All levels of decision makers—teachers, directors, regional staff, district staff, and parents—needed visibility to plan and allocate resources, proactively engage at-risk students, and develop new or modified academic plans. The diversity of schools and systems across multiple states had previously prevented a functional central data repository. Early attempts to consolidate the data proved it was difficult to build and fragile to maintain, while business rules governing the data often existed only in the heads of key individuals.
Approach
We began with a deep dive into processes, workflows, and goals with ResponsiveEd stakeholders. Beginning the solution at the data warehouse level would enable rapid development, proper documentation, and data visualization. Complexities such as multi-district and multi-state requirements were modeled to allow blended reporting across all schools in all states, districts, and branches of education.
Outcomes and Impact
RosponsiveEd’s user community now has unprecedented data access and financial reporting is consolidated across schools, districts, and states. Actionable metrics monitor academic progress so at-risk and economically disadvantaged students are less likely to fall through the cracks.
ResponsiveEd has analytical visibility into schools in two states and is preparing to expand into others. Their new data solutions provide reporting and analytics capabilities for multiple education systems, enabling easy performance evaluation and identification of needed prescriptive actions.
