Florida Department of Education · Government · Tallahassee, FL · 14 weeks
67 school districts unified on a single reporting platform in 14 weeks
The Florida Department of Education struggled for two years to unify student outcome reports from 67 districts for federal IPEDS compliance. We built a single reporting platform in 14 weeks without any scope changes, solving data fragmentation and meeting strict federal requirements on time.
Challenge
The Florida Department of Education had 16 weeks to unify student outcome reports from 67 districts for federal IPEDS compliance. Each district used a different student information system, and past efforts to merge the data failed over two years due to incompatible data models. We had to build a workable, consistent data model fast and integrate diverse systems to meet the deadline.
Outcome
By week 14, all 67 districts were fully using the platform. We finished the IPEDS submission two days before the federal deadline. Automation cut annual IPEDS reporting costs from $1.9 million to $210,000. We managed the entire project without any change orders.
Results
- $1.9M Annual reporting labor automated
- 67 Districts on one platform
- 14 wks Delivery, zero change orders
- 8 wks to 3 days IPEDS submission cycle
We tried twice before to consolidate district reporting and couldn’t get it done. Thinklytics finished it in 14 weeks, and for the first time in six years, we submitted our IPEDS data two days early.