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Whatever your organization's needs, whether it be IT support and data management or a full-on rebranding, we are there to help you, as much or as little as you need. Please take a look at our slideshows below for a sampling of the services we offer. And don't hesitate to call with any questions—we always enjoy a good conversation!


solutions for Montessori management

technology management
technology support
lists and reports (e.g. class, dismissal, after school)
website development, redesign and management
dynamic decision support dashboards
automated, nightly report generation and distribution
communications branding and advertising strategy, design and management
social media management

We are here to help you and your staff do what you do best. Let us work with you to manage and improve day to day administrations as well as chart a course for the growth and promotion of the school you nurture.


solutions for association management

automated report generation and distribution
advanced reporting and dashboards
membership management
website development, redesign, and management

Running an association has its own set of challenges, which require its administrators to wear many hats. Let us help you focus on what you are passionate about while we take care of the aspects that can benefit your organization, without taking time away from you.



wild apricot support and management


We have no financial ties with Wild Apricot.  Rather, we have simply found it to be the best value and easiest to use integrated database product for the associations and some Montessori schools we serve.  With an easy to search and understand database, sophisticated event/registration module, modern mass email editor/scheduler and easy to use website editor, there is no product in the market that compares at this time.  When it comes to reporting, Cobalt Extensions provides a dynamic interface which maintains all of your WA information in an MySQL database.  With the data there, membership dashboards, PDF membership directories and almost anything any report/dashboard you can imagine can be developed to help you make better decisions, better serve your board and more easily operate your organization.

unique clients, unique solutions

No two of our clients are alike, and the same can be said for the solutions we provide them. Some only require monthly data management, while others have collaborated with us to reinvent themselves completely. We invite you to browse our portfolio, to see examples of the different ways in which we can streamline operations and maximize the impact of your organization.


association of illinois montessori schools
wild apricot website design
wild apricot database management
help desk
tech support


caxton club

branding & communication
wild apricot website design
wild apricot database management

tech support


chiaravalle montessori school
remote access

smtp service

conscious capitalism
bay area chapter
website migration from wordpress

to wild apricot

event fluence

wild apricot website design and development

illinois school counselor association

wild apricot website design and development


indiana association for college admission counseling

wild apricot website design and development

international association for quantitative finance

wild apricot website redesign


international landscape lighting institute

wild apricot website redesign

wild apricot website file organization

international landscape lighting institute

wild apricot website redesign

wild apricot website file organization


international women associates

wild apricot reporting

midwest business brokers and intermediaries
wild apricot website develpoment


million dollar sellers
wild apricot website design
wild apricot interface development

wild apricot database support


montessori academy of north hoffman
help desk
tech support



rogers park montessori 
branding & communication
wild apricot website design
wild apricot database management
wild apricot reporting
help desk
tech support


seton montessori institute
help desk

tech support


seton montessori school
help desk

tech support


ronald knox montessori

branding & communication
wild apricot website design
wild apricot database management
wild apricot reporting
tech support

workers' compensation lawyers association, ltd.

wild apricot website design & development

we make it easy to make things work

we are always working to find the best solutions for our clients

 John is far and away the most user friendly technology person I have ever worked with. He is not only responsive, but both understanding of and excellent at explaining problems and solutions. He makes it his business to understand both me and my organization in a comprehensive way, so when I have a need, his suggestions are in line with not just where we are at the minute, but where we are going in the future. He also predicts and informs me of upcoming issues so that I can make decisions proactively and concentrate on my own work.

We run an annual professional development conference, 2 days, over 500 attendees, and registration and management of communication with our attendees is a big job. John's recommendations and help implementing registration processes and a conference website and mobile app have moved us to another level. We are a small state organization and I know that national organizations have seen our conference communication systems and modeled theirs after. 

Denise Monnier

Executive Director

Association of Illinois Montessori Schools


 Jovanny is both responsive and humble. Teachers regularly comment on how helpful he is in helping them to do their jobs best.

CE is an incredible combination of tech and human. We have our needs met without ever feeling belittled or an inconvenience. It's rare to be able to say that your tech team is compassionate, but these guys really are. 

Clare Heath

Educational Director

Chiaravalle Montessori

 Cobalt Extensions is so much more than a Tech Company. They have a deep understanding of independent schools and not only offer tech breadth that is tailored to fit your unique needs, but they grow with you as your needs develop and change. This professional partner doesn’t just solve issues, but helps you anticipate, plan, design and deliberate the possibilities. 


Bonnie Maslana

Director of Finance and Operations

Chiaravalle Montessori

 The team at Cobalt is consistently collaborative, supportive, and competent. The team communicates well and are incredibly patient with students and faculty ranging in skill and experience levels. Cobalt manages larger scale projects such as conducting a school wide technology audit, to supporting progress report redesigns, or offering operational support. We have appreciated their ability to work within the context of our Montessori philosophy - and our budget. Cobalt is a human-centered company that makes technology school-friendly.

Robyn McCloud-Springer 

Head of School

Chiaravalle Montessori


 John and Maria provided excellent service and assistance on all projects. The difference in our school has been nothing short of miraculous. They have been key players in moving us forward.

My sincere thanks to the Cobalt Extensions team. 

Blythe Silva

Head of School

Ronald Knox Montessori

  John did an incredible job getting us up and running with Wild Apricot and continues to show us the capabilities it has.

Additionally, John and Maria did an extraordinary job creating our new website. It is fresh, easy to navigate, and inviting.

John is very patient when it comes to explaining things that we do not understand. He takes the time needed to help us work through a challenge, whether it is corresponding via email, on the phone, or even creating a quick video tutorial. 

Anita McGing

Admissions Director

Ronald Knox Montessori

Anita McGing

Admissions Director

Ronald Knox Montessori


 I trust and believe in John's integrity and knowledge. You manage your work professionally, are friendly and are very helpful. Your knowledge and understanding of your clients needs is excellent. 

Dr. Molood Naghibzadeh

Founder and Director of Operations

Montessori Academy of North Hoffman

 John and Jovanny are both pleasant and friendly people. I love working with both of them.

I love that they picked the perfect product that solved 80% of our communication problems (if not 100%) and works perfectly with our teacher’s limited ability to use technology. 

But what I like the most is how supportive they are.  They are always available to us remotely. In many occasions, they have told me over the phone “Maryam, I am driving right now, let me pull over and I‘ll call you back.” 

This makes me feel like we are your favorite school.

Maryam Naziri

Office Manager

Montessori Academy of North Hoffman


 Having worked with Cobalt Extensions for many years, I've found John and his team to be warm, responsive and knowledgeable. In our time working together, we've effectively and efficiently overhauled our website, student information system, teacher progress reporting, and solved all variety of hardware issues. 

Ben Blair

Principal

Rogers Park Montessori


 Cobalt Extensions is a great company to work with as an educational organization because they are doing this work for the right reasons - they have technical skills and want to use those skills to help change the world for the better. Providing IT support to the Montessori community is how they have chosen to bring meaning to their work, and we are all the better for it! 

Anna Perry, Ed.M.
Executive Director
Seton Montessori Institute


 John and Jovanny  provide the technical expertise that our community needs to be functional in today’s technological society and they do so in an accessible way that allows all of us to understand and succeed. They have wonderful patience with our questions, have a wealth of resources at hand, and - most importantly - take the time to fully understand the needs of our educational organization. We recommend them to any schools who ask without hesitation.  

Anna Perry, Ed.M.
Executive Director

Seton Montessori School


 Our office is running much more efficiently with Cobalt Extensions' help.  John Barrett and his team did a System Audit then upgraded memory and software on our computers. For example, we now are on the cloud so that people can work remotely if need be. This audit also resulted in recommendations on hardware and suppliers. In addition to the upgrades, they have done valuable trouble-shooting and have successfully fixed all the problems put to them. We continue to look to them for important IT support. In addition to technically upgrading our office, John developed a Dashboard, using our Wild Apricot data. We now have a strategic tool for marketing and tracking progress. 

Marian Jacobson
President
IWA


 Caxton Club engaged Cobalt Extensions to assist in rebuilding and maintaining our website. We found Cobalt to be interested in learning our mission so that they could assist us appropriately in serving our membership, expanding our outreach, and recognizing our budgetary restrictions.  They are prompt, professional, and innovative in developing solutions for website issues with our Wild Apricot platform. 

Jackie Vossler

President

Caxton Club


responsive and insightful



We would be happy to discuss how we may be of service to you and your organization.

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