In their words.
Superintendents, principals and district leaders on what changed when one partner ran the work: the assessment, the plan, the coaching and the community around it.
This is not top-down. It’s building together, collective ownership, and unity, looking at it from the perspective of student success. The endgame is the student.
It wasn’t cookie-cutter. It was individualized for each district community, and that’s what we needed. We wanted something that was just for us.
The engage2learn coaching has been an absolutely critical piece to improving the implementation of our strategies and the things we are trying to accomplish.
- 29 states
- with engage2learn partner districts
- Since 2011
- partnering with hundreds of districts nationwide
- ESSA Tier 2 / Tier 3
- evidence for engage2learn’s coaching
Six partnerships, start to finish.
Each story follows the same chapters: where the district started, what we did together, what changed, and the partner’s own words. 13 more stories and research studies follow below.
Find a district like yours.
A strategy that reached classrooms at the pace the district could coach it.
Instruction drove construction, and school leaders grew with it.
From an ELA framework on paper to Tier 1 instruction in every K-5 classroom.
Equitable support for multilingual learners began with equitable support for teachers.
A strategic design built for one community.
Strategy built with the people who carry it out.
Creating and scaling a district-wide cultural shift.
School transformation in the time of COVID.
Coached teachers were significantly more likely to stay.
Digital fluency for young learners, coached at district scale.
School turnaround and long-term transformation, built together.
Coached teachers, measurable growth for multilingual learners.
From an F rating to off the closure list.
Literacy and a culture of ownership, built together.
AI-aligned competencies for every educator.
A plan for AI in a diverse urban district.
More K-5 students met their reading and math growth targets.
Educator competency raised math and science scores in grades 6-8.
Math, science and school climate rose where educators were coached.
“It has definitely been a super-positive experience. Through engage2learn, we were able to provide an opportunity for our leaders to grow.”
“It’s actionable! And because it’s actionable, our kids are going to soar.”
“The key coaching actions are built into the session log, so it guides coaches through how to coach effectively.”
“[e2L coaching] will walk you through how to get better, and what teacher doesn’t want to get better!”
“e2L provides by far one of, if not the best, coaching tools I have come across. We are using it to grow our leadership support within our county and our neighboring county.”
Questions leaders ask.
How do I find a partner district like mine?
Filter the stories by the pillar you are considering, the role you hold or your state. Every card shows which steps of the cycle that partnership covered, from diagnose and design to coach and connect to community.
What kinds of results do partners describe?
Partners describe stronger school leadership and measurable gains in student achievement, plans built for their own community, frameworks their school leaders can monitor, and coaching capacity the district now owns. Where a story carries a number, such as Kostoryz Elementary’s 609-place climb among Texas elementary schools, it is a registered result.
Are these quotes in partners’ own words?
Yes. Every quote on these pages is printed in the partner’s own words, with the speaker’s name, title or district, exactly as they said or wrote it.
Where does engage2learn work?
engage2learn has partner districts in 29 states, and has partnered with hundreds of districts nationwide since 2011.
How can my district become a story?
Every partnership starts with a conversation and, usually, one short assessment. Book a conversation, and we will recommend where your district should start.
Every story started with one conversation.
Tell us the question your district is asking. We’ll show you which partners started where you are, and recommend the first step.
