Battelle for Kids

What Battelle for Kids does

Battelle for Kids is a U.S.-based nonprofit professional services organization that helps K-12 public school districts define and operationalize future-ready graduate competencies. Founded in 1999 and headquartered at P.O. Box 2798, Columbus, Ohio, the organization employs roughly 42 people and serves hundreds of school districts nationwide, primarily through direct enterprise engagements with superintendents and district leadership teams. Its service portfolio is centered on three linked offerings: Portrait of a Graduate (a strategic framework service that helps districts articulate the qualities and competencies graduates need), Portrait to Practice® (a trademarked design process that translates the framework into classroom and school-level practices), and Portrait to Impact® (a trademarked measurement service that evaluates the implementation's effect on student outcomes). The organization also operates a Technology Services line that delivers personalized client websites through a private technology hub for partner organizations.

The underlying technology stack is modest and consulting-centric: there is no disclosed data architecture, no public API surface, no application product, and no proprietary AI/ML capability. The differentiators are codified methodologies rather than software — the Portrait to Practice® and Portrait to Impact® marks are registered trademarks, and the Portrait of a Graduate framework itself is the category-defining asset. Distribution is primarily direct via a small in-house professional services team, supplemented since July 1, 2025 by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, whose nationwide superintendent membership, conferences, and communications channels now carry the suite forward under The Public Education Promise narrative.

The business model is fee-based professional services delivered on a quote basis to public school districts, with no disclosed pricing, ARR, or revenue figures. Customer concentration is structurally narrow in vertical terms — every customer is a U.S. K-12 public school district — but distributed across hundreds of accounts, limiting single-customer dependency while creating exposure to K-12 public funding cycles. On July 1, 2025, Battelle for Kids was acquired by AASA, with strategic assets and staff transferring to AASA while a small management team and Board of Directors remain in place to finalize transition requirements; the Battelle for Kids legal entity is therefore in a wind-down posture even as the service line continues under new ownership.

Name

Battelle for Kids

Legal name

Battelle for Kids

Website

https://bfk.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Battelle for Kids is a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit that delivers Portrait of a Graduate, Portrait to Practice®, and Portrait to Impact® consulting services to hundreds of U.S. K-12 public school districts, and was acquired by AASA, The School Superintendents Association on July 1, 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Consulting

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

School Counseling & Guidance Services (Academic/Social-Emotional) (EDAJALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Character Development (EDAGACAC)

Keywords

• Education consulting services
• Graduate competency frameworks
• K-12 district transformation
• Educational outcomes measurement
• School district advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Portrait of a Graduate offerings): Battelle for Kids generates revenue through professional consulting services including Portrait of a Graduate design, Portrait to Practice®, and Portrait to Impact® delivered to school districts nationwide. Services are provided through AASA as of July 1, 2025, serving hundreds of school districts.
2. Technology Services: Battelle for Kids provides personalized technology solutions to partner organizations through a dedicated technology hub, allowing clients to access personalized sites.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Battelle for Kids delivers professional consulting services to K-12 public school districts through its Portrait of a Graduate portfolio, helping districts define desired graduate competencies, translate them into classroom practices, and measure impact on student outcomes. The organization also provides personalized technology solutions via a dedicated technology hub for partner organizations.

Product overview

Battelle for Kids offers a unified portfolio of education transformation services centered on the Portrait of a Graduate framework. The core offerings include Portrait of a Graduate (strategic vision definition), Portrait to Practice® (curriculum and practice implementation), and Portrait to Impact® (outcome measurement), which work together as an end-to-end system for districts. Technology Services provides complementary personalized technology solutions. Following the July 1, 2025 acquisition by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, these services are now delivered through AASA's district services division while Battelle for Kids maintains a small management team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Portrait of a Graduate: A framework that helps school districts create future-ready learning environments.
• Portrait to Practice®
• Portrait to Impact®

Products and services

• Portrait of a Graduate A strategic framework service that helps K-12 public school districts define and create future-ready learning environments by articulating the skills, competencies, and attributes students need to succeed.
• Portrait to Practice® A trademarked design process service that helps school districts translate their Portrait of a Graduate vision into actionable classroom practices and curriculum design.
• Portrait to Impact® A trademarked service that helps districts measure and evaluate the impact of their Portrait of a Graduate implementation on student outcomes.
• Technology Services Personalized technology solutions and project support for partner organizations, including access to a dedicated technology hub where clients can access personalized sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of school districts have created future-ready learning environments using the Portrait of a Graduate framework.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AASA, The School Superintendents Associationflagship / coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025On July 1, 2025, Battelle for Kids officially joined forces with AASA, The School Superintendents Association. AASA acquired Battelle for Kids' strategic assets and staff, ensuring long-term sustainability and growth while maintaining the impact of the leading Portrait of a Graduate and Portrait to Practice® design process. A strong contingent of Battelle for Kids staff members transitioned to AASA, allowing continuity in supporting district clients and network participants. The Public Education Promise is delivered through Portrait of a Graduate, Portrait to Practice®, and Portrait to Impact® services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Solution Tree: Provider of K-12 professional development, books, and conferences built around school-improvement frameworks like PLC at Work. Comparable in delivering proprietary frameworks and consulting engagements to school districts.
• Learning Forward: National professional learning association serving K-12 educators with consulting, standards, and accreditation for professional development. Comparable as a K-12 support-services organization working with districts on instructional improvement.
• Marzano Resources: Provides K-12 professional development, instructional frameworks, and competency-based assessment tools centered on Robert Marzano's research. Directly comparable to Battelle for Kids in translating educational frameworks into district practice and evaluation.
• McREL International: Nonprofit education research and consulting organization serving K-12 districts with improvement frameworks, leadership coaching, and evaluation services. Closely mirrors Battelle for Kids' consulting-and-frameworks model and K-12 district customer base.
• ASCD: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, a leading membership organization providing professional development, publications, and consulting to K-12 educators. Highly comparable in serving superintendents and districts with curriculum, leadership, and competency frameworks.

Emerging players

• Transcend Education: Nonprofit supporting communities and schools in designing innovative K-12 learning models. Comparable as an emerging player focused on future-ready learning and competency-based design, overlapping with Portrait of a Graduate themes.
• NewSchools Venture Fund: Nonprofit venture philanthropy investing in K-12 innovation, including school design and talent. Comparable as an emerging player with overlapping interest in future-ready K-12 competencies and instructional models.

Others

• Edutopia (George Lucas Educational Foundation): Foundation promoting K-12 best practices in project-based, social-emotional, and deeper learning. Adjacent — shares the future-ready learning and SEL focus areas but does not sell consulting or frameworks to districts.

Broad incumbents

• AASA, The School Superintendents Association: National association for school superintendents and the parent acquirer of Battelle for Kids. Relevant because it now operates the Portrait services and serves the same K-12 district buyer audience as Battelle for Kids.
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO): Nonpartisan national association of public K-12 state superintendents influencing policy, standards, and assessment. Adjacent incumbent in the K-12 leadership and frameworks ecosystem serving similar district decision-makers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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