From Paper to Platform: How Burton USD Digitized Reading Intervention

Data sources

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Tracking

Paper Digital

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Mandate

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Ready

The Problem

Educators at Burton School District relied on manual processes to assess, group, and track students for interventions. Reading intervention teacher Elizabeth Spindler used paper and pencil to assess students and group them for Tier 2 interventions. Administrators pieced together data from multiple, disjointed systems. This approach was inefficient, leading to gaps in communication and missed opportunities to address students' needs comprehensively. With 86.2% socioeconomically disadvantaged students and 16% English learners, the stakes for effective intervention were high.

The Plan

1

Pilot with reading intervention data

Start by inputting assessment data and grouping students for reading intervention. K-2 teachers add benchmark data.

Data Import Groups See example

Elmer Suite → Data Import

roster_spring_2026.csv
342 rows · 12 columns · uploaded just now

✓ 338 matched ⚠ 3 need review ✗ 1 error

Import 338 Students Review Errors

Preview everything before committing. Fix errors before they become problems.
2

Connect to SIS and assessment tools

Integrate with existing systems to see attendance, academics, and behavior together.

Data Import Data Wall See example

Elmer Suite → Data Wall

StudentMetric 1Metric 2Status

Student A At Risk Watch Flagged

Student B On Track On Track ✓

Stoplight colors show who needs attention at a glance.
3

Expand district-wide to all campuses

Secondary schools adopt for discipline data and Tier 1 culture. Seamless state mandate compliance.

Analytics Data Wall

The Team

Elizabeth Spindler, then a reading intervention teacher (now Curriculum Coordinator), led the initial adoption. Briana Kehoe, Director of Educational Services for Elementary, and Casey Rangel, Director of Educational Services for Secondary, expanded the platform district-wide.

Elizabeth Spindler — Curriculum Coordinator, platform champion

Briana Kehoe — Director of Educational Services (Elementary)

Casey Rangel — Director of Educational Services (Secondary)

K-8 teachers across 9 campuses