Digital Promise

JUNE 29, 2016

South Fayette Township School District. South Fayette Township School District has makerspaces in every school in the district. South Fayette has a K-12 computational thinking initiative that embeds maker curriculum in learning experiences for all 2,500 district students in every grade. Elizabeth Forward School District.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

schools and districts. Both companies are currently owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Vista acquired PowerSchool for $350 million in 2015, and earlier this month filed confidentially for an IPO that could value the company at over $6 billion. Vista purchased EAB in 2017 for $1.55

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

But by 2015, Pearson was looking to unload PowerSchool , which was bought by the private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $350 million. Under Vista’s ownership, PowerSchool has spent more than $1 billion acquiring other edtech companies, including grabbing the Schoology learning management system popular with K-12 schools.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

Inside its borders are two of the nation’s best school districts — Cajon Valley Union School District and Vista Unified School District — that are working to provide students with the highest caliber of education possible. Vista Unified School District. Cajon Valley Union School District.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We are excited, proud, and humbled to partner with Vista Challenge High School to develop an XQ Super School ! It is one of the 10 chosen Super Schools and a member of our League of Innovative Schools.

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Digital Promise

MAY 24, 2016

Undertaking this transformation is a challenge, and requires buy-in and commitment from district leadership, school administrators, and teachers in order to be successful. We brought in educators from two VILS sites in Vista, Calif., We’ve even created a blueprint for schools to help them successfully navigate this journey.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2019

At Chula Vista Elementary School District in California, we have formed partnerships with local businesses and community organizations to make instruction engaging and relevant, while exposing students to future career options at a young age.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2017

Mentor Public Schools is a suburban district 20 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio, which serves 7,650 preK-12 students across 42 square miles. Throughout the district, traditional rows of desks have been updated and replaced with flexible learning spaces. The district-wide implementation and emphasis on blended learning was strategic.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Educational nonprofit Next Vista for Learning , which was launched by the founder and executive director, Rushton Hurley, works to highlight the possibility of digital media. Next Vista for Learning offers a free, online library of more than 2,000 videos by and for teachers and students everywhere. meghan.bogardu….

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2016

We took their dynamic stories and created three video case studies, highlighting classrooms in Kettle Moraine School District in Wales, Wisconsin; Butler Tech High School in Butler, Ohio; and Rancho Minerva Middle School in Vista, California. Deeper Learning through Micro-credentials at Kettle Moraine School District.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2022

On March 18th, 2020, my principal pulled me into a meeting with the superintendent, principals, and assistant principals from other high schools in the district. Most of these students are referred to the school by district counselors, probation officers, or social service agencies. AVIHS serves 500 high school students ages 14 to 24.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2017

The League of Innovative Schools team had the opportunity to visit multiple districts in the first quarter of 2017 — and we have so much more to see! While the highlights of each of these visits are vast, below are five amazing schools we visited in League districts that are educating students in creative, forward-thinking ways.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2020

It was 2017 when I first heard that a business incubator program was starting at my high school, Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, TX. Related content: How to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in your district. I was curious as to what this class could offer me. I decided I would give it a try.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 18, 2017

Rancho Minerva Middle School (Vista, CA). After several prototypes and iterations, they began 3D printing SD chip holders for other schools in their district. We are excited to announce that the following submissions were selected to present their film and design at a flagship Maker Faire this year.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

Districts with better teachers, and which use fewer teachers with temporary or substandard credentials, play a major role in narrowing student achievement gaps across racial and socio-economic lines. Two factors examined by the researchers—total district enrollment and total school spending —did not significantly impact student achievement.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 14, 2016

Representing 73 districts, 33 states, and 3.2 Mark Ray , Chief Digital Officer of Vancouver Public Schools , spoke of transforming the role of librarians in his district to support students in becoming “future ready.” Through the vision of the district, librarians are deeply integrated in the learning experiences of students.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Blog post: English Learners in Chula Vista Schools Erase Achievement Gap in Math with Innovative Curriculum.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

According to Moody’s, the credit ratings agency, the deal was funded in part by a $70 million loan raised by PowerSchool, as well as a “ substantial equity contribution ” from Vista Equity Partners and Onex Corporation, the two private equity firms that share ownership of PowerSchool. Along with that comes new colleagues.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School in San Francisco opened its gymnasium to homeless students and their families as part of its Stay Over Program in 2022. It is one example of the many community services that a majority of public schools are now providing, according to a federal survey.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2021

Devin Vodicka, who is taking over as its CEO, describes it as a “technology-enabled service organization” that helps schools and districts redesign their instructional models and provide professional development for educators to implement changes. Currently, the company works with about 120 schools and districts, according to Vodicka.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

PowerSchool has reached an agreement to acquire Schoology, a provider of learning management systems with a sizable footprint among K-12 schools and districts. The publisher sold the PowerSchool to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners in June 2015. Since 2015, PowerSchool has acquired eight companies.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

Senior Hernan Hernandez, 17 (left), and junior Ray Garcia, 15 (right), hope to design a new skateboarding course at Vista High School. SAN DIEGO — To understand just how far Vista High School will go to keep kids interested in school, consider the case of 17-year-old Hernan Hernandez and his skateboard. “I’m Photo: Mike Elsen-Rooney.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

Teacher Catherine Connelly leads a lesson on giving compliments in Vista’s pioneering new class on social and emotional wellness. Vista’s trials and errors started when the school became an XQ Super School Project, with a five-year grant by the national nonprofit to bring a personalized-learning approach to this suburban district.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 11, 2017

Emerging research suggests this approach has promise, but there is still limited evidence to help district leaders identify which strategies will be most successful. Districts that recruited and engaged parents in advance of the program were ultimately more successful in engaging students throughout the summer. READ THE REPORT.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 9, 2024

This District Used ChatGPT to Craft One Rethinking AI In The Field Of Education How AI Should Change Math Education: New Guidance on How to Adapt How ChatGPT Can Revolutionize Education with AI? Why That’s a Problem What Is Age-Appropriate Use of AI?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2022

grade-point average as a political science major at Northwest Vista College and hopes to become a lawyer. The five schools that comprise the Alamo Colleges District have gotten millions of dollars in support from San Antonio and from private donors. Credit: Alamo College District. Gilmore boasts a 4.0

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rancho Minerva Middle School, Vista, CA. Avondale Elementary School District, Avondale, AZ. Taylor County School District, Campbellsville, KY. Riverside Unified School District, Riverside, CA. Elizabeth Forward School District, Elizabeth, PA. Creative Director. Dyke Redmond. Sharing is Caring. Kasey Bell.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2016

Back in 2011, Digital Promise started the League of Innovative Schools , a network of forward-thinking districts around the country. A handful of school districts were really pushing the envelope and a handful of others were still finding their way. We know there are many districts out there taking real action to answer that question.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2019

Vodicka had served as Superintendent of Vista Unified School District in California, and won the state’s top superintendent award in 2015. Last year, Forbes reported it earned $7 million in revenues, mostly from selling its tools to school districts. Now, AltSchool will now be steered by former education leaders.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 9, 2017

About the only thing the field of education leadership has to show for it is the improved bottom lines for those offering books, conferences, and official training sessions to administrators and school leaders who are genuinely searching for answers to the problems they are facing in the schools and districts where they work. Hofstadter, R.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In response to the President’s call for commitments to computer science education for all , 37 school district across the country — from Vermont to Alaska — ­have committed to offering high­ quality computer science (CS) and computational thinking curriculum to over one million students. Coordinating with the private sector.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

Watch this video to learn how Vista Unified School District built excitement within school communities by focusing on the learning impact of technology: Clarify roles and expectations. There will be many new changes in the upcoming school year, especially after students receive their tablets at the rollout event.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

Additionally, many users reported turning to the topic pages, which translate relevant and actionable research concepts, to find information and practical resources related to challenges their districts are facing. To stay up to date, we’ve updated these topic summary pages with new key findings and links to over 75 curated resources.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2017

Founded in 1998, Frontline provides a suite of administrative and HR software for K-12 schools and districts. He believes one of the biggest pain points for educators is extracting actionable insights from the myriad technology software that schools and districts use today. The biggest issue is integrating all that information.”

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Building on the success at Burbank, Adobe is expanding the ConnectED program in the Hayward Unified School District with the goal of getting free creativity and eLearning software and teacher training to all of the district’s Title I schools. Vista Innovation & Design Academy. Because of Prezi’s ConnectED commitment, Ms.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

PBL is an exciting and broad topic that schools and districts around the world are implementing in many ways, but it can be difficult to know where to start and which strategies are effective. At Vista High School in CA… Jeb Dickerson takes a slightly different approach when working with his freshmen. We hear you.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

Districts across this country vary in size, demographics, and priorities. Here are a few key takeaways from the work taking place in each of these leaders’ districts that empowers student success. In Kettle Moraine School District , all students have the opportunity to find the route that helps them learn best.

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