At Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, students aren’t just preparing for the future—they’re forging it. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, Diman serves roughly 1,470 students with a unique blend of academic and technical education. Their mission?
Forge Your Future: At Diman, we develop the unique potential of each learner by enabling students to acquire knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are needed to achieve personal, academic, vocational/technical, and civic goals.
With five core academic departments and a strong vocational training program, Diman ensures students graduate not just career-ready, but future-ready. However, with such a diverse range of programs, effectively analyzing student data to support decision-making was becoming increasingly complex.
That’s where AnalyticVue comes in.
The Challenge: Turning Data into Actionable Insights
Diman has long relied on its Student Information System (Aspen) to manage student data. But while Aspen provided the raw data, getting clear, real-time insights required extensive manual work.
Karen Glover, Diman’s District Data Specialist, recalls the challenge:
“I was spending so much time exporting data into Excel, trying to create visuals that made sense. It was time-consuming and didn’t give us the insights we needed quickly enough.”
Diman explored additional data tools, but they found that some lacked the depth needed for a vocational school, while others weren’t as user-friendly for educators.
“From a technology standpoint, Eric and I knew some of these options wouldn’t work for us. The cost for what was being offered also didn’t make sense.”
Diman needed a solution that could enhance their existing systems—one that could integrate seamlessly with their SIS while making student data more accessible and actionable.
The Turning Point: Discovering AnalyticVue
At the MassCUE conference, Karen saw AnalyticVue in action and immediately recognized its potential.
“I was so excited, I dragged Eric over to see it!” she recalls.
Eric Benoit, Diman’s Director of Technology, has been working with Aspen since 2005. He understood the importance of giving educators an intuitive way to analyze and use data.
“Aspen provides the data, but it’s not in a format that makes it easy to use for decision-making. What I’m most excited about is showing our staff how we can take that same data and present it in a way that’s clear and actionable.”
After evaluating how AnalyticVue could complement their existing tools, Diman’s leadership team saw the value in leveraging it alongside Aspen to provide a clearer, more comprehensive view of student progress.
The Implementation: Fast, Easy, and Seamlessly Integrated
Rolling out a new data platform can often be a challenge, but for Diman, the transition has been smooth and efficient.
Karen describes the process:
“Compared to other platforms I’ve helped implement, this was a dream. You all signed the data privacy agreement quickly, which let us hit the ground running. I send over pieces of information… and magic comes out the other side. I love it.”
By integrating directly with Aspen, AnalyticVue is enhancing what Diman already has—offering a streamlined way to visualize student performance, track trends, and identify areas for improvement.
“We’re already making progress. And the best part? This is just the beginning.”
Looking Ahead: A Data-Driven Future for Vocational Education
For Diman’s leadership team, this partnership is just the first step in building a smarter, data-driven approach to vocational education. Their goals include:
- Empowering teachers with real-time insights into student performance
- Using data to refine and improve vocational training programs
- Enhancing industry alignment by tracking student outcomes more effectively
Eric sees this as a game-changer for educators:
“This is about more than just collecting numbers. It’s about showing our staff, ‘Here’s the data. Here’s what it means. And here’s how you can use it to help students succeed.’”
With Diman leading the way, vocational schools across the country can see firsthand how better data insights can improve both academic and technical training outcomes.
What This Means for Other Vocational Schools
Diman’s journey highlights a challenge faced by vocational schools nationwide: Traditional SIS platforms weren’t built to handle the unique needs of career and technical education.
By enhancing, rather than replacing, existing systems, AnalyticVue is helping vocational schools gain the clarity they need to make data-driven decisions.
If your school is looking for a better way to visualize and act on student data, AnalyticVue can help.
Want to learn more? Let’s talk about how we can support your school’s data strategy.
