Edulastic:
Data and assessment are ingrained in the culture at DSST Public Schools, which stands for Denver Schools of Science & Technology. The entire community, from teachers to district leadership, has used and relied on digital assessment for nearly a decade. Data is a way of life, so when DSST’s assessment vendor decided to sunset their platform, the district faced a challenge: find and transition to a new digital assessment platform in just one year. A replacement was needed, the clock was ticking, and the search was on.
The team at DSST found inspiration during their assessment tool search from Beyonce’s song “Upgrade U”. Since they were upgrading their assessment platform, the project took on the code name “Beyonce.” Project Beyonce had a number of goals: find a platform that was reliable, easy to use, provided the rigor demanded by the district’s culture, and facilitated a smooth transition from their current system.
