Pivot: School Improvement Leaders

Name

Pivot: School Improvement Leaders

Legal name

PIVOT: School Improvement Leaders

Website

https://pivotleaders.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Leadership Development

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA)

Keywords

• K-12 leadership development
• Principal coaching programs
• School improvement services
• Education leadership cohorts
• Superintendent professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cohort Program Fees: Annual cohort-based leadership development programs for principals, principal supervisors, and mid-level leaders. Districts pay per participant or receive sponsored/grant-funded seats. Pricing varies by program.
2. Professional Development Workshops: Half-day in-person professional development workshops delivered to districts on topics including team culture, data-driven improvement cycles, difficult conversations, and coaching skills.
3. District Partnership Engagements: Customized district-level engagements including leadership framework development, playbook creation, and system-wide implementation support (e.g., Knox County Schools partnership).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pivot: School Improvement Leaders is an independent nonprofit that sells cohort-based leadership development programs, executive coaching, and professional development workshops for K-12 school and district leaders. Its offerings target principals, principal supervisors, district leadership teams, and mid-level leaders, combining multi-month cohort learning, in-person and virtual coaching, and on-demand resources to improve instructional leadership and school performance.

Product overview

PIVOT: School Improvement Leaders is an education services organization offering a portfolio of leadership development products and tools. The core offering is a cohort-based program with three tracks: Principal Cohort (for K-12 principals), Supervisor/District Leader Cohort, and Mid-Level Leaders Cohort. The program delivers integrated supports through whole group learning events, small group regional school visits, and individualized one-on-one coaching. Supporting the cohort programs are multiple downloadable tools and resources including the District Leadership Systems Diagnostic, Team Culture Tool, School Data Tracker Template, Student Culture Reset Guide, Strategic Improvement Guide, RTI Design Tool, AI-Ready School Leader Rubric, and two webinar recordings on leadership and AI. The organization also offers half-day PD workshops for districts on topics like team culture, data-driven improvement cycles, difficult conversations, and coaching. In 2025, PIVOT launched the AI-Ready School Leader Series, a three-part learning experience covering AI productivity, systems decision-making, and AI governance for schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 2026-2027 Principal Cohort Program
• Supervisor and District Leader Cohort
• Mid-Level Leaders Cohort
• Professional Development Workshops for Districts
• AI-Ready School Leader Series

Quantifiable outcome

• 78% of PIVOT-supported schools earned TVAAS score of 3+ vs 58% control
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Knox County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024PIVOT partnered with Knox County Schools (91 schools) to build a districtwide Leadership Framework and Principal Playbook. The partnership began in December 2024 and evolved from targeted support into a systemwide initiative covering all district schools. PIVOT also developed a Supervisor Playbook aligned to the same framework, with weekly district working group meetings to refine and support implementation.
• Green Magnet Academy (Knox County Schools)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Green Magnet Academy partnered with PIVOT as part of CSI school support in Knox County. Principal Jessica Holman received coaching to develop data-driven behavior management strategies, resulting in 86% reduction in suspensions and 43% reduction in office referrals.
• Jellico Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Pellico Elementary partnered with PIVOT to implement a structured, data-driven approach to chronic absenteeism. Through coaching support, streamlined attendance systems, increased family engagement, and clearer accountability, the school reduced absenteeism from 27.6% to 15.5%.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Learning Forward: Learning Forward is the leading professional association for professional learning, providing frameworks, certifications, and resources used by districts for educator development. Overlaps with PIVOT's leadership development and standards framing.
• ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development): ASCD is a broad educator membership organization publishing resources and providing PD on instructional and school leadership. PIVOT's frameworks and playbooks compete in adjacent territory with ASCD content.

Direct peers

• TNTP: TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project) provides teacher and school leader development services to districts, including principal and teacher leader programs. PIVOT competes with TNTP's leadership practice for similar district contracts.
• New Leaders: New Leaders runs principal preparation, induction, and ongoing leadership development for school leaders in high-need schools. It is the most direct peer to PIVOT's principal and supervisor cohort model.
• Teaching Trust: Teaching Trust delivers leadership development programming for school and district leaders, with cohort models for principals and supervisors. Closely mirrors PIVOT's cohort-based delivery and Texas-based district focus.
• National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET): NIET offers educator effectiveness systems including leadership and teacher support frameworks for districts. Comparable to PIVOT in building districtwide leadership and instructional systems.
• Center for Educational Leadership (University of Washington): CEL develops principal and supervisor leadership through frameworks, coaching, and district partnerships, with outcomes research emphasis. Closely comparable to PIVOT's research-aligned principal development approach.
• Relay Graduate School of Education: Relay provides principal and teacher leader preparation and ongoing professional learning, with cohort-based delivery similar to PIVOT. Competes for similar district leadership development contracts.

Emerging players

• KIPP Foundation: KIPP's national office supports charter school leader development across its network. While KIPP operates schools directly, its leadership development infrastructure is comparable to PIVOT's cohort-based principal programs.
• Public Impact: Public Impact designs tools and supports for school leader development and policy change, including Opportunity Culture models. Overlaps with PIVOT's leadership framework and school improvement tooling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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