Tech Stack Assessment

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Please give the name of your school district.(Required)

If you are not part of a school district, please give the name of your school.

Please assign a number between one and five to answer the following questions with one being the lowest score and five being the highest.

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EdTech Assessment

Abre EdTech Assessment - General Information

Person Completing This Form(Required)

First Last

Title(Required)

Organization Name(Required)

Total Student Population(Required)

Annual Tech Budget (operating and capital funds)(Required)

Cloud-Based Productivity Suite

Does the district use Google Edu Workspace?(Required)

Yes

Is Google used for SSO for all domain users?(Required)

Yes

Does the district use Microsoft Office 365 or Azure?(Required)

Yes

Is Microsoft 365 or Azure used for SSO for all domain users?(Required)

Yes

1:1 Information

Does the district have a 1:1 program?(Required)

Yes

Does the district provide high school students with a 1:1 device?(Required)

Yes

What type of device is used by the majority/all high school students?(Required)

Chromebooks

Windows

iPads

BYOB

Other

N/A

Does the district provide middle school students with a 1:1 device?(Required)

Yes

What type of device is used by the majority/all middle school students?(Required)

Chromebooks

Windows

iPads

BYOB

Other

N/A

Does the district provide elementary school students with a 1:1 device?(Required)

Yes

What type of device is used by the majority/all elementary school students?(Required)

Chromebooks

Windows

iPads

BYOB

Other

N/A

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to the district's 1:1 program, what would it be?(Required)

Device distribution, management, and tracking

Collection of 1:1 fees and fines (insurance fees, vandalism fines)

Additional professional development for instructional staff

Increased network investment for speed and reliability

Refreshing devices to update and standardized student equipment

Student Information

What student information system does the district utilize? Examples - PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Synergy, etc.(Required)

Are all stakeholders including administrators, staff, families, students and partners accessing data they're legally allowed to see being stored in the student information system to drive transparency and increase student success? If not, why not?(Required)

What is the district's average spend on student information system per student?(Required)

>$0<$1

>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current student information system?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's satisfaction level with the current student information system?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to the district student information system, what would it be?(Required)

Displacing data silo’s creating interoperability workflows

Providing all stakeholders access to necessary data including grades, IEP’s and 504’s

Quick access to information quickly without needed to run a report

One login for parents/guardians to view all information for all their children

One website for students, parents, staff, and administrators to access the same information

Interoperability - Single Sign-On and Data Integration

What single sign-on and data integration services for interoperability does the district utilize? Examples - Clever, ClassLink, GG4L, etc.(Required)

Are all stakeholders including administrators, staff, families, students, and partners leveraging single sign-on capabilities for most/all digital tools supported by the district? If not, why not?(Required)

What is the district's average spend on vendor single sign-on and integrations for interoperability per student?(Required)

>$0<$1

>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current tech stack interoperability?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to the district's tech stack interoperability with single sign-on and data integration, what would it be?(Required)

Additional district planning on what tools are adopted. We need to choose tools that can solve more than one problem.

We need to make sure when we adopt a tool it has “true” single sign-on as opposed to a tool that requires a third-party single sign-on tool (Clever, ClassLink).

Need to improve our method/s for getting our data to the third-party vendors.

Data Collection - Forms, Surveys, and Payments

What data collection (forms, surveys, and payments) system(s) does the district utilize? Examples - Final Forms, SurveyMonkey, Google Forms, Qualtrics, Panorama, PaySchools, EdPay, Stripe, etc.(Required)

Are digital forms able to be attached to the correct stakeholder for easy access and organizational purposes automatically? If not, why not?(Required)

Are digital surveys collected across multiple stakeholders able to be leveraged to drive better student successes initiatives? If not, why not?(Required)

Are payments and donations, including cash from unbanked families, collected through consistent processes and centralized systems throughout the organization? If not, why not?(Required)

What is the district spend range on data collection (forms, surveys, and payments) systems per student?(Required)

>$0<$1

>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current data collection (forms, surveys, and payments) system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's satisfaction level with the current data collection (forms, surveys, and payments) system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to district data collection (forms, surveys, and payments) system(s), what would it be?(Required)

Providing a centralized place for all stakeholders to fill out forms, surveys and make payments. Currently, we provide a lot of different methods to collect information from users - this is cumbersome and confusing.

We need to improve how we promote how stakeholders know what they need to do. Parents and families become overwhelmed when they have to go to many different places to provide the district information.

Ability to collect permission slips, general information, and payments all within one system (example: ordering a yearbook or t-shirt)

Data Dashboard and Reporting

What data dashboard and reporting system(s) does the district utilize? Examples - BrightBytes, Schoolzilla, Hoonuit, etc.(Required)

Are data dashboards available to all stakeholders including administrators, staff, families, students and partners with data each stakeholder is legally allowed to see/leverage to support student success? If not, why not?(Required)

What is the district spend range on data collection and reporting system(s) per student?(Required)

>$0<$1

>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current data collection and reporting system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's satisfaction level with the current data collection and reporting system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to district data collection and reporting system(s), what would it be?

We need to improve our consistency on how we collect data

We need to actually use the data we collect to provide meaningful data to the users that need to use the data (less administrative dashboards, more data to empower the users that directly support students).

One portal for all students, parents, staff, and administrators to collect and access the same reporting system

Learning and Curriculum Management

What learning management system(s) does the district utilize? If multiple, please denote what is being utilized by what grade level. Examples - Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, Seesaw, etc.(Required)

Do your families have one consistent experience to view all student learning progress and outcomes in one location from all utilized instructional technology tools? If not, why not?(Required)

Are district-approved curriculum maps and pacing guides accessible and pre-populated with aligned resources every year for teachers? If not, why not?

What is the district's average spend range on learning management system(s) per student?(Required)

>$0<$1

>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current learning management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's satisfaction level with the current learning management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to the district learning management system(s), what would it be?(Required)

One LMS for all students, parents, staff, and administrators to access the same information K-12

Ability to create professional development opportunities for professional and support staff and track professional development hours.

Easy to use interphase that can be utilized for all grade levels K-12

Ability to integrate with the Student Information System (SIS)

Ability to collect assessment data, forms, surveys, and payments all within one system

Assessment Management

What assessment management system(s) does the district utilize? Examples - iReady, NWEA, Illuminate, Renaissance, Formative, MasteryConnect, etc.(Required)

Are formative assessment results integrated with other data such as summative assessment, grades, standards proficiency, and MTSS to provide actionable opportunities for teachers and intervention teams? If not, why not?(Required)

What is the district's average spend range on learning management system(s) per student?(Required)

>$0<$1

>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current assessment management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's satisfaction level with the current assessment management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Are communications tailored to each stakeholder (both in the content they receive but also the frequency and location they'd like to receive it)? If not, why not?(Required)

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to the district assessment management system(s), what would it be?(Required)

Improved consistency between classes (are teachers giving standardized common assessments?). Is there equality between classrooms?

We need to make sure all assessments that are being given are well-written questions and aligned to state and federal standards.

We need to make sure common assessments are revisited on a regular basis.

We need to better understand if district-managed assessments are providing understanding on how teachers can better teach and if those assessments are preparing students for state/nationally recognized assessments.

Behavior Management

What behavior management system(s) does the district utilize? Examples - Hero K12, ClassDojo, Kickboard, etc.(Required)

What is the district spend range on behavior management system(s) per student?(Required)

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>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current behavior management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's satisfaction level with the current behavior management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to district behavior management system(s), what would it be?(Required)

Actually tracking behavior consistently from year to year and building to building.

Providing administrators a streamlined way to understand what is happening in their building.

Providing administrators with an efficient means to process behavior and keep students and parents informed so they can have more time to focus on instruction.

Provide buildings and district officials with data dashboards of behavior to understand how MTSS provides effective help for students.

Communication and Family Engagement

What communication and family engagement system(s) does the district utilize? Examples - SchoolMessenger, Blackboard, ParentSquare, Remind, etc.(Required)

What is the district's average spend range on communication and family engagement system(s) per student?(Required)

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>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current communication and family engagement system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's current satisfaction level with the current communication and family engagement system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to district communication and family engagement system(s), what would it be?(Required)

Consistency - One spot for all information to be delivered

Notifications for all stakeholders to get important information

Providing parents a place to understand the success of their child

Mobile friendly methods for reaching parents who do not have access to a desktop device

Ability for non-tech savvy parents to get connected

Community Partner Management

What community partner management system(s) does the district utilize? Examples - Transeo, Cayen Systems, Mobilize, etc.(Required)

Does the district have a means to measure community and partner organizational impact on student success and staff growth? If not, why not?(Required)

What is the district spend range on community partner system(s) per student?(Required)

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>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current community partner management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's satisfaction level with the current community partner management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Red

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to the district community partner management system(s), what would it be?(Required)

We need the ability to keep parents/students informed of what partners are available and the support they provide.

We need to ability to collect information from partners (attendance)

We need the ability to securely share student information with partners so they can better understand/support the student.

Staff Development and Compliance Management

What staff development and compliance management system(s) does the district utilize? Examples - BloomBoard, Frontline, Unified Talent, Vector Solutions, etc.(Required)

What is the district spend range on staff development and compliance management system(s) per student?(Required)

>$0<$1

>$1<$3

>$3<$4

>$4<$6

>$6<$8

>$8<$10

>$10

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's usage and impact on student success with the current staff development and compliance management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

Using a Red, Yellow or Green rating, what is the district's satisfaction level with the current staff development and compliance management system(s)?(Required)

Red

Yellow

Green

If you could make one or two improvement(s) to district staff development and compliance management system(s), what would it be?(Required)

Provide more relevance to staff development

Allow a gamified approach to district PD to better engage staff

Provide a quick and easy way for staff to track their own learning progress

Provide recommendations on staff PD connected to the staff members profile