Amplify Education: School by Design
The challenge
The mission was to convert key concepts and methods of a school resource optimization strategy - currently a collection of spreadsheet tools and manually generated reports - into a unified software solution with wraparound consulting services.
Starting with a existing lightweight proof of concept, the task at hand was to design and build out the product.
The process
The process kicked off with a series of workshops with the subject matter expert and lead consultant, and was an iterative approach to gathering and refining the business requirements.
Then the creation of user flows, sitemaps, wireframes and interactive prototypes began.
Product discovery and Sketch-a-School (2012)
School by Design v1.0 (2013-14)
School by Design v2.0 (2014-15)
School by Design : Single School Edition POC (2015)
School by Design v2.1 : Design refresh (2015)
New logo and report icons were created by another visual designer. Otherwise all of the design work was by me.
Odds & ends
The results
There were some pivots and name changes along the way, but School by Design was successfully launched and secured multiple engagements.
School by Design helped Bridgeport Public Schools, Fresno Unified School District, Lake County Schools, Williamsburg County School District, and Thompson School District find more time for teacher professional development—within district budget and without “release” time for students.
Lake County School District (FL) identified and recouped time lost from teaching and learning due to bell schedule variations across their elementary and middle schools. This additional instructional time was equivalent to saving $1,000,000+.
School by Design was spun off from Amplify as an independent company in 2016, and was acquired by Abl Schools in 2019.