Case Study: Deer Park ISD achieves fast, on‑budget student information system implementation with Skyward

Deer Park ISD - Customer Case Study

Deer Park ISD, a 12,700‑student district near Houston, faced a crisis when its existing student information system became unsupported and a subsequent replacement failed—leaving inaccurate data, unreliable modules, and staff resorting to spreadsheets. After abandoning that solution mid‑year, the district selected Skyward’s Student Management Suite as its new vendor to replace the troubled system and restore operational stability.

Skyward led a fast, coordinated implementation: Deer Park purchased Skyward on December 10, 2011, sent data December 11, and went live on January 18, 2012—completing the conversion in roughly six weeks and staying within budget. The Skyward project team handled data conversion, project management, and training, delivering accurate, trusted data and enabling staff to run reports and perform creative data mining again, which restored user confidence and day‑to‑day productivity.

Deer Park ISD

Sue Pike

District's Director of Information Services