-heavy updates and static attachments—toward visual storytelling that reflects real learning, real classrooms, and real communities.
District leaders are already seeing the impact.
“Our teachers use Canva Education, and our families rely on ClassDojo—so bringing the two together makes it easier to share school updates in ways families truly engage with,” said Emily Reynolds, Chief Information Technology Officer at Pittsylvania County Schools. “This integration helps educators communicate faster and more consistently, while allowing our district to tell our story through clear, inclusive visuals that reflect daily learning across our schools.”
The result is communication that feels more human, more accessible, and more aligned across every school.
Designed for access, equity, and clarity
Both ClassDojo and Canva share a belief that great communication should be accessible to every school and every family.
Canva Education is free for eligible K–12, teachers, schools, and districts.
ClassDojo for Districts is available at no additional cost, with privacy and security built in from the start.
Together, the platforms help districts elevate communication without expanding budgets—or adding new complexity.
And this is just the beginning.
Future enhancements will unlock even more ways for districts to create visually rich newsletters and community-wide updates, all from a single, connected platform.
It’s a simple shift with meaningful impact—helping districts communicate more clearly, tell stronger stories, and keep families connected to what matters most, every day.
Districts are turning everyday updates into stories families actually see, open, and connect with.
