What Fulcrum Education Solutions does

Fulcrum Education Solutions is a private, Chicago-based professional services firm founded in 2015 that delivers coaching, professional development, and program implementation to K-12 schools, school districts, charter networks, and education-focused nonprofits. Its services are organized into two product lines: (1) School Partnership Services for individual schools, priced at approximately $1,500 per month for 10-12 month engagements, providing instructional leadership coaching, teacher development, and data-driven instructional improvement; and (2) Organization, District and Network Partnership Services for larger entities, with engagements starting at $5,000 and scaling to multi-year investments covering strategy, program design, implementation, and research-based support. The firm also operates codified programs such as The College Blueprint for college matriculation support.

The company operates as a human-centered consultancy rather than a technology platform, with nine named professionals led by Founder and President Cal Wysocki and staffed by Partners who are exclusively former school- and district-level educators, principals, and instructional coaches. This practitioner-led team is the central differentiator, positioning the firm as a thought partner rather than evaluator. Distribution is direct-to-client via consultative sales, complemented by content marketing through case studies, website presence, organic social media, and referral networks. Customer logos include Chicago Public Schools, School City of Hammond, Rocketship Public Schools Wisconsin, One Goal, and Teach For America Milwaukee, with geographic reach across the Midwest (Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana).

The business model is a subscription-recurring consulting model with annual NPS reportedly above 97% and 100% partner recommendation rates. There is no disclosed external funding, no technology infrastructure, and no AI component; growth is constrained by practitioner headcount and is currently modest in scale (1-10 employees). Representative client outcomes include reading proficiency increases from 4% to 52% at Northwest Middle School, a 28% proficiency uplift at St. Lucy Catholic School, and $3.5M in financial aid generated through the College Blueprint program at School City of Hammond.

Name

Fulcrum Education Solutions

Legal name

Fulcrum Education Solutions

Website

https://fulcrumeducationsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fulcrum Education Solutions is a Chicago-based education consulting firm founded in 2015 that provides coaching and professional development to K-12 schools, districts, charter networks, and education nonprofits across the Midwest via subscription-style partnerships priced at $1,500/month for schools and $5,000+ for organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago, Illinois

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

Revenue model

1. School Partnership Services: Recurring monthly partnerships with individual schools, typically structured as 10-12 month engagements at approximately $1,500 per month. These partnerships provide ongoing coaching, professional development, and instructional leadership support.
2. Organization/District Partnership Services: Partnerships with organizations, districts, and networks ranging from as little as $5,000 to large-scale, multi-year investments. Pricing varies based on organizational needs, goals, and scope of engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fulcrum Education Solutions is a professional services firm that partners with individual schools and educational organizations/districts to provide specialized coaching and tailored professional development. Their services include instructional leadership coaching, teacher development, team capacity building, data-driven instructional improvement, program design and implementation, and research-based support. Engagements are structured as recurring monthly partnerships (typically $1,500/month for schools over 10-12 months) or multi-year district contracts ($5,000+).

Product overview

Fulcrum Education Solutions is a professional services firm offering coaching and tailored professional development for educators and educational organizations. The company provides two core service offerings: (1) School Partnership Services for individual schools, providing instructional leadership coaching, teacher development, and team capacity building; and (2) Organization, District & Network Partnership Services for larger entities, offering coaching & consulting, program design & implementation, and research services. The company also delivers specialized programs such as The College Blueprint for college matriculation support. These services are delivered through personalized partnerships rather than software products, with pricing ranging from approximately $1,500/month for school partnerships to $5,000+ for organization-level engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Partnership Services Coaching, professional development, and instructional leadership support for individual schools, including leadership coaching, teacher development, and data-driven instructional improvement. Structured as recurring monthly partnerships (~$1,500/month, typically 10-12 months).
• Organization, District & Network Partnership Services
• The College Blueprint Program A specialized college matriculation program designed for School City of Hammond to support senior students in college applications, FAFSA completion, Common App navigation, financial aid award decoding, and peer mentorship with persistence tracking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reading scores increased from 4% to 52% proficient at Northwest Middle School
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New Leaders: New Leaders trains and coaches school leaders and partners with districts on leadership pipeline development, overlapping with Fulcrum's instructional leadership coaching and principal support.
• Solution Tree: Solution Tree provides K-12 professional development, coaching, and instructional leadership resources to schools and districts, comparable to Fulcrum's PD and instructional coaching services.
• Insight Education Group: Insight Education Group delivers instructional coaching, professional development, and leadership services to K-12 schools and districts, competing head-to-head with Fulcrum's core offerings.
• District Management Council: District Management Council partners with K-12 school districts on strategy, leadership coaching, and operational improvement — directly comparable to Fulcrum's district-level consulting and PD services.
• Public Impact: Public Impact is an education consulting firm that works with districts and states on teacher and leader workforce strategy, closely aligned with Fulcrum's focus on leadership coaching and instructional capacity.
• TNTP (The New Teacher Project): TNTP provides teacher and leader development, instructional support, and district partnerships, mirroring Fulcrum's coaching, PD, and capacity-building offerings for schools and districts.
• Learning Forward: Learning Forward is a professional association focused on advancing professional learning for educators; comparable to Fulcrum as a provider of educator PD frameworks and capacity-building content.
• Battelle for Kids: Battelle for Kids partners with districts on leadership development, educator effectiveness, and student success strategies, aligning closely with Fulcrum's consulting and capacity-building work.

Broad incumbents

• ASCD: ASCD is an established education leadership organization offering PD resources, conferences, and consulting to schools and districts, broadly comparable to Fulcrum's educator development focus.

Emerging players

• Kickboard (PowerSchool): Kickboard (now part of PowerSchool) provides educator effectiveness and student behavior software used by schools; Fulcrum's Financial Controller previously worked there, and Kickboard represents an EdTech-adjacent player in school improvement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fulcrum-education-solutions

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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