Each year, Jericho invests in a wide range of instructional, operational, and data systems. These include learning management platforms, student information systems, data warehouses, curriculum support tools, and reporting systems. Together, they form a strong technical foundation meant to support classroom instruction, assessment analysis, operational planning, and long-term decision-making.
Because these tools are comprehensive—and because the district consistently budgets for them—it is reasonable for the community to expect public reporting and board presentations that reflect their capabilities.
Recent presentations, including student performance updates and the chronic absenteeism report, provide helpful summaries. But compared to what the district’s systems are designed to deliver, these presentations remain at a high level. This article reviews which tools we already fund, what those tools are built to do, and how current reporting compares to those capabilities.
This is not about criticism.
It is about ensuring reporting aligns with the systems and staffing already in place.
1. The District Invests in a Mature Set of Data & Instructional Systems
Jericho’s budget includes annual allocations for:
PowerSchool – student information, assessment data, dashboards
Canvas LMS – student engagement, course analytics, instructional metrics
BOCES Data Warehouse & Curriculum Services – data warehousing, analysis tools, reporting capabilities
Naviance – student pathways, college/career analytics
Follett/Destiny Library Suite – library usage and reading analytics
Microsoft 365 Enterprise Licensing – productivity and reporting tools
BoardDocs/IQM2 – governance, workflow, and document analytics
Questar/BOCES Financial Systems – forecasting and operational modeling
WAN, cloud, and hardware infrastructure – enabling district-wide reporting and dashboards
These tools are standard in high-performing districts, and they support:
Multi-year cohort tracking
Trend analysis
Subgroup performance reporting
Attendance-performance intersections
Standards-level item analysis
Curriculum implementation reviews
Program evaluation
Financial forecasting
Usage analytics across instructional platforms
Jericho already funds this entire ecosystem.
2. How Current Presentations Compare to What These Tools Can Do
Recent Board presentations—whether academic performance or absenteeism—provide helpful overviews of percentages, counts, and contributing factors.
However, they do not yet incorporate the deeper analytical features built into the platforms already in the budget.
What these tools support:
Growth models
Cohort performance tracking
Subgroup analysis (IEP, ELL, economically disadvantaged)
Standards-level or question-level item analysis
AP and Regents predictive indicators
Attendance-performance correlation
Multi-year trends with variance analysis
Program impact analysis
Engagement analytics through Canvas
College readiness and outcome analytics through Naviance
What has been presented so far:
Percentages at or above proficiency
Pass and mastery rates
Counts of absences
Narrative summaries of contributing factors
The district has the infrastructure for deeper insight.
The next step is simply using the tools already in place to generate richer reporting.
3. What Jericho Is Budgeting Today for Data, Software & Instructional Tools
The table below captures only the current budgeted amounts—the most relevant indicator of the systems Jericho is actively funding and fully equipped to use.
Current Budgeted Amounts (2024–25 and 2025–26)
Category / Account | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
BOCES Personnel Systems (1430) | $100,000 | $100,000 | HR system, certification, fingerprinting |
Guidance Info System (2810) | $23,000 | $23,000 | Naviance, eDocs, pathways analytics |
PowerSchool (2630) | $60,000 | $60,000 | SIS dashboards, assessment tracking |
BOCES Support Cost (2630) | $1,403,161 | $1,493,611 | Canvas LMS, Microsoft, WAN, infrastructure |
BOCES Inservice / Curriculum Support (2070) | $205,000 | $175,000 | Professional development, data-driven instruction |
Payroll & Finance Systems (1310) | $120,000 | $120,000 | Financial forecasting & modeling |
BoardDocs / IQM2 (1060) | $42,000 | $42,000 | Governance and workflow tools |
BOCES Curriculum / Data Analysis (2010) | $105,000 | $105,000 | Budget explicitly states: “data warehousing, data analysis” |
Library Automation (2610) | $95,000 | $95,000 | Follett/Destiny usage analytics |
Total Annual Investment in These Systems:
≈ $2.15 million per year
These systems—PowerSchool, Canvas, BOCES Data Warehouse, Naviance, Destiny, BoardDocs, Microsoft licensing, curriculum support, and financial modeling tools—are built to support deeper, more detailed reporting than what appears in current district presentations.
This includes:
Cohort progress trends
Subgroup performance analysis
Standards-level insights
Attendance-performance relationships
Program and curriculum impact reviews
Engagement metrics
Multi-year academic forecasting
The point is not that the district needs new systems or additional spending.
The infrastructure is already in place.
The opportunity is to ensure that future presentations reflect the capabilities of the platforms we support through the budget.
4. A Constructive Path Forward
Jericho does not need to expand its software stack to improve reporting.
The district already has the technical foundation to provide:
Clear longitudinal trends
Cohort performance paths
Subgroup analysis
Standards-level insights
Attendance-to-performance connections
Curriculum impact analysis
Engagement metrics
Program evaluation
The administrative team is well positioned to deliver this.
The tools are already funded.
The systems are already implemented.
The next step is aligning public reporting and board presentations with the capabilities of the tools already in place.
5. The Bottom Line
Jericho has consistently invested in a strong set of data, instructional, and operational systems. These tools are built to deliver deeper, more detailed analysis than what is reflected in current presentations. This is not about insufficient resources—it is about making fuller use of the tools and reporting systems the district already funds.
Aligning analysis with system capabilities is a natural and expected next step. Doing so would strengthen transparency, planning, and educational decision-making across the district.