AI case study

Broward County Public SchoolsDistrict administration

Facing a $90M shortfall, manual tasks and siloed data bottlenecked decision-making. Now, staff build AI agents for real-time insights.

Published|3 weeks ago

Key results

Expected Facilities Savings
$40M-$50M
Weekly Time Savings
6-7 hours

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The story

Context

Florida's second-largest school district serves 235,000 students across 235 schools with 25,000 employees, representing one of the most diverse student populations in the country.

Challenge

A massive $90 million budget shortfall and soaring operational costs, including $55 million annually for utilities, demanded immediate systemic...

Solution
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Scope & timeline

  • 20,000 Copilot licenses deployed district-wide

Quotes

“If I had to create a headline for Broward County Public Schools and our use of Microsoft 365 Copilot, it would probably be ‘Broward County Public Schools: Innovator and solution-driven!’”

– Dr. Howard Hepburn, Superintendent, Broward County Public Schools
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Use case

Broward County Public Schools's District administration is part of this use case:

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The company

Broward County Public Schools logo

Broward County Public Schools

browardschools.com

Public school district serving K-12 students in Broward County, Florida.

IndustryEducation & Training
LocationFort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Employees10K-50K
Founded1915

The vendor

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Microsoft

www.microsoft.com

Enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, and consumer electronics platform.

IndustrySoftware & Platforms
LocationRedmond, WA, USA
Employees100K+
Founded1975

The implementation partner

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Willow

willowinc.com
Role in this case study

Developed a digital twin of the district's campuses to identify operational inefficiencies.

IndustrySoftware & Platforms
LocationSydney, NSW, Australia
Employees51-250
Founded2017

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