Case Studies
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- Destiny Asset Manager™
Naples, Florida (Collier County School District)
• 43,000 students, 44 schools • Collier County School District used Destiny Asset Manager to improve their potential to reduce asset losses through accurate tracking. • Enabled asset aging information and statistical analysis that targets long-range planning capabilities. • Simplified state-mandated reporting process.
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• 32,000 Students, 42 Schools • Johnston County School District merged 42 separate inventory databases into one centralized database that grew quickly, accumulating data errors and resulting in asset loss. The adoption of Destiny Asset Manager allows for accurate district-wide inventory tracking, accountability and reporting. Technology purchase redundancy was eliminated and asset losses reduced by up to 75 percent, allowing savings to be allocated to other critical needs in the district.
Download PDFWalla Walla Public Schools, WA Destiny Asset Manager Case Study
• 6,000 Students, 11 Schools • Walla Walla Public Schools and their Special Programs Department wanted to controll loss and keep expenditures in check—especially duplicate buying due to misplaced assets. They adopted Destiny Asset Manager and were able to increase efficiency, lower staff training costs, gain more time for teachers to work with students and reduce unnecessary purchases.
Download PDF - Destiny Library Manager™
Bronx, New York (NYC Department of Education, Region 2)
• 97,327 students, 116 schools • The Bronx School District used Destiny Library Manager to provide a powerful, centralized library management system that would expand student access to library resources. • While the school district began using Destiny Library Manager in an effort to improve literacy skills, the software also provided the elimination of $80,000 in service-related staff costs.
Download PDFEstes Park, Colorado (Park School District R-3)
• 1,186 students, 3 schools • With limited technical support resources, Park School District R-3 adopted Destiny Library Manager utilizing Destiny Hosted Service. Results included reduced technical support requirements, upgrades requiring no staff time and effortless support of state standards and Accelerated Reader.
Download PDFFayetteville, North Carolina (Cumberland County Schools)
• 53,403 students, 88 schools • Library circulation and parent involvement increased dramatically after Cumberland County Schools implemented Destiny Library Manager in its schools, drastically improving return on investment for library materials. • The web-distributed and centrally-installed system allowed access from anywhere to participating libraries and the ability to create an inter-library loan program.
Download PDFProvidence, Rhode Island (Providence Public Schools)
• 29,604 students, 46 schools • In order to centralize the library management of 46 schools, Providence Public Schools used Destiny Library Manager to provide a web browser-based and easily accessible library management system. • The district was able to convert individual site-based library data to work with Destiny Library Manager, eliminate costly technical staff site visits, and most importantly-- give students, teachers and parents access to district-wide library information from home.
Download PDFRedmond, Washington (Lake Washington School District)
• 23,500 students, 46 schools • Until it found Destiny Library Manager, Lake Washington School District was about to give up the search for a cost-effective, web-based library management system •Destiny Library Manager was able to expand resource access to every child, classroom, and home with browser-based access, increase the system license from 200 users to unlimited users at no extra cost, and provide a district-wide catalog of resources.
Download PDFRialto, California (Rialto Unified School District)
• 30,172 students, 26 schools • Destiny Library Manager was able to provide the Rialto Unified School District a single integrated textbook management system during a chaotic time of consolidation and staff cutbacks. • Destiny Library Manager sharply reduced the amount of staff time devoted to the transferring and maintenance of textbooks. • The centralized technology also allowed for easy transfer of students and books from school to school during consolidation.
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• 20,469 students, 24 schools • Using Destiny Library Manager Jurupa School District eliminated $15,000 a year in site-based server costs. • Destiny Library Manager’s centralized system streamlined the tracking of books between schools and saved site library staff hundreds of hours formerly spent barcoding. • Using Destiny Textbook Manager, the district identified over $140,000 in lost books within the first three years and enabled precise management of over 250,000 district textbooks.
Download PDFTerre Haute, Indiana (Vigo County School Corporation)
•16,500+ students, 29 schools • Tired of its difficult to maintain library management system, the Vigo County School Corporation turned to Destiny Library Manager. • Destiny Library Manager required minimal support and minimal maintenance to create a unified catalog for the entire district.
Download PDFTyler, Texas (Tyler Independent School District)
• 17,500 students, 26 schools • Tyler Independent School District needed to find a new library management system that would qualify for No Child Left Behind funding to upgrade its older, site-based library automation system. • Destiny Library Manager significantly expanded the amount of material available to each student with its centralized system, providing district-wide access to library resources.
Download PDFVista, California (Vista Unified School District)
•25,000 students, 26 schools • Destiny Library Manager & Destiny Textbook Manager provided a flawless mid-year system conversion, transferring over 60,000 textbooks with no data loss. • The web-based system provided an integrated approach to textbook management which allowed teachers to locate materials at appropriate reading levels for struggling students and borrow classroom sets of books without buying them on their own.
Download PDF - Destiny Textbook Manager™
Columbia, SC (South Carolina Department of Education)
Districts: 86 • Schools: 1,100 • Grade Levels: K-12 • Students: 676,000 • The State of South Carolina sought to automate manual textbook management in an effort to reduce losses of their $50 million K-12 textbook investment -- losses estimated to average between $800,000 and $1 million per year . With automated textbook management, the state is now able to clearly identify where losses are occuring and take action to reduce them.
Download PDFDallas, Texas (Highland Park Independent School District)
• 6,300 students, 7 schools • With seven schools housed on six campuses, the district faced a challenge in tracking more than 40,000 textbooks. Highland Park chose Destiny Textbook Manager™ to develop centralized control of their textbooks, allowing the district to see which schools had surplus books so that these could be transferred to schools that were short, saving time and money.
Download PDFPensacola, Florida (Escambia School District)
• 41,000 students, 80 schools • By implementing Destiny Textbook Manager, the Escambia School District was able to create more accurate textbook inventories, efficiently distribute surplus textbooks, and create an accountability system for student textbook usage. • The use of scanners for data entry, along with Destiny Textbook Manager’s intuitive interface, minimized the time burden for staff by greatly reducing the time it takes to redistribute textbooks.
Download PDFPomona, California (Pomona Unified School District)
• Destiny Textbook Manager created a single textbook database for the Pomona Unified School District, facilitating the transfer of textbooks and surplus textbooks from one school to another. • By identifying surplus books in the district, Destiny Textbook Manager supported a significant reduction in textbook replacement costs, saving over $130,000 in one year.
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• 30,172 students, 26 schools • Destiny Library Manager was able to provide the Rialto Unified School District a single integrated textbook management system during a chaotic time of consolidation and staff cutbacks. • Destiny Library Manager sharply reduced the amount of staff time devoted to the transferring and maintenance of textbooks. • The centralized technology also allowed for easy transfer of students and books from school to school during consolidation.
Download PDFRiverside, California (Jurupa Unified School District)
• 20,469 students, 24 schools • Using Destiny Library Manager Jurupa School District eliminated $15,000 a year in site-based server costs. • Destiny Library Manager’s centralized system streamlined the tracking of books between schools and saved site library staff hundreds of hours formerly spent barcoding. • Using Destiny Textbook Manager, the district identified over $140,000 in lost books within the first three years and enabled precise management of over 250,000 district textbooks.
Download PDFVancouver, Washington (Vancouver School District)
• 23,000 students, 34 schools • Using the web-based Destiny Textbook Manager the district was able to use the barcodes already in place on library books and integrate easily with the existing textbook data and student information system. • The reduction in textbook over orders paid for the purchase and implementation of Destiny Textbook Manager within the first year.
Download PDFVista, California (Vista Unified School District)
•25,000 students, 26 schools • Destiny Library Manager & Destiny Textbook Manager provided a flawless mid-year system conversion, transferring over 60,000 textbooks with no data loss. • The web-based system provided an integrated approach to textbook management which allowed teachers to locate materials at appropriate reading levels for struggling students and borrow classroom sets of books without buying them on their own.
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Allentown, PA (Allentown School District)
Schools: 22 • Grade Levels: K-12 • Students: 17,800 • The TetraData® Analytical Warehouse has enable Allentown School District to keep student performance profiles up to date; provide valuable insights into each student’s school experience and performance; manage at-risk screening in a more timely manner; and empower teachers, counselors and administrators to make data-driven educational decisions.
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Schools: 3 • Grade Levels: PK-12 • Students: 1,215 • The TetraData® Warehouse and TetraData Analyzer™ has enabled Chilton School District to focus performance improvements by providing the tools for comparative analysis of student scores from the beginning of the school year to the end of the year. • Over the past decade, eighth grade and 10th grade reading proficiency has undergone a 58% increase and 78% increase, respectively.
Download PDFColumbus, Indiana
• 11,000 students, 16 schools • In an effort to support district quality initiative and measure student data, the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation implemented a TetraData® warehouse, along with TetraData Data on Demand and TetraData Analyzer. • This approach enabled a seamless integration of state tests results, student demographic data, ESL test data, ACT/SAT scores, attendance and discipline data. • Set up time for reports reduced by up to 95%.
(Bartholomew Consolidated Schools)
Download PDFSan Jose, California
• 32,000 students, 41 schools •The district chose to have benchmark scores, state test scores and student demographic information integrated into a single central TetraData® warehouse. • Staff and administrators were able to see reports of benchmark assessments in time to make instructional changes before the next assessments were administered. • These challenged schools moved more than 50% of their students out of Far Below Basic on the California Standards Test.
(San Jose Unified School District)
Download PDFStatesville, North Carolina (Iredell-Statesville Schools)
• 21,000 students, 35 schools • The district implemented TetraData® Warehouse with TetraData Analyzer™, allowing them to combine student demographic information, state test scores, district quarterly assessments, staff demographics and certification levels and more. • State reading scores, SAT scores and other school performance indicators increased dramatically. • Iredell-Statesville is now a state leader in school performance improvement.
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