Launch educational platforms with built-in security and compliance

Educational applications require authentication that integrates with institutional systems, messaging that delivers assignments and grades securely, and storage that protects student records. Conjoin provides infrastructure that satisfies FERPA requirements without custom compliance engineering.

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The challenge

Student privacy requirements slow educational innovation

Building learning platforms means implementing authentication that supports single sign-on with school systems, message delivery that maintains records of grade notifications and assignment feedback, and file storage that protects student work with appropriate access controls. Development teams spend months integrating institutional identity providers, building notification systems, and implementing document permissions, then hire consultants to verify systems satisfy FERPA requirements. When administrators request reports about student data access or communication delivery, teams export logs from multiple systems and compile documentation manually.

Workflows

How developers build solutions

See how Conjoin Auth, Messaging, Storage, Relay, and Billing connect to build modern applications.

Authenticate students and faculty with institutional SSO

Conjoin Auth integrates with institutional identity providers through SAML and OIDC, allowing students and faculty to log in using school credentials without creating separate accounts. Define roles like student, teacher, administrator, and parent with permissions that control access to courses, grades, and student records. Students view only their courses and assignments while teachers access rosters and submission histories for their classes. Administrators manage accounts and view system-wide analytics without exposure to individual student work. Auth maintains login history and session tracking that documents access to educational records.
Outcome

Launch secure authentication that integrates with existing school systems, satisfy FERPA requirements for access controls, and eliminate account management overhead through institutional SSO.

Deliver course content and notifications with engagement tracking

Conjoin Messaging sends assignment notifications, grade updates, and course announcements through email, SMS, and push notifications with delivery tracking that confirms students received critical information. Build communication workflows that respect notification preferences stored in Auth user profiles, automatically selecting channels based on student settings. Track engagement by recording when students opened messages and clicked links, creating metrics that identify disengaged learners. Rate limiting prevents notification overload while priority routing ensures urgent messages like exam schedule changes reach students immediately.
Outcome

Increase student engagement through timely notifications, identify at-risk students through engagement metrics, and demonstrate communication compliance through delivery logs.

Store student work with version history and secure sharing

Conjoin Storage encrypts assignments, projects, and course materials at rest and in transit, storing them with automatic versioning that preserves submission history. Students upload work directly to course folders where teachers review and provide feedback without downloading files. Define access controls that allow students to view only their submissions while teachers access work from all enrolled students. Generate signed URLs that grant parents temporary access to student portfolios without creating parent accounts. Retention policies archive course materials according to institutional guidelines.
Outcome

Eliminate academic integrity concerns from insecure file sharing, provide parents with controlled access to student work, and maintain submission records that document learning progress.

Process course payments and manage institutional billing

Conjoin Billing handles tuition payments, course fees, and subscription plans for educational platforms with automatic payment processing and retry logic. Define pricing tiers for different course types, subscription models for platform access, and installment plans that split tuition into manageable payments. Generate invoices and receipts automatically, sending them through Messaging with secure payment links. Process refunds for dropped courses and canceled subscriptions, updating account balances automatically. Track payment history and outstanding balances through APIs that integrate with institutional financial systems.
Outcome

Reduce administrative overhead through automated billing, improve enrollment with flexible payment options, and eliminate manual invoicing processes.

15K

Students served

95%

Faculty adoption rate

68%

Increase in parent engagement

Capabilities

Platform features that power your applications

Built to handle the complexity of production systems

Institutional SSO integration

Institutional SSO integration

Connect with school identity providers through SAML and OIDC, allowing students and faculty to use existing credentials without separate accounts.

FERPA-compliant access controls

Define role-based permissions that restrict access to student records according to educational privacy regulations.

Engagement tracking

Monitor when students open messages and interact with course content, identifying disengaged learners who need intervention.

Version-controlled file storage

Preserve submission history for assignments and projects with automatic versioning that documents student work over time.

Automated billing and payment plans

Process tuition payments, course fees, and subscriptions with automatic retry logic and flexible installment scheduling.

Compliance documentation

Compliance documentation

Generate audit reports showing authentication events, message delivery, and file access that demonstrate FERPA compliance.

Success stories

Real outcomes from teams like yours

See how developers achieve measurable results with Conjoin

University launches course platform serving 15,000 students

Context

A mid-sized university wanted to replace a legacy learning management system that required separate authentication from other campus services and lacked mobile support. Students complained about disjointed experiences while faculty struggled with unreliable assignment submission and grade distribution. The university needed a platform that integrated with campus systems while satisfying educational privacy requirements.

Implementation

The development team integrated Conjoin Auth with the university Active Directory through SAML, allowing students and faculty to access courses using campus credentials. Conjoin Messaging sent assignment notifications, grade updates, and course announcements with delivery tracking that confirmed students received critical information. Conjoin Storage stored student submissions and course materials with automatic versioning that preserved submission history and prevented lost work. Conjoin Billing processed course fees and subscription payments with automatic collection and flexible payment plans for continuing education programs.

Results

Student satisfaction scores increased 42 points as users praised the unified login and reliable assignment submission. Faculty adoption reached 95 percent within two months because the platform worked with existing campus credentials and required minimal training. IT support costs decreased 50 percent because students stopped creating tickets about lost passwords and missing assignments.

K-12 district deploys parent communication platform

Context

A school district serving 8,000 students wanted to improve parent engagement by providing access to attendance, grades, and teacher communications through a mobile app. The existing system required parents to visit a web portal that lacked mobile optimization and sent automated phone calls that parents ignored. The district needed a platform that delivered timely notifications while protecting student privacy.

Implementation

The district deployed Conjoin Auth configured to create parent accounts linked to student records through verified email and SMS registration. Parents with multiple children viewed combined dashboards showing attendance and grades for all enrolled students. Conjoin Messaging sent absence notifications, grade updates, and teacher messages through push notifications and SMS with delivery confirmation. Teachers sent individual and group messages to parents through interfaces that prevented reply-all scenarios and maintained conversation history. Conjoin Storage allowed teachers to share student work samples with parents through signed URLs that expired after viewing.

Results

Parent engagement increased 68 percent measured by app logins and message response rates. Chronic absence rates decreased 15 percent because parents received same-day absence notifications instead of weekly calls. Teacher satisfaction improved because the messaging system eliminated email overload and provided delivery confirmation for important communications.

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