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Size: 22,000 teachers and more than 350,000 students
Location: Miami, Florida
Industry: Education
As the fourth-largest municipal school district in the United States, M-DCPS
cares for about 350,000 students. Its unwavering aim is to give them the best
possible education.
cares for about 350,000 students. Its unwavering aim is to give them the best
possible education.
Deborah Karcher, chief information officer (CIO) for M-DCPS, says: “I was
interested in studying how classroom lighting, along with other activities, could
affect student performance.”
interested in studying how classroom lighting, along with other activities, could
affect student performance.”
With the triple aim of attracting more students, recruiting the best teachers,
and improving pass rates, she looked for something completely different. The
question was how to test ideas without a big increase in costs?
and improving pass rates, she looked for something completely different. The
question was how to test ideas without a big increase in costs?
“
I’m hoping to use lighting effects to increase attention and help
improve results. The aim is to see fewer tired learners at the end
of the day.
improve results. The aim is to see fewer tired learners at the end
of the day.
”
Deborah Karcher, CIO, M-DCPS
Like most education bodies, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is
keen to improve students’ results. But classroom lighting wasn’t assisting. A
Cisco® Digital Ceiling solution showed how the Internet of Things can help.
keen to improve students’ results. But classroom lighting wasn’t assisting. A
Cisco® Digital Ceiling solution showed how the Internet of Things can help.
• Improve student results.
• Cut power use.
• Reduce risk.
• Cut power use.
• Reduce risk.
Challenges
Miami-Dade County Public Schools wanted to
cut costs and raise student results. Cisco Digital
Ceiling is illuminating the way.