OpenRange embraces Oklahoma’s heritage of resilience, collaboration and innovation.  It allows Oklahoma schools and technology centers to capitalize on the accomplishments and strengths of Oklahoma’s statewide IT consolidation efforts.  It provides access to the combined purchasing power of all educational institutions and their affiliates and enables schools to provide existing technology services more efficiently and the ability to expand those services quickly and cost-effectively.

How does OpenRange help Oklahoma Education?

OpenRange creates a model in which schools and technology centers are less dependent on capital expenditures to meet their technology needs. Instead, this shared services model makes technology an operational expense - all the while reducing costs and simplifying technology budgets.

OpenRange leverages economies of scale to provide consistent, quality-driven and cost-efficient technology services for education entities, administrators, teachers and students – regardless of their size.

OpenRange allows schools and technology centers to take advantage of statewide IT services to improve the educational experience for teachers and students while reducing the costs and complexities of providing those services internally.

What is OpenRange’s potential?

We are confident we’ll see substantial cost savings for the State of Oklahoma.  As a point of reference, we conducted a high-level assessment of one student information system platform used by roughly 10% of Oklahoma’s school districts and representing 30% of the student population. The results of that study indicate a shared services offering for those districts could present a positive net present value of $8.3M.

OpenRange Presentation

View our OpenRange presentation for an in-depth look about OpenRange and what can be expected in the coming months. OpenRange, like the name, is full of possibilities for your IT landscape. This voluntary program will help you get started on changing and meeting your IT needs.

Click here to view the OpenRange video.

Click here to view the OpenRange powerpoint presentation.

Would you like to see an OpenRange presentation at your upcoming event? Please contact us at info@openrange.ok.gov to schedule an OpenRange presentation at your next venue.

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