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District 205 to recommend NextPath for unified MTSS and student data management; board to consider July 29
Summary
District leaders described a plan to adopt NextPath as a unified student-data and MTSS management platform, saying it would bring attendance, assessments, nurse visits and intervention histories into a single, teacher- and leader-facing system and could replace several legacy tools.
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 administrators on June 17 presented a plan to adopt NextPath as a unified data system to support MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports), progress monitoring and districtwide decision-making. The presentation described NextPath as a front-runner after demonstrations of multiple vendors and said a board recommendation and cost data will be presented at the July 29 board meeting.
District staff said the American Institutes for Research (AIR) review of the district’s MTSS practices identified “data system” and “data-based decision making” as priority areas. District presenters said NextPath can unify Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) results, attendance/chronic-absence indicators, nurse visits, intervention histories, and teacher-entered formative data into interactive “data walls” and individual student profile pages that are leader- and teacher-facing. The presenters described MTSS management features that document intervention assignments, entrance/exit for Tier 2/3 supports, and the ability to track intervention effectiveness across schools.
District staff said the platform will be rolled out with targeted stakeholder training, that some legacy systems could be retired over time, and that the administration expects to return to the board with a procurement recommendation, costs and implementation timeline at the July 29 meeting. Staff emphasized the phased timeline and that initial deployments will focus on leadership- and school-level users before broader rollout.
No procurement vote occurred at the June 17 meeting; the board was given an informational preview and asked clarifying questions about classroom-level tracking, behavioral versus academic modules, and how the platform would integrate with existing standardized-data tools.
