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Board hears demo of Arbore data platform; administration to bring contract back for March vote
Summary
Administrators presented Arbore, a student- and district-data platform the district piloted during the school year. Staff said Arbore can centralize assessments, surveys and strategic-plan dashboards; a proposed multi‑year contract was discussed and will return to the board for a March decision.
Administrators and a representative of Arbore presented the district’s pilot of a consolidated data and dashboard platform at the Feb. 27 meeting and said the product could replace the district’s current assessment platform and provide district strategic-plan monitoring, assessments administration, surveys, and public-facing dashboards.
Mark Turner, Arbore’s director of national accounts, described the product as a single-sign-on data platform that consolidates multiple sources into a “student 360” profile and provides templated dashboards and public-facing scorecards. He told the board Arbore’s service model includes ongoing data support and a district-facing team, and he outlined example dashboards used by other districts to publish strategic-plan progress and “return on investment” analyses for programs.
Administrators said the district has piloted Arbore since September and has begun importing district data and building draft strategic-plan dashboards. Turner presented a pricing example cited in the meeting materials: $236,550 annually and $709,650 over three years (the proposal presented to the board uses a three-year pricing model and standard implementation services). Staff said the pilot has already produced visible dashboards and that they would continue implementation work if the board approves a full contract.
Superintendent Wright and Arbore staff told the board they plan to return a full contract for board consideration at the March meeting. Board members asked about training, maintenance, pilot costs and payback; Arbore representatives said most training can be delivered remotely, the pilot price for LRSD was $25,000 (to be credited if the district enters full partnership), and that a three-year term is typical.
No contract vote occurred on Feb. 27; the board directed staff to bring the item back for a formal vote in March.
