Customer Stories and Case Studies
Schools nationwide are using Otus to ensure that every child—regardless of their learning level or background—is on a trajectory to achieve their full potential.
“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, East Moline School District 37
Otus Certified Educator Spotlight: Deanna Crawford, West Elementary School in Illinois
Meet Deanna Crawford and delve into her experiences as a special education teacher who has embraced the power of technology in the classroom.
Interview with Lexi Robinson, Coordinator for Teaching & Learning for North Shore School District 112
Over the last three years, their use of Otus has grown to support professional learning communities, progress monitoring, assessments and more.
Interview with Ashley Troy, Director of Teaching & Learning for Northwest Education Services
3 takeaways including matching lesson langage to assessment language, engaging in data dialogue, and letting data drive engagement.
Addressing Learning Gaps by Centralizing Assessments and Student Data
Assessments are hot topic on any given day, but they are gaining more traction as educators work to determine what gaps exist in student learning as a result of the pandemic disruption. Many districts are turning to common assessments as a solution. In this Tech &...
Meet Cassandra Coleman from Challis Joint District in Idaho!
Cassandra Coleman is a first-grade teacher at Challis Elementary School in Challis, Idaho, and is an Otus Certified Educator (OCE). Challis Joint School District is comprised of five schools and serves over 350 students. Cassandra was kind enough to share her unique...
Interview with Sheri Peacock, Associate Superintendent for Student Achievement at East Moline School District
Enjoy this wide-ranging discussion on how EMSD has utilized Otus and what lies ahead for this exciting partnership.
Driving Change with Data: How Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District Launched PLCs to Focus on Student Growth
Join the Otus team to share more about driving change with data in professional learning communities (PLCs).
Interview with Matt Olson, Assistant Superintendent at NWES
A Conversation From Our Regional Workshop This interview took place at the 2022 Northwest Educational Services Otus Workshop. As part of this time of learning and collaboration, we were able to sit down with Matt Olson, the Assistant Superintendent at NES. Enjoy this...
Making the Grade: Standards-Based, Traditional, or Both?
Watch this Tech & Learning webinar to hear Dr. Kecia Ray talk with educational leaders about common grading systems utilized in K-12 schools from standards-based to traditional and hybrid grading.
Perry Local School District
Quick Stats 8 Schools Supported 4K Students Supported 54K Assessments Completed Challenge Perry Local School District needed a way to store their student data and also a way to access and analyze it. The goal was to be able to leverage both local and national data to...
Wood Dale SD 7
Quick Stats 4 Schools Supported 1.2K Students Supported 170K Assessments Completed Challenge The Wood Dale School District 7 set the goal of creating a more personalized learning environment for their students by giving teachers and administrators real-time access to...
Marshall County Schools
Quick Stats 10 Schools Supported 4.8K Students Supported 1M+ Assessments Completed Challenge The Marshall School District in Benton, Kentucky, had an ambitious goal. Create a more personalized learning environment for their students by giving teachers and...
Hemet Unified School District
Quick Stats 29 Schools Supported 21K Students Supported 178K Assessments Completed Challenge Hemet Unified School District needed a better way to store their student data and also a way to access and analyze it. The goal was to be able to leverage both local and...
Central School District 301
Quick Stats 7 Schools Supported 4.1K Students Supported 174K Assessments Completed Challenge Central School District 301 in Burlington, IL, wanted to not only be able to analyze student learning and engagement data but also effectively communicate that information to...
Milton Public Schools
Quick Stats 6 Schools Supported 4.2K Students Supported 53K Assessments Completed Challenge Milton Public Schools wanted to create a clearer picture of their students' growth by better leveraging common assessments. The problem was that assessment data was fragmented...
Otus Proficiency Assessments featuring Jodi Fierstein from Superior Public Schools
Over 1,000 ready-to-use multiple-choice assessments for grades K-8 in reading, language usage, and mathematics
Personalized Learning with SBG at Nampa School District
Personalized learning and standards-based grading are both hot topics in the K-12 world, but how do they complement each other? We met with Emmett Wemp, the Personalized Learning Administrator at Nampa School District in Idaho, to learn about his journey to support...
Urban Autism Solutions: Using Otus for Social-Emotional Learning
Julie Tracy Founder, Urban Autism Solutions Julie Tracy is the founder of Urban Autism Solutions, an organization that helps young adults with autism and related challenges. UAS provides vocational and social opportunities to Chicago Public School students after high...
How Santa Rosa Academy Keeps Students Connected With Otus
Lisa Wardle | Santa Rosa Academy Lisa Wardle leads the Independent Study Program, teaches, and coaches new educators at Santa Rosa Academy. She taught elementary education for over 15 years before moving into her new role. We interviewed this Otus super-user to learn...
How One California Math Team is Rethinking K-12 Common Assessment
Candi Ballard | Tahquitz High School Math as a core subject, and especially in high school, is very complex. As someone who barely made it through Trig, learning how Candace (Candi) Ballard and her team at Tahquitz High School assess students against a sea of math...