Case Study: Delaware Department of Education achieves a statewide data-driven culture with PowerSchool

Delaware Department of Education Uses Data to Guide Educational Initiatives

PowerSchool partnered with the Delaware Department of Education to build a unified statewide student information ecosystem for 19 districts, 218 public schools and 21 charters serving roughly 134,000 students. The core challenge was creating a sustained, data-driven culture so educators and policymakers could make timely, evidence-based instructional and policy decisions rather than relying on anecdotes.

Using PowerSchool’s eSchoolPLUS, IEPPLUS and PerformancePLUS hosted in a state private cloud, Delaware rolled data into an Ed-Fi–based longitudinal warehouse and Education Insight dashboards, supported professional learning communities, embedded data coaches, and set a research agenda funded by Race to the Top and other grants. The result: Delaware earned national recognition for effective data use, streamlined data management, policy changes (including new teacher-prep accountability), targeted interventions like a Summer Nudge for college-bound students, expanded early-learning dashboards, and ongoing improvements in teacher coaching and student outcomes.

Delaware Department of Education

Mark Murphy

Secretary