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All Case Studies
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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.
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Estes 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. |
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Fayetteville, 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.
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Pensacola, 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. |
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Pomona, 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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Providence, 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.
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Redmond, 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.
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Rialto, 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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Riverside, 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.
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Terre 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.
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Tyler, 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.
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Vancouver, 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.
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Vista, 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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Columbus, Indiana
(Bartholomew Consolidated Schools)
| • 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%.
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San Jose, California
(San Jose Unified School District)
| • 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. |
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Statesville, 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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Dallas, 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.
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