Read the research:

• Can SpringBoard Improve AP Enrollment and Performance? Phase 1: Five Year Trend Analysis

  View (PDF/232kb)   Over a four-year period, the high schools that purchased SpringBoard for 3 to 5 years had substantially more students taking AP and also had more students scoring higher than students in high schools that purchased SpringBoard for 1 to 2 years and the state overall. ...Over the same four-year period, high schools that purchased SpringBoard had a 109% and 52% gain in the number of black and Hispanic students, respectively, taking AP...

• Westat®: SpringBoard Longitudinal Evaluation - Executive Summary

  View (PDF/115kb)   In a rigorous longitudinal comparison study using over a million observations from school districts in Florida, SpringBoard was shown to have significant benefit in increasing student achievement, particularly in reading. The achievement improvements increase for every year...

• The SpringBoard Example

  View (PDF/366kb)   The potential for serious engagement in the learning process by all students is enhanced by the strategic learning methodology incorporated throughout the program. All of the elements necessary for long-term skill and knowledge development in both students and teachers are envisioned ...

• Evaluation of SpringBoard English Textual Power and Mathematics with Meaning Pilot Program

  View (PDF/270kb)   [Year 1] findings provide evidence that Textual Power and Mathematics with Meaning can effect positive change in student achievement levels.... Year 2 achievement findings reveal significant achievement gains at the middle school which were not found in the Year 1 achievement analyses...

Many teachers, instructional leaders and students have embraced SpringBoard for the results they’re seeing in their classrooms. Wow!

“What makes me smile the most is when teachers start noticing the difference that SpringBoard is making with their students.”
— Senior Director of Advanced Studies, Orange County Public Schools

“Connecting with our parents is so important. With SpringBoard, our parents feel proud and excited about the fact that their children are taking on challenging and aggressive curriculum.”
— Superintendent of Schools, Ronan School District

“SpringBoard provides a richness of curriculum that is needed if our students are to be successful in their postsecondary endeavors.”
— Senior Education Specialist, Region One Education Service Center

“SpringBoard levels the playing field and provides all students the same academic experiences to build on.”
— Grades 6–12 Language Arts Curriculum Developer

“I did not think I was able to complete the work until I was in the SpringBoard English class last year and this year. Now I know I will go into AP in high school because I have more confidence.”
— Eighth-Grade Student, New Braunfels Independent School District

“In [SpringBoard] training, I learned the strategies that not only will help the struggling students, but students in general. Because of these strategies, I will be able to teach in an effective way that will enhance the students’ knowledge with the curriculum.”
— High School English Teacher, La Villa Independent School District

“This was something totally new to us. I remember several teachers being reluctant to attend the summer training. After the training, we were so excited… the results showed.”
— English Teacher, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

“Our state Algebra I test scores showed 42 percent of our students meeting proficiency the year before we implemented SpringBoard… After three years [with] the program, our scores went up to 56 percent.”
— Director Secondary Mathematics, Fort Worth Independent School District

“I now understand how and when to use differentiated instruction with my students and still teach with rigor and fidelity to my curriculum.”
— English Teacher, Spring Independent School District

“Everyone is so excited… teachers [are] saying thank you for providing us with the best curriculum we have ever had!”
— Director of Curriculum, Royal Independent School District

“[SpringBoard’s] approach is so creative in that it gets all the students to participate… and from many backgrounds and levels of experience.”
— Middle School Language Arts Teacher, New Braunfels Independent School District

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