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Decatur schools use third‑party data to trim underperforming digital programs; Level Data pilot costs $37,000
Summary
Teaching-and-learning staff told the board they are using a Level Data partnership to connect program costs, usage and assessment results. Early findings prompted reduced spending on some products and a proposal to discontinue Freckle at secondary schools, with estimated savings of about $82,000.
Teaching-and-learning staff told the board they are applying a return‑on‑investment lens to instructional technology and programs, using a third‑party partner to combine costs, usage and student assessment data.
The district said it partnered with Level Data to link licensing and staffing costs with usage from Infinite Campus and assessment outcomes (GMAS, STAR). The vendor’s analysis showed several tools were underused or not producing measurable gains. Staff cited Accelerated Reader as…
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