True Progress
Our aim is simple: to be the most trusted partner to independent schools committed to true progress for every student.
About True Progress →- What is the True Progress student success system?
- What is the True Progress Screener assessment?
- What is the True Progress Diagnostic assessment?
- What is the True Progress Inventory assessment?
- Do you have a checklist of things to do before we start testing?
- Is there a video for younger students to watch to get ready for the test experience?
- Can you give me an overview of how I can use True Progress data to improve learning?
THE STUDENT SUCCESS SYSTEM
A Student Success System for Independent Schools
True Progress brings together assessment, instructional frameworks, faculty development, and leadership practices — so independent schools can know every student deeply and move each one forward.
See the whole student. Know what to do next.
We help independent schools see — week by week — who is thriving, who is ready for more, where progress is slowing, and what each student needs next.
That visibility gives educators the clarity to respond earlier, act with greater precision, and know whether their response is working.
THE TRUE PROGRESS MODEL
A model that works through educators, not around them.
Better outcomes emerge when educators keep developing, know every student deeply, and exercise strong professional judgment.
People at Their Best
Faculty and leadership teams deepen their knowledge, capability, confidence, and effectiveness.
Knowing Every Student
Research, assessment, and shared insight help educators understand every student more clearly.
Stronger Judgment
Teachers and leaders make better decisions about instruction, challenge, intervention, and each student's path forward.
Student Success
Students become more capable, make meaningful progress, and experience success that can be seen and sustained.
HOW IT'S BUILT
True Progress connects research, strategy, faculty development, and school practice into one continuous path — from understanding what's changing to improving what happens for students.
PHASE ONE · UNDERSTAND THE CHANGING FIELD
Insight
Research and True Progress Briefings reveal what rising neurocomplexity means for independent schools.
PHASE TWO · DESIGN THE NEW MODEL
Model
We translate that insight into a schoolwide design for understanding each student — assessment, data, and response.
PHASE THREE · BUILD THE SCHOOL'S CAPACITY
People and Practice
Leadership teams and faculty develop the knowledge, judgment, and practices to respond effectively — through professional development and coaching.
PHASE FOUR · CREATE BETTER OUTCOMES
Student Success
Schools make stronger decisions and see progress as it happens — every student visible, every week.
Insight becomes valuable when it changes what schools do — and what becomes possible for students.
Four working parts. One system.
Working together so educators understand each student clearly, know what to do next, and make true progress the standard.
Assessments
Screeners, diagnostics, and inventories that reveal where each student is, how they are progressing, and what they need next.
Teaching practices
Research-based classroom practices that help educators turn student understanding into the next move.
Professional development
Training and coaching that help faculty build a shared language for knowing every student and helping them make true progress.
Leadership rhythms
Benchmarks, indicators, and team structures that help the school recognize what is working, see where progress is slowing, and keep every student moving forward.