Penny Dyer

Edgenuity's mission is to help K-12 districts predictably increase student achievement, while also reducing their total cost of ownership for managing their instructional core - curriculum, instruction and assessment. This mission has guided the design of its solution and the services it provides, which differentiates the company from the other companies serving this market. Its system was built on the premise that all students can achieve mastery if provided sufficient time and opportunities to learn, and appropriate instruction to understand and apply what is expected. Rather than addressing the demands of NCLB by building a standalone assessment application or traditional data management system to identify major gaps in achievement, it decided to leapfrog current practices and analyze why these gaps occur. Armed with this knowledge, districts have the information they need to change their instructional practices to help all students achieve mastery. The Edgenuity Achievement Suite is an on-demand instructional improvement system designed to meet the ever-growing demands of standards-based reform. Transformational improvement in schools requires an integrated solution that bridges the disconnected silos that exist today between curriculum development, classroom instruction, and student assessment. This type of solution also requires a technology platform that captures and realigns multiple measures, analyzing both student performance and instructional strategies that are used in the classroom. With this analysis, districts can determine the impact of teaching strategies on student achievement. Its system and methods are not just based on its beliefs or theories. They are based on proven best practices developed by leading educators combined with significant experience in helping districts achieve demonstrable results. By establishing the core instructional improvement processes supported by the Edgenuity Achievement Suite, districts can achieve predictable gains in student achievement.