Multi-tenant content platforms
One CMS for every school in your network. Brand-locked components, accessibility built in, school-level content control. Powering 270+ schools for our anchor K-12 charter network client.
What we build
Services for education institutions.
Platforms, tools, and integrations that schools, networks, and education agencies actually use day-to-day.
Accessibility audits & remediation
WCAG 2.2 AA + Section 508 conformance for sites that need to pass federal audits. Color contrast, semantic markup, keyboard navigation, screen reader support.
School & university ERP
Admission and enrollment workflows. Faculty and payroll management. Financial and fee tracking. Exam scheduling. Custom integrations with your existing student information system.
Custom Learning Management Systems
Bespoke LMS platforms with SCORM, xAPI, and AICC compliance. Mobile-responsive design, content personalization, gamification, analytics, and assessment tools.
Mobile apps for learning
iOS, Android, and cross-platform apps for students and staff. Offline learning features, push notifications, AI chatbot integration, single sign-on with school systems.
Virtual classrooms & collaboration
Zoom, Webex, and Teams integration. Interactive whiteboards and shared docs. Real-time attendance and reporting. AI speech-to-text transcription where helpful.
Alumni directories & engagement
Searchable alumni databases with smart search and category filters. Google Places API for location lookups. Editorial workflows for staff to maintain records.
AI assistants & chatbots
Admissions and course-selection guidance. Student performance feedback. Automated grading. Parent-teacher messaging. Configurable per institution policy.
Migration & modernization
Drupal upgrades, legacy CMS replatforming, content migration with data integrity validation. Done on your schedule, not someone else's.
Education AI Chatbot
One AI Assistant for Every Education Touchpoint.
The AI chatbot helps reduce friction, support conversions, and keep shoppers moving toward purchase.
From prospective families exploring your school or college to current students, parents, alumni, and other visitors, the OST Education AI Assistant, Ellie, provides one consistent place to get accurate answers and guidance. It can be configured around your institution’s website, policies, programs, admissions information, calendars, FAQs, and other approved knowledge sources—helping each audience find the right information without searching across multiple pages or contacting staff for routine questions.
Ellie also helps students find the right information at the right moment, guiding them to the most relevant answers, resources, or next steps as they search. Whether someone is asking about admissions, enrollment, academics, schedules, campus services, events, policies, or alumni information, the AI layer delivers a more connected experience while knowing when a question should be routed to the appropriate staff member.
Ellie - OST Education Chatbot
Security, Privacy & Compliance Built for Education
The OST Education Chatbot, Ellie, is designed for schools, colleges, universities, and education platforms that need strong accessibility, privacy, and governance controls. It can be configured around your institution’s policies, approved knowledge sources, and data-handling requirements, helping deliver a safer and more controlled AI experience.
Accessible by Design
Supports Section 508 and WCAG accessibility requirements to help provide an inclusive experience for students, parents, staff, and visitors.
FERPA-Aware Data Handling
Designed with education privacy considerations in mind to support responsible handling of student-related information.
Audit & Data Controls
Audit-friendly controls and structured data-handling practices help support internal security, procurement, and compliance reviews.
Institutional Governance
Configure approved content, response rules, guardrails, and escalation paths so the chatbot operates according to your institution’s policies and knows when to route a question to staff.
Role-Based Access
Control who can view conversations, manage knowledge sources, change chatbot settings, or access administrative features based on each user’s role and responsibilities.
Traceable Record of Every Answer
Keep a clear record of conversations, responses, source references, and key actions so your team can review what the chatbot said, understand where the answer came from, and support audits or internal reviews.
Modeled projections
Potential Education Impact with Ellie — Your Digital Service AI Assistant
24/7
Answers, Anytime
90+
Languages Supported
50%+ ↑
Faster Than Email or Callbacks
40%+ ↑
More Self-Service, Fewer Routine Questions
Always
Right Information, Right Away
WCAG 2.2 AA + Section 508FERPA Aware
One AI assistant
Integration across all channels
Connect Ellie, your friendly AI assistant, across the channels your students, families, and staff already use. From website chat, SMS, email, WhatsApp, Instagram, and student portals, Ellie delivers one consistent experience across every touchpoint.
This helps your institution answer routine questions faster, stay available beyond office hours, and guide users wherever they start the conversation—without forcing them to switch between different teams or tools.
Website chat
On-site AI that guides and answers.
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SMS
Ouick updates and reminders.
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Emails
Replies that sound clear and human.
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Helpful conversations for families.
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Answers DMs for students and families.
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Student portal
Support inside your digital campus.
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Featured engagement
A custom platform powering 270+ schools.
Our flagship education engagement: a multi-year technology partnership with a national K-12 charter network. Custom web application, ADA compliance, alumni directory module.
K-12 charter network · case study
Custom CMS, alumni directory, and ongoing platform engineering for a national charter network.
Met with the client board to align on requirements. Built custom modules with Agile delivery. Designed for accessibility across age groups (children, parents, staff). Integrated Google Places APIs for alumni search across thousands of records.
270+ schools nationwide
1,000+ alumni records in directory
ADA compliant
Other education & public sector clients
Networks, colleges, and universities we have worked with.
A selection of education clients beyond the featured engagement above. Full named-reference list available to qualified prospects under mutual NDA.
270+
K-12 schools running on platforms we built or maintain
200K+
Students and alumni reached through OST-delivered platforms
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Colleges and universities served (US, UK, Hong Kong)
ADA + FERPA
Section 508 conformance scoped on every education engagement
Education & Public Sector-sector compliance
Frameworks education clients require.
Compliance we have experience implementing on education engagements. Specific compliance is scoped per contract based on what your project actually requires. See the Trust Center for details.
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Student record protections for K-12 and higher-ed engagements.
COPPA
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Required for platforms reaching users under 13.
WCAG 2.2 AA + Section 508
Federal accessibility standards required for SLED, federal grant recipients, and any school facing an ADA complaint.
SDPC / SDPA
Student Data Privacy Consortium agreements available for K-12 districts requiring signed Data Privacy Agreements.
SCORM, xAPI, AICC
E-learning content interoperability standards. Required for LMS deliverables that need to talk to existing course catalogs.
SAM-registered for SLED & federal
Active SAM registration for state, local, education, and federal procurement responses. Codes available on request to qualified procurement officers.
Building a platform for your school or network?
60-minute discovery call. We will tell you straight if we are a fit. K-12 districts, charter networks, colleges, and SLED agencies welcome.