Case Study: Omaha Public Schools transforms teacher coaching and instructional app adoption with Microsoft Corporation

Omaha Public Schools transforms teacher coaching and instructional app adoption with a modern data platform

Omaha Public Schools, the largest school district in Nebraska with 80 schools and about 51,000 students, needed a better way to use data to support teacher development, student learning, and technology adoption. Its old on-premises data warehouse produced outdated, conflicting reports and limited the district to mostly quantitative data. Microsoft Corporation helped OPS modernize with Azure SQL Database and Power BI.

Microsoft Corporation implemented a flexible modern data platform that combined qualitative and quantitative insights, along with tools like Observation 360, the Coaching Dashboard, and an App Approval workflow. The district now uses near real-time dashboards for coaching, app management, and instructional decision-making; it logged 23,000 coaching visits in one year and 25,000 so far the next year, while also improving transparency and educator adoption across the district.

Omaha Public Schools

Rob Dickson

Executive Director of Information Management Services