Case Study: Durango School District increased their state ranking by 70 points

Strategic Planning Cost Savings Chronic Absenteeism Early Warning Data Intelligence

Karen Cheser, Superintendent

“Abre has been a tremendous part of our success. The actionable data we've been able to present to our community and address in our classrooms has made a significant impact—like moving from the bottom 30% to the top 15-20% and increasing by 70 ranking points, putting us at the top of the state.”

The big wins for Durango School District

9

different platforms consolidated into Abre

20%

reduction in chronic absenteeism

4200

hours of teacher time saved, allowing
for more direct focus on students

Durango’s key dashboards

Early Warning

With a custom early warning dashboard, Durango was able to take decisive action against chronic absenteeism. Live data empowered district leaders to proactively identify and address the root causes of absenteeism and other student needs.

Learn how Abre helps you spot struggling students early

EdTech Impact Dashboard

Durango was investing heavily in EdTech without a clear understanding of the return on those investments.
With Abre, they now can clearly visualize the impact of their investments and directly link them to measurable ROI.

Learn how Abre helps districts drive cost savings

Strategic Plan Dashboard

Durango’s Strategic Plan Dashboards mean the district can put their whole strategic plan into one location for monitoring goals, executing plans, and engaging stakeholders as strategic partners.

Become our next success story

Location

Durango, Colorado

# of Students

5,452

Staff Members

880+

Buildings

13

Key challenges faced

Before implementing Abre, Durango School District grappled with significant challenges: the inefficiencies of multiple EdTech platforms made teachers’ jobs harder and securing stakeholder buy-in on strategic decisions was difficult. These issues contributed to Durango’s low academic ranking in the state, highlighting the need for a streamlined solution.

To enhance student outcomes,
Durango needed help with:

Freeing up teachers to spend more time with students

Using actionable insights to reduce chronic absenteeism

Setting up stakeholder-specific dashboards

Durango’s K-12 data journey

Initial challenges

Fragmented data and 9+ EdTech platforms make staff lives difficult and inflates costs.

A clear solution

Consolidate EdTech tools into Abre to boost efficiency and savings.

No lengthy wait time

Durango can use their first dashboards and full Abre features in only 30 days.

Immediate impact

Instead of using 9+ platforms to help students, teacher, staff, and families just need 1 login.

District-changing results

District sees long term benefits: Teachers and staff have more time and money to reinvest in students.

The superintendent says…

"Abre has saved us about 4,200 hours across the school year, freeing up our teachers to spend more time impacting students rather than searching through and learning multiple systems. This has allowed us to focus on creating better outcomes for our students.”

— Karen Cheser, Superintendent

The superintendent says…

"With chronic absenteeism rates reaching nearly 30%, we leveraged the system to analyze trends, identify which days and groups of students were most affected, and uncover underlying issues. As a result, we were able to reduce absenteeism to 20% at a time when it's increasing in other areas."

— Karen Cheser, Superintendent

See how Abre helps you fight absenteeism in your district

Karen Cheser

Superintendent | Durango School District

Admin to admin

Q: What would you say to other school administrators about Abre?

”As a superintendent, one of the best decisions you can make is to adopt Abre. Data on its own doesn’t create change—without the right tools, your teachers and staff could be focusing on the wrong things. Abre makes your team more efficient, productive, and effective, while also building the leadership skills of your coaches and teachers. It’s a one-stop shop that simplifies the work and helps you make a lasting impact on your students.”

Admin to admin

”As a superintendent, one of the best decisions you can make is to adopt Abre. Data on its own doesn’t create change—without the right tools, your teachers and staff could be focusing on the wrong things. Abre makes your team more efficient, productive, and effective, while also building the leadership skills of your coaches and teachers. It’s a one-stop shop that simplifies the work and helps you make a lasting impact on your students.”

Karen Cheser

Superintendent | Durango School District

Become our next success story

How districts like yours use Abre

Get answers to what’s working and what’s not

Use data-informed insights to make confident decisions on resource allocation, program efficacy, student well-being, and more.

  • Lead with data, not gut feelings
  • Know which students are "at-risk" at any moment
  • Learn which staffing and resource investments are paying off
Learn More
“With Abre we spend less time compiling data and more time on informed decisions. This efficiency allows us to document the effectiveness of our interventions and strategies.”

- Dean Mader
Director of Federal Programs,
Dawson-Bryant Local Schools (OH)

Reinvest K-12 budget in what matters most

Centralizing data in one platform simplifies K-12 financial planning by giving administrators a comprehensive view for strategic fund allocation.

  • Consolidate multiple Ed-Tech licenses into 1
  • Unlock visibility into the impact of K-12 spending
  • Boost internal efficiency
Learn More
“Abre helped Springfield City Schools save $850K in staff expenses, allowing the funds and staff to be redeployed towards more meaningful tasks.”

- Dr. Bob Hill
Superintendent
Springfield City Schools (OH)

Empower absenteeism interventions

Abre enables early identification of students at risk of absenteeism, allowing for timely and targeted interventions in one platform.

  • Spot struggling students early
  • Set up targeted plans for each student
  • Mobilize every stakeholder to improve student outcomes
Learn More
“With chronic absenteeism rates reaching nearly 30%, we leveraged the system to analyze trends and uncover underlying issues. As a result, we were able to reduce absenteeism to 20% at a time when it’s increasing in other areas.”

- Dr. Karen Cheser
Superintendent
Durango School District (CO)

Supercharge the impact of your MTSS interventions

Don’t guess how well your interventions are working, measure them. Track student behavior and academic progression to see what’s making a real impact—and what’s not.

  • Identify at-risk students
  • Build and disseminate student plans
  • Connect students with partners and interventions
  • Monitor what is and isn’t working
Learn More
“Abre has provided the district with the data needed IN ONE LOCATION to make decision for our MTSS data.”

- Ellen Adkins, Superintendent
Dawson-Bryant Local School District, Ohio

See how Abre can make a difference in your district:

Make Confident Decisions

Improve Operational Efficiency

Increase Stakeholder Engagement

Reinvest in What Matters Most