PLC Associates

Name

PLC Associates

Legal name

engage2learn

Website

https://plcassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Consulting and School Improvement Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accountability & Performance Frameworks (School/District/Institution Ratings) (EDADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assessment, Testing & Analytics Platforms (Formative/Summative) (EDAJAMAC), Assessment & Test Data Integration and Reporting (EDADAIAE)

Keywords

• K-12 school improvement
• Education consulting services
• Leadership coaching
• School culture surveys
• Curriculum solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services / Consulting: The company provides wrap-around support including data collection and analysis, professional learning, leadership coaching, and school improvement consulting services to schools, districts, state agencies, and regional networks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Education Elements (formerly PLC Associates) delivers K-12 school improvement consulting built around the Data Triangle survey platform, leadership coaching, instructional frameworks, curriculum materials, strategic planning, and workforce development to U.S. school districts, state agencies, and regional networks. Engagements span comprehensive needs assessments, campus improvement planning, improvement plan monitoring, and wrap-around professional learning services.

Product overview

Education Elements (formerly PLC Associates) is an engage2learn company offering a comprehensive K-12 education platform focused on school improvement and change management. The company provides an integrated suite of solutions including: the Data Triangle (a research-based monitoring tool with over a million survey responses and 100+ benchmarks), Survey Suite (with The 7Cs of Effective Teaching framework), Strategy services (Strategic Vision, Strategic Planning), Leadership Team Coaching, Instructional Framework and Fractional Coaching, Curriculum solutions (FIRE, Odell High School Literacy Program, ELA Guidebooks, Curriculum Audit/Strategy), School Improvement services (Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Campus Improvement Planning, Improvement Plan Monitoring), Workforce Development, and AI & IT Solutions for educators. The platform enables districts to move schools off accountability lists through evidence-based strategies, data analysis, and wrap-around support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• engage2learn: Parent company brand under which Education Elements operates

Products and services

• Data Triangle Research-based monitoring tool that helps K-12 leaders improve school culture and decision-making by integrating survey input from students, staff, and families, with 100+ benchmarks for high performance.
• Survey Suite Comprehensive survey offering that includes The 7Cs of Effective Teaching framework and the Data Triangle, gathering actionable insights on leadership, curriculum, instructional practices, student social/emotional health, and family connections.
• Comprehensive Needs Assessment Identifies root causes of district challenges through in-depth analysis of strengths and weaknesses, providing actionable insights to guide school improvement efforts.
• Campus Improvement Planning Root cause analysis and strategy piloting to build buy-in, creating a customized blueprint for local change implementation on each campus.
• Improvement Plan Monitoring Uses data analysis and leadership coaching to assess what is working and how to adjust, creating a living improvement plan for long-term district use.
• Leadership Team Coaching Program that equips school leaders with skills to improve teaching, establish effective systems, and drive student success through assigned coaches providing expertise in walkthroughs, coaching staff, and implementing research-based best practices.
• Instructional Framework High-impact instructional support focused on student ownership of learning, high engagement strategies, complex higher-order questioning, targeted feedback, and differentiated instruction.
• Fractional Coaching Fractional coaching services to support instructional improvement and leadership development in K-12 settings.
• FIRE (Foundational Instruction for Reading Excellence) Foundational reading curriculum designed to improve reading excellence at scale for K-12 students.
• Odell High School Literacy Program High school literacy program designed to improve reading and writing skills among high school students.
• Texas Odell High School Literacy Program Texas-specific version of the Odell High School Literacy Program aligned to state standards.
• ELA Guidebooks English Language Arts curriculum materials provided in partnership with XanEdu.
• Curriculum Audit Assessment service that evaluates existing curriculum for effectiveness and alignment.
• Curriculum Strategy Strategic planning service for curriculum development and implementation in K-12 districts.
• Strategic Vision Strategic planning service that helps districts develop their long-term educational vision.
• Strategic Planning Comprehensive strategic planning services for K-12 districts.
• Print & Distribution Print and distribution services for K-12 curriculum materials.
• AI for Educators AI solutions and support services designed specifically for educators in K-12 settings.
• Workforce Development Professional development services for K-12 educators and staff.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ schools exited from school improvement programs through quality assessment, data analysis, and professional learning
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• engage2learncoreOthersParent company relationship. PLC Associates rebranded to Education Elements and is now part of engage2learn company. The parent company provides organizational structure for the K-12 education consulting and school improvement services.
• ReadWorksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReadWorks is listed as a curriculum partner, indicating a collaborative relationship for providing reading curriculum solutions to schools and districts.
• Great First Eight (Stand for Children)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a curriculum fulfillment partner alongside Education Elements. The partnership focuses on early childhood education initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Battelle for Kids: Battelle for Kids is a non-profit that partners with K-12 districts and state agencies on school improvement, leadership development, and educator effectiveness. Its focus on accountability metrics and district transformation overlaps directly with EE's core offerings.
• Solution Tree: Solution Tree is a leading K-12 professional development and school improvement company built around the PLC (Professional Learning Communities) framework. Like Education Elements, it sells consulting, coaching, and resources to districts focused on improving instruction and student outcomes.
• McREL International: McREL is a non-profit education research and consulting organization providing school improvement services, leadership coaching, and professional development to K-12 districts. It is highly comparable to EE in combining research-based methodology with district-level consulting engagements.
• Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA): HYA specializes in K-12 superintendent and school leadership search, coaching, and consulting — directly overlapping with EE's Leadership Team Coaching and strategic planning offerings for district administrators.
• Insight Education Group: Insight Education Group is a K-12 professional services firm offering instructional coaching, leadership development, and equity-focused consulting to districts and state agencies. It is closely comparable to EE's consultative, coaching-driven service model.
• Marzano Resources: Marzano Resources provides K-12 teacher evaluation, instructional framework, and school improvement consulting built on Robert Marzano's research-based methodologies. It directly mirrors EE's combination of research-validated frameworks, coaching, and assessment tools targeted at districts.
• Learning Sciences International: LSI provides K-12 instructional coaching, teacher evaluation, and school improvement solutions grounded in cognitive research. Its blend of observation tools, coaching, and consulting directly parallels EE's instructional framework and leadership coaching stack.
• International Center for Leadership in Education: ICLE is a K-12 school improvement consultancy providing leadership coaching, curriculum support, and rigorous curriculum design services to districts. It serves a similar buyer profile and competes directly with EE's leadership and instructional framework offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Carnegie Learning: Carnegie Learning provides K-12 math and literacy software plus professional services to districts. As a broader EdTech incumbent with overlapping instructional and consulting capabilities, it competes with EE's curriculum and instructional framework offerings from a stronger installed base.
• Curriculum Associates: Curriculum Associates is a larger EdTech incumbent best known for iReady diagnostic assessments and printable curriculum. It overlaps with EE's assessment/analytics and curriculum offerings but operates at much greater scale across both product and services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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