Products

K-12 Discover Analytics, Benchmarking and Forecasting

Discover makes it easier for Superintendents, Treasurers and Administrators to develop more reliable, accurate and efficient budgets and forecasts. Currently available in Ohio, and North Carolina.

Features

• Automated data analysis and visualization eliminate time spent on data queries and graphs

• A financial analysis framework that ensures a thorough and consistent analysis for every area

• Simple point and click access to reports, charts, forecasts and dashboards

• Forecasts expenses and revenues based on historical trends

• Easily perform wha

• Benchmark with existing or custom peer groups

Benefits

• Clearly see past, current and trending spending

• Use forecasts to identify and manage cost growth

• Establish baselines for improvement

• Benchmarks offer external perspective and first step in improvement

• Help non-financial administrators become more adept and budgeting

• Increase accountability and accuracy in budgeting and forecasts

Performance Assessment & Planning Software

Operations Pathfinder Tools and Services

Pathfinder is a measurement and dashboard software system for district operations and central services. The Pathfinder tools and process provide the measures, standards, dashboards, and experience that helps operations leaders know how they are performing and where to focus improvement efforts. Dashboards track progress. more quickly find the path to higher efficiency and quality. Pathfinder picks up where traditional cost per student measures reach their limit of usefulness. Pathfinder analytics help operation use Pathfinder to assess efficiency, pinpoint improvement opportunities, engage staff and set targets for improvement.

strategic planning and Management Tool

Aspire

Improve strategic plan execution with Aspire. As complexity increases, the systematic use of intelligence and performance measures to stay informed, communicate and guide decisions will be critical to success.

Aspire provides the infrastructure for storing, analyzing, and reporting on intelligence and performance throughout the district. We help clients define intelligence requirements, and measures to track progress towards strategic plan goals. Our infrastructure includes data storage, analysis, and presentation in individual dashboards and scorecards for individual departments. Aspire automates many of the manual tasks and paperwork that are often a barrier to plan follow through. Aspire can be used at the district, division, and department level.

Features

• Provides infrastructure for measuring and tracking performance

• Provides a data hub for storing data from multiple sources

• Presents results in dashboards and scorecards

• Includes ability to report progress on preferred cycle

• Option of using measures from our metric library

• Option of using existing dashboard designs

Benefits

• Single planning and reporting system for entire district

• Use to support continuous improvement in any area

• Ensures clear, documented and quantifiable expectations

• Improves communication of district vision and goals. 

• Creates better alignment and accountability

• Creates more focused conversations on performance