Client Overview
A renowned K–12 school in Bangalore sought to digitally streamline its academic and administrative operations. While the institution had minimal digital tools for teachers and administrators, there was no student-facing platform for academic content delivery, assessments, or performance tracking. The school’s leadership envisioned a comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS), rooted in their unique pedagogical philosophy, that would serve students, teachers, and administrators through a unified digital ecosystem.
Challenges
The school faced a wide range of operational and instructional pain points:
Academic & Instructional Challenges
- Lack of centralised platform for students to access learning materials, assignments, or performance reports
- Teachers are devoid of structured tools to create and deliver pedagogy-aligned lesson plans
- Assessments for early grades lacked interactivity and were not tailored to diverse learning needs
- No formal digital structure for ongoing teacher upskilling or performance tracking
- Lack of a question bank
- Unable to maintain the student’s previous records.
Operational & Administrative Challenges
- Manual student promotions were prone to errors and lacked auditability
- Generating performance reports was time-consuming and lacked personalization
- Book and classroom supply requests were inefficient and untracked
- Important school documents were scattered with no centralized, secure storage system
Solution Overview
Using Moodle as the foundation, OpenTurf designed and developed a custom LMS to meet the school’s specific needs. Every module was built from the ground up to reflect the institution’s educational approach and operational goals.
Key Modules and Functionalities
1. Teacher Upskilling and Professional Development
- Integrated PD modules aligned with school pedagogy
- Self-paced courses and workshop recordings
- Progress tracking and detailed completion reports
- Performance history maintained over multiple academic years
2. Pedagogy-Aligned Lesson Planning
- Structured templates covering objectives, activities, differentiation, and assessments
- Submission and review workflow with academic coordinators
- Finalized lesson plans archived for compliance and reuse
3. Interactive Assessments for Early Learners
- H5P-powered assessments with visuals, audio, drag-and-drop, and voice response
- Adaptive content based on student progress
- Motivation mechanisms like badges and star ratings for students
4. Question Paper Generator
- Centralized question bank categorized by subject, topic, and difficulty
- Auto-generated, balanced papers with custom branding and headers
- Secure PDF generation using TCPDF for printing or digital distribution
5. Personalized Student Report Cards
- Grade-specific report formats (e.g., skill-based vs. subject-based)
- Incorporation of co-curricular and socio-emotional learning (SEL) data
- Teacher-written narratives and personalized scoring
- Exportable, print-ready PDFs for distribution
6. Automated Student Promotion Module
- Configurable promotion rules by board and grade
- Retention or conditional promotion options with approval workflow
- Post-promotion updates to grade, section, and subjects in bulk
7. Supply & Inventory Management
- Teachers submit requests for books and resources by grade and subject
- Admins approve and track supply distribution
- Historical trends aid in future procurement planning
8. Document Management with AWS Integration
- All academic, HR, and administrative files stored securely in AWS S3
- Tagging and search functionalities for easy retrieval
- Access rights based on user roles with full version history
- Shareable secure links with expiration controls
This redefined the school’s approach to both teaching and operations. The LMS is now the digital backbone of the institution, bringing together academic planning, student learning, performance tracking, and resource management under one roof. It has enhanced teacher engagement, empowered students with interactive learning, and given administrators the tools they need to operate efficiently at scale.This initiative was initially implemented in one school and now, it is being expanded to other schools within their network, with a particular focus on institutions in Assam.
After a successful implementation in their school network, we extended the solution to their affiliated degree college. Recognizing the structural and academic differences, we customized the rollout to align with semester-wise academic cycles rather than annual ones.
Future Roadmap
The future scopes include extending the platform to a mobile application, integrating analytics for insights, and supporting hybrid learning.
