Case Study: Montgomery City Schools brought their strategic plan to life

Strategic Planning Cost Savings Data Intelligence

Melvin Brown, Superintendent

“Before Abre, our strategic plan sat on a shelf. Now we’re able to see progress in real time.”

The big wins for Montgomery City Schools

Fully customized strategic plan dashboard

12%

increase in graduation rates

No need for multiple different tools/EdTech

Montgomery’s key dashboards

EdTech Impact Dashboard

Montgomery City Schools were allocating substantial resources to EdTech without a clear sense of the returns. Now, with Abre, they can effectively visualize the impact of these investments and directly tie them to measurable ROI.

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Strategic Plan Dashboard

Montgomery’s Strategic Plan Dashboards centralize the entire strategic plan, enabling the district to monitor goals, execute initiatives, and engage stakeholders as active strategic partners.

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Location

Montgomery, Alabama

# of Students

5,452

Staff Members

880+

Buildings

13

Key challenges faced

Before Abre, Montgomery City Schools grappled with inefficiencies among staff and difficulties securing stakeholder buy-in, which significantly hindered their ability to achieve strategic goals.

To enhance student outcomes,
Montgomery needed help with:

Freeing teachers and staff from cumbersome EdTech

Using custom strategic dashboards to track and monitor goals

Setting up stakeholder-specific dashboards

Montgomery’s K-12 data journey

Initial challenges

Inefficient processes and fragmented data makes strategic progress difficult.

A clear solution

Abre turns a paper strategic plan into dynamic, real-time dashboards.

No lengthy wait time

Montgomery’s first strategic dashboards go live in only 30 days.

Immediate impact

Montgomery now has the ability to make real-time adjustments and course corrections to effectively achieve strategic goals.

District-changing results

District sees long term benefits: stakeholder engagement in strategic initiatives and greater staff efficiency.

The superintendent says…

"Abre brings all our data together in one place and allows us to customize it to meet our specific needs and those of our community. Unlike many programs that offer a one-size-fits-all approach, Abre gives us the flexibility to tailor it exactly to what we need and the changes we want to make. It’s been a perfect fit for our unique requirements."

— Melvin Brown, Superintendent

The superintendent says…

“My staff and I were tired of spreadsheets. Abre helps us see all the data as explicitly as possible, without tabs or combing through more data.”

— Melvin Brown, Superintendent

Melvin Brown

Superintendent | Montgomery City Schools

Admin to admin

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

“With Abre, we no longer need to hold town halls to report on our strategic plan. The progress is available in real-time for everyone to see, making it easier and more transparent for our community.”

Admin to admin

“With Abre, we no longer need to hold town halls to report on our strategic plan. The progress is available in real-time for everyone to see, making it easier and more transparent for our community.”

Melvin Brown

Superintendent | Montgomery City Schools

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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
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“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,
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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
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“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
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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
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“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
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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
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“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