Meet Otus

Otus was designed by educators to simplify the way schools manage data, assessments, and instruction. We empower teachers, administrators, and families with the tools and insights they need to support every student’s success—all in one place.

Our Mission

Otus provides the tools and data educators, students, and families need to monitor and improve performance.

Our Vision

Ensure every educator and the school community has the insights they need to make a difference in students’ lives.

It all started in a middle school classroom

It all started in a middle school classroom

Back in 2010, two middle school teachers secured funding for 1:1 devices in their classroom, hoping to transform the way they personalized learning.

But instead of solving problems, the devices amplified the bigger issue—the lack of connection across the many programs they used.

It quickly became clear they needed one tool to unify everything. The problem? The tool didn’t exist yet.

That’s when the idea for Otus was born.

One of those teachers was Chris Hull, who co-founded Otus to solve this problem.

As Otus has grown, Chris has remained deeply committed to ensuring that the platform stays true to its purpose: helping educators, students, and families succeed.

Today, Otus supports over 1 million learners across 200 districts by providing the tools and insights to monitor and improve student performance.

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Today, Otus supports over 1 million learners across 200 districts by providing the tools and insights to monitor and improve student performance.

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Meet Chris Hull
Co-Founder and President of Otus

As a former educator, Chris understands the challenges and rewards of teaching firsthand— an experience that continues to inspire his work at Otus.

His journey from the classroom to founding Otus was driven by a passion for education and a desire to make a meaningful difference.

Chris believes that every student deserves the opportunity to succeed —as both a founder and a parent, this mission hits close to home. His own children’s school district uses Otus, giving him a unique perspective as both a creator and user of the platform.

This dual role reinforces his commitment to ensuring Otus continues to provide the tools educators and families need to make a meaningful difference in students’ lives.

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Hear from K-12 Schools Using Otus

Learn how Otus makes it easier for K-12 leaders across the nation to support student growth.

Illinois

Wisconsin

California

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Massachusetts

North Carolina

Georgia

Colorado

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Idaho

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Michigan

Connecticut

Florida

New Hampshire

Illinois

“We had a lot of teachers using different platforms and parents were getting confused. Utilizing Otus helped us to really streamline that so that there was one single system to help their student navigate learning.”

Lexi Robinson

Instructional Technology Coordinator
North Shore School District 112 (IL)

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“What we love about Otus is we’re not the ones spending time gathering and organizing the data. It’s in there; we just pull it up and look at it. Now, we’re truly focused on instruction – which is what teachers and instructional coaches should be doing.”

Sheri Peacock

Associate Superintendent of Student Achievement
East Moline School District 37 (IL)

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"The first question is, ‘Where are we going?’ So you're looking at your standards and really understanding what the standards are, and then how are you assessing those standards, you know, where are we at now. And I would say we really are leaning into our platform, which is Otus, around, putting those assessments in this platform and really kind of tagging as they create an assessment."

Dr. Susan Ejma

Director of Teaching and Learning
Maercker School District 60

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“By bringing Otus in, that's been an opportunity for us to take the weight and responsibility off our school psychs or administrators and really give them the chance to focus on the actual data and what it says, helping to prepare for data team meetings. Now that we've continued to roll that out and broaden the exposure that staff within our district have to it [Otus], it's making data more readily available for their decisions and allowing them to explore some of their curiosities and wonderings about individual students, their class, or their grade level.”

Patrick Dawson

Director of Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Winnetka Public School District 36

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Wisconsin

“I wanted to find a tool that could ground the data, but, more importantly, create something that’s user-friendly for teachers and students. Our students can really own their metrics and their journey, and see the relationship between goal-setting and the progress that they’ve made. With Otus, you’re going to see a more invested student, and they’re going to understand the relevance. It’s one of the best data tools to support Portrait of a Graduate.”

Scott Carr

College and Career Readiness Consultant
CESA 7 (WI)

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“I’ve seen other programs fail because the teachers or administrators don’t feel like they’re supported. Our staff is eager to learn about Otus because they know they’re going to get support when they have questions. And it’s so user-friendly. This is what stands out from any of the competitors that I’ve ever used – it’s just that responsiveness. They understand, because it’s made by teachers, that teachers are pulled in so many different directions.”

Dr. Vicki King

Superintendent
Salem School District (WI)

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“I have teachers that have been teaching 10, 20, almost 30 years, and they’re actually identifying this as one of their more valuable years, and saying, ‘I feel like I’m actually teaching students, gauging their learning, and seeing those growth points.’ And that’s something I think Otus does an amazing job with, that individual growth and progress, monitoring, tracking, and being able to share that with parents and staff.”

Don Norwick

Associate Principal of Curriculum & Instruction
Wilmot Union High School

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Nebraska

“We were looking for a place to house all the data district-wide. We’re a smaller district, but still have a ton of data. So to have that solid, concise, one-place spot for all of our data was what we were looking for.”

Megan Glazebrook

Elementary Instructional Coach
Conestoga Public Schools (NE)

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“Prior to Otus, everything was kind of all over the place in different platforms, and we just weren’t using data as much as we needed to. We felt like having a location for all of that would help the teachers to use it more.”

Jodi Fierstein

Jodi Fierstein, Elementary Principal
Superior Public Schools(NE)

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“The main thing that drove us toward Otus was its ease of use. Not only does it check all the boxes as far as getting the data in one spot, but it is simple to use. It has a great interface, and you can tell it was built by teachers, for teachers.”

Matt Moore

Director of Technology
Papillion La Vista Community Schools

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“One of the nice things about Otus is that we can put our data in, and Otus helps us customize it so it looks the way we want it to look. And that has been really helpful because, as principals or teachers or groups come to me with specific questions, I always say, ‘Well, what question are you trying to answer?’ And then we go to Otus. And if we can’t answer the question with the data there, then I call our specialist at Otus, and she can help us figure it out.”

Angie Wright

Director of Assessment
Papillon La Vista Community Schools

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Meet Our Team

We are a team of people who are passionate about improving the lives of teachers and students. Just as we believe students should be seen for who they are, so should our employees. Scroll to meet the stellar Otus team!