What CLAVA does
Search intent, but make it honest.
If your team is searching for a Slate branding update, Slate portals, Slate email, a Technolutions-aware admissions strategy consultant, or a higher-ed AI agency that can also handle data and IT tools, this is the lane.
Slate branding update
Brand without fragility
Accessible CSS/XSLT source, scoped releases, cache discipline, route QA, and a maintenance model your team can understand.
Slate portals
The signed-in experience
Portal, status, event, form, and content surfaces treated as one learner experience, not one-off pages.
Slate email
Lifecycle communications
Design-system-driven email and message strategy for admissions, enrollment, onboarding, and student support.
Admissions strategy
Operations and judgment
Workflow, content, data, staffing, governance, and AI adoption help that respects institutional decision-making.
Data + IT tools
The seams that matter
CRM, CMS, Jira, Confluence, email, documentation, handoff, and reporting workflows that make the better system maintainable.
AI QA
Humans keep authority
AI supports synthesis, drafting, documentation, and QA. It does not make admissions, academic, eligibility, legal, or compliance decisions.
How we start
A first engagement should be small, safe, and useful.
No production access or confidential student records are needed for a starter review. CLAVA can begin with public pages, synthetic examples, client-approved screenshots, template content, or a narrow workflow question.
0 · Public-safe start
Bring the method into view
Start with public pages, synthetic examples, client-approved screenshots, or a narrow workflow question. No records or private data required.
1 · Review
Find the weak points
Brand drift, accessibility risk, content friction, email inconsistencies, workflow gaps, and maintenance debt.
2 · Prioritize
Choose the useful slice
Separate what is urgent, what is visible, what is owner-gated, and what can wait.
3 · Prove
Ship evidence, not vibes
Bring source, QA, screenshots, route checks, and proof boundaries the institution can trust.
Answers for education teams
FAQ for Slate, admissions, portals, email, data, and AI.
Can CLAVA help with a Slate branding update?
Yes. CLAVA helps plan, implement, and maintain accessible Slate branding updates with version-controlled source, focused QA, and human review.
Can CLAVA help with Slate portals?
Yes. CLAVA works on learner-facing portals, application forms, status pages, event flows, content, and the staff workflow behind them.
Can CLAVA help with Slate email?
Yes. CLAVA supports lifecycle email strategy, component-aware message systems, governance, accessibility, and maintainable communications workflows.
Is CLAVA affiliated with Technolutions?
No. CLAVA is independent, is not currently a Technolutions Preferred Partner, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Technolutions. Slate and Technolutions product names belong to their respective owners.
Is this consulting or software?
Both, carefully. CLAVA is an AI edtech product studio: strategy, implementation, QA, documentation, and reusable tools in one practice.
Does CLAVA use AI for admissions decisions?
No. AI supports synthesis, drafting, documentation, and QA. Humans keep admissions, academic, eligibility, legal, and compliance judgment.
Does CLAVA work outside New Haven?
Yes. CLAVA can support New Haven institutions, national education teams, and international clients; the first conversation only needs safe context.
What should I send first?
A few sentences: your surface, pain point, audience, deadline, tool stack, or question. Do not send learner, applicant, or student records.
Independence note: CLAVA supports institutions using Slate, but CLAVA is independent, is not currently a Technolutions Preferred Partner, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Technolutions. Public proof stays public-safe; private implementation details require client approval before publication.