Mark Masterson,
Transformation Expert
Arizona Department of Education at a glance
Less money, more hours, more problems
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Department of Education
The Arizona Department of Education needed to fix a broken finance and
reporting system. Take a look at their journey of digital transformation.
System contained more
than 900 software bugs
Legacy system down
26 out of 52 weeks
District spent 568,000 staff
hours to fix data errors
Existing system had 2.3M
annual transaction errors,
estimated $30M to correct
Data processing run time from
multiple days to 3 to 5 hours
Instant access to records equips
teachers to meet students where they
are with specific teaching strategies
“Not-so-scary” data empowers educators
Microsoft Aure
Microsoft Azure and Ed-Fi bring
smarter data management
Illustrated
Microsoft Azure
Screenshot
14 years of data from
preciously-siloed streams
are now unified
District processing 2M
transactions nightly; nearly
500M in first four months
New data enterprise
system estimated to
save 40M in staff time
User-friendly reports reach
diverse stakeholders
More data means smarter
lesson plans, more engaged
students, and happier parents
Learn how you can transform
education with technology in our
on-demand webcast series
For more real stories of
digital transformation, visit our
Digital Transformation Hub
Watch now Find your inspiration
Chief Information OfficerData management specialist
65,000
teachers
5M parents
or guardians
More than
1.1M students
2,200
public schools

Adding up the ones and zeros at the Arizona Department of Education

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    Mark Masterson, Transformation Expert ArizonaDepartment of Education at a glance Less money, more hours, more problems 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Adding up the ones and zeroes at the Arizona Department of Education The Arizona Department of Education needed to fix a broken finance and reporting system. Take a look at their journey of digital transformation. System contained more than 900 software bugs Legacy system down 26 out of 52 weeks District spent 568,000 staff hours to fix data errors Existing system had 2.3M annual transaction errors, estimated $30M to correct Data processing run time from multiple days to 3 to 5 hours Instant access to records equips teachers to meet students where they are with specific teaching strategies “Not-so-scary” data empowers educators Microsoft Aure Microsoft Azure and Ed-Fi bring smarter data management Illustrated Microsoft Azure Screenshot 14 years of data from preciously-siloed streams are now unified District processing 2M transactions nightly; nearly 500M in first four months New data enterprise system estimated to save 40M in staff time User-friendly reports reach diverse stakeholders More data means smarter lesson plans, more engaged students, and happier parents Learn how you can transform education with technology in our on-demand webcast series For more real stories of digital transformation, visit our Digital Transformation Hub Watch now Find your inspiration Chief Information OfficerData management specialist 65,000 teachers 5M parents or guardians More than 1.1M students 2,200 public schools