As soon as Mr. Perkins and his colleagues at CCSD gained visibility into the district’s app use, they started achieving transformative results.

1. Lightspeed Analytics-CatchOn Edition helped improve ROI: When CCSD could see which apps students were really using, educators could make more informed decisions about the district’s edtech investments. “Right away,” Mr. Perkins says, “we could ask why are we paying for this tool when most students are actually using a similar free one? Sometimes the free one is of just as high quality, if not better. With this insight, we can improve instructional quality while simultaneously making better financial decisions.”
2. Lightspeed Analytics-CatchOn Edition helped secure student data privacy: Mr. Perkins found in the analytics solution a benefit he hadn’t expected: the insight he needed to better protect student data privacy. “One thing I really like about CatchOn [Lightspeed Analytics- CatchOn Edition],” Mr. Perkins said, “are the automatic alerts I get when an app changes its policies about data privacy. I get an email saying that things have changed, and so I can just login and see what the new policy is. This is important because sometimes an app will start requesting personal identifiable information in a way that violates my district’s policies.”
3. Lightspeed Analytics-CatchOn Edition helped make informed curriculum decisions: Clay County has also used its new insights into app usage to improve instruction. “Sometimes we see that a teacher is still using an older application,” Mr. Perkins says, “when we’ve actually changed our guidelines.” Thanks to the district’s new data, Mr. Perkins and his team can identify teachers who may not know about the shift in the curriculum and therefore ensure all students get access to essential learning materials. “I didn’t know what all we’d be able to do with CatchOn [Lightspeed Analytics- CatchOn Edition],” Mr. Perkins concluded. “I don’t think we’ve even used the solution to its full potential yet.”