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Careers at True Progress

Do work that matters.

True Progress has spent fifteen years building tools, assessments, and systems that help educators understand students more deeply, see whether progress is happening, and know what to do next.

Today, more than 100 independent, charter, and public schools run on True Progress.

We are a founder-led company looking for exceptional people who want meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to help every student thrive.

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What We Are Building

A Student Success System built around every student.

True Progress helps schools know each child more deeply — how they learn, where they are thriving, where they are struggling, whether they are making progress, and what they may need next.

We bring visibility, focused curriculum, instruction, meaningful data, and workflows (the five drivers of the Student Success System) together around that understanding.

The ambition is simple:

Every student known. Every student moving forward. Every student thriving.

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Working Here

Serious work with real responsibility.

True Progress is small by design. People here stay close to the product, the schools, the decisions, and the problems we are trying to solve.

There is little distance between seeing what could be better and making it happen.

Meaningful Responsibility

Own important work. Make decisions. Follow the results. People at True Progress are trusted with responsibility rather than managed through complex layers.

Close to Schools

Our work is grounded in what happens in schools. Depending on the work, you may engage directly with educators, student data, assessment, professional development, product development, or the systems schools use every day.

High Standards

We are here to solve problems for educators. We hold ourselves and one another to exceptionally high standards because educators need work they can rely on — and students deserve nothing less.

Room to Build

Much of the work for True Progress is still being built. People joining us have the opportunity to take on consequential problems, create better ways to solve them, and see the results in the schools we serve.

Who Does Well Here

People who take ownership.

True Progress is a good fit for people who can work independently, think carefully, and take responsibility for the quality of what they produce.

  • You can take an important problem and move it forward without waiting to be told every step.
  • You are comfortable working through complexity rather than reducing difficult problems to easy answers.
  • You care about details because details affect the people using what you build.
  • You can change your mind when the evidence says it's necessary.
  • You communicate clearly and directly.
  • You follow through.
  • You are comfortable working across conventional job boundaries when the work requires it.
  • You believe our value should be demonstrated through the quality of our work and the success of our schools, not by posting about it.
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Open Opportunities

Different ways to begin working with True Progress.

True Progress regularly works with talented people on specific projects and ongoing engagements. Some begin with a defined project or portfolio. Others grow into larger responsibilities over time.

If your experience matches one of the areas below, we would like to hear from you.

School & Client Success

Work with us on projects that improve the experience and success of schools using True Progress — including professional development, implementation, help resources, communications, client workflows, and other work that helps educators get greater value from True Progress. First work is implementation, faculty PD, and the help schools need after they are live.

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Assessment & Curriculum

Contribute to the development and review of high-quality assessment content in mathematics, science, and ELA, including test questions, diagnostics, learning progressions, and related academic work. First work is writing and reviewing items, diagnostics, and learning progressions in math, science, and ELA.

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Growth & Communications

Help more schools discover and understand True Progress through research, outreach, content, campaigns, events, partnerships, and other growth initiatives. First work is publishing briefings, research, and school case studies — the public record of the work, not a personal brand.

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Business & Operations

Bring expertise to the work that keeps True Progress running well, including finance, bookkeeping, operations, systems, administration, and special projects. First work is finance, systems, and the operating work a small company cannot leave undone.

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Something Else?

Exceptional people do not always fit neatly into an existing category.

If you understand what we are building and see a way your experience could make schools better, introduce yourself. If you see a gap in the system or the schools, say what it is.

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Tell us which area you want to work on and send a note. We will reply by email.

Frequently Asked Questions

A few things you may want to know.

Where is True Progress based?
True Progress is based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Some members of the team work remotely, depending on the work and role. Remote team members travel to Portsmouth periodically for company meetings and time together as a team.
Will I work directly with the founder?
Yes. True Progress is founder-led, and people joining the company work directly with founder David Stevens. The company is deliberately low on organizational layers. Expect direct conversations, meaningful responsibility, and close involvement in the work.
Does working at True Progress involve travel?
It depends on the work. Some opportunities include travel to schools to work directly with educators and school leaders. Remote team members also travel periodically to Portsmouth for company meetings. Travel expectations will be specified for each opportunity.
What benefits does True Progress offer?
Full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, and parental leave. Benefits for contract and project-based work depend on the engagement.
What is the approach to vacation?
True Progress has a generous vacation policy for full-time employees, with particular flexibility around school holidays when many of the schools we serve are also on break. When you are away, we want you to be able to be away.
What is the work culture like?
We are results-oriented rather than activity-oriented. What matters is whether the work gets done well and whether it contributes to the success of the schools and educators we serve. We expect people to take ownership, work closely with one another, and do what needs to be done for our clients to succeed. That comes with significant autonomy and equally significant responsibility.
Do I need experience in education?
It depends on the work. Some opportunities require deep experience in schools, assessment, curriculum, or education. Others may require expertise in areas such as finance, operations, technology, communications, or growth. Each opportunity will specify the relevant experience.
What does success at True Progress look like?
The clearest evidence is in the work itself and the success of the schools we serve. We want to solve real problems for educators, make their work easier, and help schools know and advance every student. We care about what we accomplish, whether it works, and whether it makes a meaningful difference for our clients.