June 20, 2023 10:00 am

New Study Reveals Significant Gains in Student Math Performance with Imagine Math

Idaho students using Imagine Math show academic growth and higher scores on state assessment, according to Imagine Learning analysis

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – June 20, 2023 – Imagine Learning, the largest provider of digital curriculum solutions serving 15 million students in more than half the school districts in the U.S., today announced the results of a new study revealing statistically significant associations between math achievement and use of Imagine Math.

Imagine Math is a digital program that combines a rich curriculum with fun, adaptive experiences to engage students and help them become confident math learners. To understand the impact of Imagine Math on students’ achievements, the study analyzed more than 4,000 Idaho State Assessment Test (ISAT) math assessment scores from students in grades 4 through 8 in schools across four districts in Idaho during the 2021–22 school year.

“For students to achieve success in any subject as measured across any number of metrics, they must be engaged and motivated,” said Sari Factor, Chief Strategy Officer at Imagine Learning. “Imagine Math’s personalized learning platform aligns with each individual student’s needs while providing the right amount of challenge to help the student achieve grade-level proficiency.”

Several school districts in Idaho use the program in a variety of different ways to supplement mathematics teaching for students with diverse academic abilities and standing. The study analyzed the relationship between software usage (active time, progress, and completion) and performance on the ISAT Math assessment, which was taken in Spring 2021 and Spring 2022. Additionally, it analyzed how the software affected student achievement based on other factors including grade level, English learner status, special education status, ethnicity, and/or free or reduced-price lunch status.

STUDY HIGHLIGHTS

The relationship between Imagine Math lessons passed and ISAT score growth is positive for all grades and statistically significant for grades 4 through 7. Students who passed more lessons in Imagine Math experienced significantly more growth on the ISAT math assessment than students who passed fewer lessons. Imagine Learning recommends students use the program until they pass at least 30 lessons over the course of the school year.
The study also observed positive and significant relationships between Imagine Math lessons passed and ISAT math score growth for various student subgroups, including special education students, English learners, students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and Hispanic/Latino or American Indian/Alaskan Native students.

The rigorous, standards-rich content in Imagine Math adapts to the unique needs of each learner to develop essential foundations and conceptual understanding they need to be proficient at the appropriate grade level. Unique to Imagine Math, point-of-need access to live instruction by certified, bilingual math educators is available to make deep learning beyond the bell a reality.

Additional details on the analysis and a copy of the full report are available here.

About Imagine Learning

Imagine Learning provides digital-first PreK–12 solutions for core instruction, supplemental and intervention, online courses, and virtual instruction. Our mission is to ignite learning breakthroughs with forward-thinking solutions at the intersection of people, curricula, and technology. We serve over 15 million students — partnering with over half of districts nationwide. Imagine Edgenuity^™ is our flagship courseware solution, complemented by Imagine Instructional Services’ virtual teachers. Our core portfolio includes Imagine Learning Twig Science^®, Illustrative Mathematics^®, and EL Education^®. Additionally, a robust supplemental and intervention suite provides personalized instruction for ELA, SLA, math, coding, and more. Visit https://edu.imaginelearning.com/research-partner if you would like to become an Imagine Learning research partner.

June 12, 2023 3:38 pm

The Science of Reading: It’s personal. It’s political. It matters.

From living room couches and teachers’ lounges to the front pages of major newspapers, everyone is talking about the Science of Reading. What is it? And why does it matter?

“Your child is at risk of not reading on grade level by the end of kindergarten.”

My family and I were devastated after our very first parent-teacher conference back in early 2020. Two years in a high-quality preschool in a well-to-do suburb, reading aloud every night, alphabet games and puzzles — all this and our kid still struggled to remember every letter and sound, let alone smush them together to make words.

Then came the tears. Books sent home in his backpack that he couldn’t read. Words like “fall” with an L-controlled vowel and “birthday” with two syllables and a digraph. He hadn’t been taught those patterns yet. One day he came home telling me he had a special “picture power” and began guessing words based on illustrations in his books. That’s when I started asking questions.

A decade earlier, I became a first-grade teacher at a Title I school in a different town, in a different state, during the Reading First era. I graduated from my credential program in 2008, when George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act provided funding for reading academic coaches to model best practices and in-service training based on the National Reading Panel’s meta-study findings.

I was taught about the big five: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. I learned that word walls should be replaced with sound walls and that we prompt students to look at all the letters from left to right and sound it out every time. No exceptions. I regularly administered a phonics and decoding screener that identified discrete skills the students had mastered — and which patterns, such as ‘oo’ or ‘a_e’ that they didn’t know yet. My students had weekly fluency passages to practice with, and I listened to them read it every Friday afternoon. We built oral language and vocabulary with read-alouds. We applied our weekly phonics skills to spelling words.

All this in 2008, before the “science of reading” was even a thing.

Back to 2020. Frustrated and confused, I decided one night to attend my district’s board meeting where there was to be a presentation on the reading curriculum. That’s the first time in my life that I heard the term: balanced literacy.

I googled on my phone as the presenter carried on. I was horrified. Three-cuing — asking kids to guess the words based on pictures and context clues — was a keystone of the curriculum they were using. My son wasn’t receiving the systematic, explicit instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics that he needed — that most children need — to connect speech to print. Students in 3rd–5th grade were being denied access to complex, grade-level texts because teachers were told to match students with ‘just right’ texts instead. None of these practices were based in research. And they were harmful.

But that night at the board meeting I also learned that I wasn’t alone. There were other parents, just as outraged as I, sitting next to me. There were parents of students with dyslexia who were forced to bus their children to private, specialized, schools just so they could learn to read. There were parents, like me, who took it upon themselves to order “Bob Books” and teach their kids to read on their own.

This was in January of 2020 and we all know what happened just a few short months later.

“There were parents of students with dyslexia who were forced to bus their children to private, specialized, schools just so they could learn to read.“

Zoom school was the new normal, and parents across the country gained insight into how their children were being taught: guess the covered word, look at the first letter and guess, look at the picture and guess… guess until you get it right! Does it look right? Does it sound right? They took to YouTube and Twitter to share what they saw, wondering if anyone else was as concerned as they were?

It turns out over 68% of teachers were using this flawed approach. Despite the National Reading Panel’s findings two decades prior, several publishers and most credentialing programs clung to an outdated theory about how our brains best learn to read.

Parent and child practice sounding out words

Pandemic parents started Googling how to teach their kids to read. They began reading books like Overcoming Dyslexia and the National Reading Panel’s report. The term ‘science of reading’ took over the internet — a colloquial term for a wide body of neurological and empirical research showing us how brains learn to read.

Then came a podcast series that really put the literacy world on its head: Sold a Story. A journalist named Emily Hanford did a deep dive into the history of this flawed belief system about the way students learn to read, and how those beliefs took hold across America. She also discussed how much damage those beliefs, and curriculum that adheres to those beliefs, is still doing today.

Teachers listened to the podcast, texted their colleagues, and discussions were sparked in teachers’ lounges everywhere. Justifiably angry parents took to the podiums at board of education meetings. They ran for open seats. They petitioned their representatives in state legislators.

31 states plus the District of Columbia have enacted legislation related to the science of reading. Some require teachers to receive special training in the science of reading, some ban methods such as three cuing, and others require the adoption of new teaching materials aligned to the science of reading.

The science of reading is now a national movement.

My child, now in 3rd grade, is reading on grade level. It took a lot of expensive tutoring and extra support at home to get him there. But most of these stories don’t have a happy ending. Students in privileged neighborhoods get private tutoring while the majority of bright, intelligent students continue to struggle.

Research shows 95% of students can be taught to read by the end of first grade. Yet, recent NAEP scores show only 33% of 4th graders can read on grade level. And it has devastating effects on their future. According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of the fourth grade will end up in incarcerated or on welfare.

Some folks are still resisting change. They find the ‘science of reading’ movement to be adversarial. To that I say, why yes — yes it is. It’s an emotionally charged issue because students deserve the right to read. There are many factors that play into a student’s ability to read and it’s a monumental challenge to address them all, but research-based materials and professional development in the science of reading for our teachers is a good place to start.

Students across the country are counting on us to do better.

About the Author – Carolyn Snell

Carolyn Snell started her career in education teaching first grade in San Bernardino, California. A passion for the way technology and stellar curricula can transform classrooms led her to various jobs in edtech, including at the Orange County Department of Education. Her knack for quippy copy landed her a dream job marketing StudySync—an industry leading ELA digital curriculum. Now, as the Senior Content Marketing Manager for Imagine Learning, Carolyn revels in the opportunity to promote innovative products and ideas that are transforming the educational space for teachers and students.

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June 12, 2023 1:01 pm

Little Rock School District to Keep Online Option for Learning

Published by: Arkansas Democratic Gazette

“Imagine Learning has a wealth of courses for kids.”

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June 9, 2023 1:00 pm

Ella White Students Top in State for Imagine Math Program

Published by: The Alepena News

“We are so proud of our Ella White Eagles. They are soaring above and beyond when it comes to Imagine Math,” said Ella White Principal Meaghan Black. “These three girls, in particular, have done a remarkable job and have made great accomplishments. We’re really proud of you.”

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May 22, 2023 11:18 am

Creating a Framework for Impact

Today’s schools are measuring success by more than test scores and graduation rates. That’s why Imagine Learning built an Impact Framework: to collaboratively set goals and chart student progress as partners in success.

There are as many ways to make an impact in education as there are students in school. By ‘zooming out’ from only measuring impact the traditional ways – retention, test scores, graduation rates – educators can explore how comprehensive their impact is and could be.

Some days, seeing a student show empathy toward another classmate is evidence of a well-implemented social and emotional learning program. On other days, you can hear the impact of comprehension lessons as you listen to a small group literature discussion. A school’s growth can look like: more languages being heard on campus, math and science bowl awards in the trophy case, connecting courses to career paths, and the student-led pursuit of ‘what’s next.’

The success of a school or district’s impact is often all in how it’s measured.

How can we help?

More educators – from the classroom teacher to the superintendent – are adding metrics like student agency and engagement to how they track positive impact. With that in mind, Imagine Learning set out to determine how we could help chart success as we work closely with them.

Elizabeth Lehnertz, Vice President of Marketing, explains: “We really want to work in partnership with our customers to set a growth trajectory. Growth is the ultimate outcome for our products, but the road to get there isn’t something that happens overnight. That’s why we’ve been thinking about the metrics that lead up to growth.”

After discussion and consideration, the Imagine Learning team identified the metrics of its Impact Framework, as well as questions to consider and examples at each step:

Engagement
Progress
Achievement
Growth

Each metric builds on the one before it, so setting goals according to each one provides a strategic road map to growth. Lehnertz states, “The use of these performative metrics can vary by the [Imagine Learning] product you’re using and by the year of implementation, which is why we’re interested in working collaboratively with our customers to set goals that will drive growth.”

“Each metric builds on the one before it, so setting goals according to each one provides a strategic road map to growth.”

Are students engaged?

It all starts with engagement. Students who aren’t engaged are significantly less likely to achieve the measurements of success outlined by their school and district. For Imagine Learning, questions around student engagement include ‘Are administrators monitoring and encouraging program use?’ ‘When are students actively working?’ ‘Are the students spending enough time in the program?’

Assessing things like logins, active time, the number of student users, and students’ use of motivation features helps measure engagement and inform the next steps in the educator/Imagine Learning partnership.

Are students progressing?

Determining student progress requires assessing the number of activities and lessons completed and checking students’ pacing and grade level progression. It also means asking if teachers ensure students have content to work on and examining how teachers monitor progress. By considering these questions, we can target areas of the program’s implementation that need more connection between our customer success team and partners. When we can ensure teachers are able to use the program at its fullest capacity, everyone is better positioned for progress.

Are students achieving?

This is where scores take their turn as key examples of a metric:

Grades
Activity Score
Lesson Score
Quiz Score
Pass Rate

When focusing on student achievement, we examine whether students are mastering the content and where they struggle. Looking at whether teachers are providing challenges or support based on individual and small group needs also helps. The more in-depth our understanding of teachers’ and students’ experiences, the better we can provide support and develop programs that equip customers for success.

Are students growing?

Finally, the big question. Pulling insight from what we learn about students’ engagement, progress, and achievement, we look at demonstrations of growth on benchmarks and pre- and post-quiz growth. We also explore how our partners’ students’ growth compares to the expected growth rate to determine our programs’ impact.

Look back to look forward

Thanks to the Impact Framework functioning as a roadmap, we can look back through the metrics to troubleshoot any development gaps and generate solutions. As Lehnertz explains: “We’ve identified these metrics – engagement, progress, achievement – as ways to lead to growth. We’ve been looking across our products and across the stages of implementation to really work with our customers to identify goals for each. We then use those goals as a formative way to adjust the implementation and the approach, ultimately leading to growth.”

Combined with the often-immeasurable, personal impacts educators are making every day, the potential is nothing short of exciting.

Elizabeth Lehnertz

Vice President, Marketing

Elizabeth brings over 25 years of experience in education, first as a classroom teacher in Texas before moving into educational publishing and technology. She has held leadership roles in product marketing, product management, and corporate marketing at Pearson, Renaissance Learning, and McGraw-Hill.

With the passion to improve education for teachers, students, and families alike, Elizabeth brings the insight and experience to build and lead industry-leading teams to solve complex problems in a dynamic market.

About the Author — Kallie Markle

Kallie Markle lives in Northern California with her family of humans, house plants, and dogs. The humans take up the least amount of space. Before joining the education world, she wrote her way through national parks, concerts, tourism, and brewing.

May 15, 2023 1:45 pm

Reading Public Schools Honored for Use of Illustrative Mathematics

Published by: Patch.com

Reading Public Schools learned last week that it was one of 18 districts nationwide to be selected as a 2022-23 District of Distinction for the use of [Imagine] Learning Illustrative Mathematics.

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May 2, 2023 2:21 pm

Why Teachers Teach

A teacher’s job is challenging. From classroom management to individualized instruction, we ask teachers to accomplish much with minimal resources. So, why do teachers teach?

Most of us can reflect on our school years and think of a teacher who inspired us: one who made a difference in our learning, changed the way we saw the world, or even the way we saw our own potential. Yet, a teacher’s job is challenging. From classroom management to individualized instruction, we ask teachers to accomplish much with minimal resources. So why do teachers teach? And what motivates an individual to become a teacher?

Why teachers become teachers

If you ask a teacher why they became a teacher, they’ll often say, “I had a teacher…” as they share the story of an educator who inspired them. Today’s teachers hope to have the same impact on their students, making a difference for each unique learner and making a social contribution for an entire generation. Some love the subject they teach and want to share their love of math, literature, art, music, language, science, or history with others. Some come from a long line of educators. When a person has a parent who was a teacher, they are more likely to become a teacher.

“I teach for future generations of teachers, plumbers, electricians, law enforcement officers, nurses, military personnel, pastors, welders, servers, engineers, drivers, firefighters, tellers, mechanics, and all of the endless possibilities ahead.”

Why teachers teach

There are numerous demands and stressors on today’s teachers, and many of these demands continue to increase each year. So, how and why do teachers remain motivated to continue when they have so much asked of them? Teachers share that the reasons they stay motivated to continue teaching despite the challenges include their desire to “enhance student motivation, advance educational reform and fulfill teachers themselves.” Some teachers note their relationships with students motivate them to continue. Other teachers cite knowing their work matters and valuable colleagues as a few reasons they continue to teach. At the bottom of this page, you can read a poem by Ava Littlefield, Virtual Teacher at Imagine Learning, sharing her reasons for teaching.

Supporting teachers

Research acknowledges that today’s educators are at high risk for stress and burnout from the demands of their job. Teachers recognize this risk, even providing teacher-to-teacher suggestions to conquer burnout, such as setting daily intentions, updating their workspace, utilizing motivational quotes, and trying new approaches or changes to routines. Other sources suggest teachers can avoid burnout and feel supported by reaching out to inspiring colleagues for inspiration and mentorship, self-care, utilizing organizational systems, preparation, and reflecting on moments of meaning and connection with students. Providing respectful and equitable places of work, increasing teacher pay, and offering comprehensive mental health support are strategies teachers say will greatly help to alleviate burnout.

Appreciating teachers

May is Teacher Appreciation Month, and teachers share that being acknowledged and valued by their principals goes a long way to feeling appreciated, as well as gifts of time and having fun together as colleagues. Others say a note of gratitude, school supplies, gift card, or small gift from students and parents are appealing tributes of appreciation.

We have each been impacted, instructed, and inspired by teachers. This spring, take some time to thank the educator in your life. You might give a teacher just what they need to continue to educate and encourage others.

Why I Teach

By Ava L., Virtual Instructor at Imagine Learning

I teach for…

The students who want to participate in a rigorous and quality curriculum need alternative platforms to achieve educational success.

I teach for…

The students I have had for several semesters are now more confident in their own abilities because they were (and are still) encouraged to do their best.

I teach for…

Students who will be first-generation high school graduates (like me) who wish to move beyond the barriers.

I teach for…

The students who make what I do so rewarding because their accomplishments are what it is all about.

I teach for…

The parents, guardians, families, colleagues, support staff, and stakeholders who are also investing and supporting our mutually shared students.

I teach for…

Future generations of teachers, plumbers, electricians, law enforcement officers, nurses, military personnel, pastors, welders, servers, engineers, drivers, firefighters, tellers, mechanics, and all of the endless possibilities ahead.

I teach for…

Imagine Learning and the opportunity to be One Team!

I teach for…

Selfish reasons because I get to be a part of something beyond myself that makes a difference in the lives of others, and I find so much joy in doing so.

About the Author

Sherri Walker

Sherri Walker is an Employee Communications Manager at Imagine Learning who comes from a long line of teachers. Sherri taught Public Speaking and End of Life Communications classes at The University of North Carolina in Charlotte and loves writing, editing, reading, hiking, her four boys, and the incredible views of the Utah mountains right out her front window.

May 2, 2023 1:00 pm

Imagine Learning Recognizes Top Schools with 2023 Imagine Nation School of Excellence & District of Distinction Awards

Over 300 schools nationwide are honored with the annual Imagine Nation Award, celebrating innovation, dedication, and exemplary usage of Imagine Learning digital solutions.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ: MAY 4, 2023 – Imagine Learning, the largest provider of digital curriculum solutions in the U.S., serving 15 million students in more than half the school districts nationwide, today announced the winners of the 2022–2023 Imagine Nation Awards, honoring schools and districts across the U.S. for their exceptional use of Imagine Learning solutions.

The Imagine Nation Awards are part of the Imagine Learning motivational program, igniting engagement and strengthening confidence for all learners. More than 21,000 schools and districts throughout the U.S. were eligible for the Imagine Nation Award.

“We’re proud of the commitment to learning shown by these schools and districts,” said Sari Factor, Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer. “It is our privilege to partner with educators across the country, and these awards serve to highlight their dedication to achieving greater learning outcomes for their students.”

Imagine Learning uses multiple measures, including usage and implementation data, to designate top schools and districts for the Imagine Nation Awards. The Imagine Nation Award is presented to schools and districts that demonstrate outstanding commitment to effective implementation of an Imagine Learning program throughout the year. Based on rigorous research, Imagine Learning has found that meeting program usage and implementation goals is directly associated with increased student success and academic growth.

Today, 301 schools and districts from across 42 states are receiving the honor of being named an Imagine Nation school for the 2022–2023 school year. Following official notification of the Imagine Nation Awards, each winning school or district will receive an Imagine Learning banner that displays their achievement. Find the full list of schools and districts being honored with an Imagine Nation Award below.

IMAGINE NATION AWARDS

Imagine Edgenuity

Marengo High School, Marengo County School District, AL
Academy of Excellence, Cave Creek Unified School District, AZ
Rosedale Middle School, Rosedale Union School District, CA
A.W. Dreyfoos School of Arts, The School District of Palm Beach County, FL
Royal Palm Beach Community High, The School District of Palm Beach County, FL
Central Educational Center 8th Grade Academy, Coweta County School System, GA
ROE 11 Paris Beacons – TAOEP, ROE 26 – TAOEP, IL
ROE 30 – Cairo – TAOEP, ROE 26 – TAOEP, IL
Jefferson West High School, Jefferson West Unified School District 340, KS
Ridgewood Middle School, Caddo Parish Public Schools, LA
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy, Charter Schools USA, LA
Gueydan High School, Vermilion Parish School System, LA
Hamilton Christian School, LA
Cadillac High School, Cadillac Area Public Schools, MI
Chelsea High School, Chelsea School District, MI
Innovations Academy, Shiawassee Regional Education Service District, MI
Two Rivers High School, School District 197, MN
Oxford High School, Oxford School District, MS
Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School, Lenoir County Public Schools, NC
E.B. Frink Middle, Lenoir County Public Schools, NC
New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science (X539), New York City Charter School District 84, NY
Independence High School, Independence Local Schools, OH
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School, OH
Pioneer High School, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, OK
Stillwater High School, Stillwater Public Schools, OK
Cocalico School District, PA
Colonial Virtual Program, Colonial Intermediate Unit 20, PA
Friends Central School, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, PA
Pottstown School District Beech Street Learning Studio, Pottstown School District, PA
Powdersville High, Anderson School District One, SC
James F. Byrnes High School, Spartanburg District Five, SC
Hope High School, Calhoun County ISD, TX
Crosby Crossroads Academy, Crosby ISD, TX
Jacksboro High School, Jacksboro ISD, TX
W.B. Bizzell Academy, Navasota ISD, TX
Olton High School, Olton ISD, TX
Rogers Middle School, Prosper ISD, TX
Sidney School, Sidney ISD, TX
Soaring Eagle Education Center, WA

Imagine Español

Mendota Elementary, Mendota Unified School District, CA
James Monroe Elementary, Santa Ana Unified School District, CA
Dr. Michael D. Fox School, Hartford Public Schools, CT
María C. Colón Sánchez Elementary, Hartford Public Schools, CT
Braden River Elementary, School District of Manatee County, FL
Hiawatha Elementary, Berwyn South School District 100, IL
Pershing Elementary, Berwyn South School District 101, IL
Mark Twain Primary, Kankakee School District 111, IL
Steuben Elementary, Kankakee School District 111, IL
Holy Cross School, Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend, IN
Dr. Marcella R. Kelly Elementary, Holyoke Public Schools, MA
Ford Early Learning Center, Ypsilanti Community Schools, MI
Frank Porter Graham Elementary, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NC
Lakewood Elementary, Durham Public Schools, NC
Lillian Feinstein Elementary at Sackett Street, Providence Public Schools, RI
Rogers Elementary, Amarillo ISD, TX
Central Elementary, Angleton ISD, TX
Oppe Elementary Magnet Campus of Coastal Studies, Galveston ISD, TX
Gillette Elementary, Harlandale ISD, TX
Wright Elementary, Harlandale ISD, TX
Bonham Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Davis Elementary, Royse City ISD, TX
De Llano Elementary, United ISD, TX
Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary, United ISD, TX
Kazen Elementary, United ISD, TX
Newman Elementary, United ISD, TX
Lamar Elementary, Wichita Falls ISD, TX
Anderson Elementary, Vancouver Public Schools, WA

Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics

Dysart Unified District, AZ
Corona-Norco USD, CA
Saddleback Valley Unified School District, CA
Jeffco Public Schools, CO
Smyrna School District, DE
Liberty County, GA
Community Consolidated School District 15, IL
Community Consolidated School District 59, IL
Michigan City Area Schools, IN
Ottawa USD 290, KS
Jefferson County Public Schools, KY
Brockton Public Schools, MA
Reading Public Schools, MA
Montgomery County Public Schools, MD
Washington County Public Schools, MD
Grosse Pointe Public School System, MI
Springfield Public Schools, MO
Evergreen Public Schools, WA

Instructional Services

Sloan-Hendrix School District, AR
Empire Union School District, CA
Granada Hills Charter High School, CA
Greater San Diego Academy Charter Homeschool, CA
Kings Canyon Unified School District, CA
La Habra City School District, CA
San Marcos Unified School District, CA
Washington County Schools, GA
Wheeler County School District, GA
Des Moines Public Schools, IA
Logan County Schools, KY
Monroe City Schools, LA
Lowell Catholic High School, MA
Clintondale Community Schools, MI
Northville Public Schools, MI
Saline Area Schools, MI
Carl Junction Schools, MO
Columbia Public Schools 93, MO
Union Public Schools, OK
Loudoun County Public Schools, VA
Russell County Part Time Virtual, VA
Wise County Public Schools, VA
Lopez Island School District, WA
Princeton School District, WI

Imagine Language & Literacy

Brewbaker Primary, Montgomery Public Schools, AL
Catoma Elementary School, Montgomery Public Schools, AL
Highland Avenue Elementary School, Montgomery Public Schools, AL
Gordo Elementary School, Pickens County Schools, AL
Amerischools Academy-Yuma North Campus, Amerischools Academy, AZ
First Avenue Middle School, Arcadia Unified School District, CA
Kingswood Elementary, Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL
Dr. Edward L. Whigham, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
William A. Chapman Elementary, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
Forest Park Elementary, The School District of Palm Beach County, FL
G.W. Northcutt Elementary, Clayton County Public Schools, GA
Fair Oaks Elementary, Cobb County School District, GA
Mary L Fonseca Elementary School, Fall River Public Schools, MA
Aspen Creek Elementary, Broken Arrow Public Schools, OK
Creekwood Elementary, Broken Arrow Public Schools, OK
Liberty Elementary, Broken Arrow Public Schools, OK
Oak Crest Elementary, Broken Arrow Public Schools, OK
Prairie Elementary, Guymon Public Schools, OK
Powdersville Middle School, Anderson School District 1, SC
Castle Heights Elementary School, Lebanon Special School District, TN
Hickman Elementary, Garland ISD, TX
IDEA Los Encinos Middle School, IDEA Public Schools, TX
Lagos Elementary, Manor ISD, TX
Bridge Elementary, UT
Olds Junior High School, North Franklin School District, WA
Idaho, Venture Upward, LLC, WY
Sequoia, Venture Upward, LLC, WY

Imagine Learning EL Education

Pendergast Elementary School District, AZ
Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6, CO
Webster County School District, KY
North Middlesex Regional School District, MA
Detroit Public Schools Community District, MI
Cleveland Metropolitan School District, OH

Imagine Lectura

Clinton Avenue School, New Haven Public Schools, CT
King Middle, Kankakee School District 111, IL
Hartman Middle, Houston ISD, TX

Imagine Math 3+

Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School, Nogales Unified School District 1, AZ
Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science-Elementary, Charter Schools USA, FL
Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach, Charter Schools USA, FL
Robert Healy Elementary, Chicago Public Schools, IL
Iselin Middle School, Woodbridge Township School District, NJ
Glenn York Elementary, Alvin ISD, TX
Pomona Elementary, Alvin ISD, TX
Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary, Alvin ISD, TX
Startzville Elementary, Comal ISD, TX
Mayes Elementary, Denison ISD, TX
Blanton Elementary, Denton ISD, TX
IDEA Yukon College Prep, IDEA Public Schools, TX
Venable Village Elementary, Killeen ISD, TX
KIPP CONNECT Houston Primary, KIPP Texas Public Schools, TX
KIPP UNITY PRIMARY, KIPP Texas Public Schools, TX
McWhorter Elementary, Mesquite ISD, TX
Bonham Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Early College High, Midland ISD, TX
Franks Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Rusk Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Henderson Elementary, Northside ISD, TX
J.K. Hileman Elementary, Queen City ISD, TX
Sheppard Elementary, Wichita Falls ISD, TX
Burton Elementary, Davis School District, UT
Pioneer Valley Elementary, Bethel School District, WA
Buffalo Elementary School, Logan County School District, WV

Imagine Math Facts

Paragould Primary, Paragould School District, AR
Caldwood Elementary, Beaumont ISD, TX
Reagan Academic Magnet, Ector County ISD, TX
Hutchins Elementary, El Campo ISD, TX
Lakeview Elementary, Little Elm ISD, TX
Fisher Elementary, Northside ISD, TX
Peaster Elementary, Peaster ISD, TX
Carroll Early Childhood Campus, San Antonio ISD, TX

Imagine Math PreK-2

Rebecca Creek Elementary, Comal ISD, TX
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary, Ector County ISD, TX
Milam Elementary Magnet, Ector County ISD, TX
Ross Elementary, Ector County ISD, TX
Cedar Valley Elementary, Killeen ISD, TX
Clarke Elementary, Killeen ISD, TX
Nolanville Elementary, Killeen ISD, TX
Venable Village Elementary, Killeen ISD, TX
Villareal Elementary, Los Fresnos CISD, TX
Bush Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Emerson Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Fasken Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Parker Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Santa Rita Elementary, Midland ISD, TX
Dudley Elementary, Victoria ISD, TX
Mission Valley Elementary, Victoria ISD, TX
Hugh Dingess Elementary School, Logan County School District, WV

Imagine MyPath

University Place Elementary School, Tuscaloosa City Schools, AL
The Don Tyson School of Innovation, Springdale Public Schools, AR
Elementary School Group, East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring, CA
Compass Outreach and Education Center, FL
Butterworth Elementary School, Moline-Coal Valley School District No. 40, IL
Jane Addams Elementary School, Moline-Coal Valley School District No. 40, IL
Roosevelt Elementary School, Moline-Coal Valley School District No. 40, IL
Madison STEAM Academy School, LA
Graden Elementary, Park Hill School District, MO
Hawthorn Elementary, Park Hill School District, MO
Union Chapel Elementary, Park Hill School District, MO
Banks Elementary, Lenoir County Public Schools, NC
La Grange Elementary, Lenoir County Public Schools, NC
Pink Hill Elementary, Lenoir County Public Schools, NC
Southwood Elementary, Lenoir County Public Schools, NC
Mullen Elementary School, Mullen Public Schools, NE
Mighty B Academy, NM
Urbana Elementary School, Urbana City Schools, OH
Hermitage Springs School, Clay County Schools, TN
Balmorhea School, Balmorhea ISD, TX
Wild Peach Elementary, Columbia-Brazoria ISD, TX
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Imagine Purpose

Aniguiin School, Bering Strait School District, AK
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Cañon City High School, Cañon City Schools Fremont RE-1, CO
Hope Academy – Virtual, Hope Academy, FL
Robert Renick Educational Center, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
Coastal Plains Charter High School – Candler, Coastal Plains Education Charter High School, GA
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Pike County High School, Pike County Schools, GA
Coahulla Creek High School, Whitfield County Schools, GA
Rey Academy, Gresham-Barlow School District, OR
Brownsville Area High School, Brownsville Area School District, PA
Cleburne ISD, TX
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Central High School, San Angelo ISD, TX
Lake View High School, San Angelo ISD, TX
Lone Star Middle School, San Angelo ISD, TX

Imagine Reading

Rio Del Mar School, Rio School District, CA
Lew Wallace Elementary School 107, Indianapolis Public Schools, IN
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Gulfport High School, Gulfport School District, MS
Columbus Elementary, Deming Public Schools, NM
Camino Real Elementary, Hays CISD, TX
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Mammoth-San Manuel PreK-12 School, Mammoth-San Manuel Unified School Dist 8, AZ
Lee Kornegay Intermediate, Miami Area Unified School District 40, AZ
Skyline Education, Skyline Education, AZ
Camino School, Camino Union Elementary School District, CA
Mount Vernon Elementary, San Bernardino City Unified School District, CA
Creekside Charter Academy, Charter Schools USA, FL
Winthrop Charter School, Charter Schools USA, FL
William James Middle, Bulloch County Schools, GA
Raceland – Worthington Middle, Raceland – Worthington ISD, KY
Emily C Watkins Elementary School, Saint John The Baptist Parish Public Schools, LA
La Place Elementary, Saint John The Baptist Parish Public Schools, LA
Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy, Pittsfield Public Schools, MA
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Saratoga Union Elementary School District, CA
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Geary County USD 475, KS
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Sanborn Regional School District, NH
Little Ferry Public School, NJ
The Seven Hills School, OH
Bethany Public Schools, OK
Davis Public Schools, OK
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About Imagine Learning

April 17, 2023 9:00 am

Imagine Learning Expands Senior Leadership Team

Leslie Sobon Promoted to Chief Experience Officer;
Carin Casso Reinhardt Hired as Chief People Officer

Renews Commitment to Deliver Measurable Impact That Better Empowers Educators To Improve Student Achievement

Scottsdale, Ariz., April 17, 2023 – Imagine Learning, the largest provider of digital-first curriculum solutions in the United States, today announced several new leadership appointments in key areas across the organization, renewing its commitment to deliver measurable impact that ignites learning breakthroughs and improves student achievement.

Leslie Sobon, formerly Senior Vice President of Customer Experience, was promoted to Chief Experience Officer, a newly created position. With deep experience in technology and marketing, Sobon joined Imagine Learning in 2014 and has played a critical role in the rapid growth and success of the organization by serving in a wide range of customer-facing roles with increasing responsibility. Her leadership has directly impacted and inspired positive learning outcomes for the teachers, students, and families across the districts we serve.

Carin Casso Reinhardt joins Imagine Learning as Chief People Officer, another newly created position. With more than 20 years of human resources experience, Reinhardt joins Imagine Learning from NewAge, Inc, a nationwide distributor of health beverages and skin care products, where she served as Chief People Officer. In her role at Imagine Learning, she will oversee all human resources and talent initiatives and guide the business through its next period of growth and evolution.

Imagine Learning made two additional senior leadership announcements that will propel the Company forward. Dr. Kimberlin Rivers was promoted to Vice President of Instructional Services and Tom DeWitt joined the Company as Senior Vice President of Sales for the Western U.S. Rivers joined Imagine Learning in 2013 and during her tenure has supported a culture of integrity and service that has fueled the growth of this important unit of the company. DeWitt brings more than 25 years of experience in K-12 education sales, including a senior role at McGraw-Hill Education, and will partner with Marcia Willson, Senior Vice President of Sales for the Eastern U.S. to lead Imagine Learning’s nationwide sales team.

Imagine Learning is an industry leader by any measure. Building on its legacy, leadership, and innovation in developing courseware and curriculum for a wide array of supplemental and intervention products and supporting schools with robust instructional services, Imagine Learning is now offering a full suite of digital-first core curriculum products and services designed to meet the needs of K-12 teachers and students across the country. Serving 15 million students and over one million educators in more than half the school districts nationwide, Imagine Learning is comprised of 2,600 employees dedicated to a single purpose: igniting learning breakthroughs.

“Imagine Learning is defined by the strength of our people, the vision and talent of our leaders and our unwavering commitment to deliver impact for students and educators,” said Jonathan Grayer, Chairman and CEO of Imagine Learning. “We are excited that Leslie, Carin, Kimberlin and Tom will all take on new and important roles in our organization. The decades of experience and passion they bring to their new positions will be integral to driving our next stage of growth and we are thrilled to have them leading talented teams.”

“This is an exciting time for our company and the K-12 education industry. Digital curriculum solutions are now a foundational part of education and Imagine Learning remains committed to investing in access to personalized learning tools designed to deliver sustained achievement for students across the country,” Grayer stated.

About Imagine Learning

Imagine Learning provides digital-first PreK–12 solutions for core instruction, supplemental and intervention, online courses, and virtual instruction. Our mission is to ignite learning breakthroughs with forward-thinking solutions at the intersection of people, curricula, and technology. Imagine Edgenuity™ is our flagship courseware solution, complemented by Imagine Instructional Services’ virtual teachers. Our core portfolio includes Imagine Learning Twig Science^®, Illustrative Mathematics^®, and EL Education^®. Additionally, a robust supplemental and intervention suite provides personalized instruction for English Language Arts, Spanish Language Arts, math, coding, and more. Learn more: imaginelearning.com

April 12, 2023 9:32 am

Illinois Students Show Significant Growth on IAR with Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics

Community Consolidated School District 59 (CCSD59) students using Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics showed significant improvement in IAR proficiency rates.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., APRIL 12, 2023—Community Consolidated School District 59 (CCSD59), a Chicago area school district, began using Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics (IM) in the fall of 2021 and showed significant gains on Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) proficiency rates and teacher-observed engagement in math instruction by the end of the 2021–2022 school year.

The IAR is administered to Illinois students in grades 3–8 and CCSD59 students experienced a larger increase in IAR math proficiency rates between 2021–2022 than the state overall. Specifically, a greater percentage of CCSD59 students experienced positive proficiency rate changes in Grades 3-6, and Grade 8 compared to the state average. Additionally, low-income students, English learners, students with disabilities, and students with Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) experienced larger increases in IAR math proficiency rates between 2021 and 2022 in CCSD59 than in the state overall.

“We wanted a strong focus on grade-level standards and a problem-based curriculum. We also wanted to make sure there was equitable access for all students,” said Dr. Nicole Robinson, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction for CCSD59. “We found that with Illustrative Math from Imagine Learning.”

“Our three-year goal is that 80% or more of our students are able to adequately be supported by our core instruction,” shared Michelle Benages, K–12 Math Coordinator for CCSD59. “We started off the 2021–2022 school year, prior to implementing IM, at 60%. We’ve already grown 5% after our first year of implementation.”

A recent study showed student perceptions of math instruction in CCSD59 grew substantially more positive after the introduction of IM compared to student perceptions of math instruction in the state as a whole. Students perception of math instruction was “Strong” or “Very Strong” in all elementary and middle schools in CCSD59 after the first year of using Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics.

“I am seeing so much growth in teachers and students working together,” stated Jackie Townsend, Instructional Coach at CCSD59. “The students own their learning and are proud to share what they have taken away with their classmates, their peers, and their teacher.”

CCSD59 is comprised of 15 schools and over 5,000 students. Over 50% of the students are classified as low income and 46% are English learners. Learn more about the CCSD59 Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics implementation story here.

About Imagine Learning:

Imagine Learning provides digital-first PreK–12 learning solutions for core instruction, supplemental and intervention, courseware, and virtual school services. Our mission is to ignite learning breakthroughs with forward-thinking solutions at the intersection of people, curricula, and technology. We serve 15 million students—partnering with more than half of districts nationwide.