For education departments and standards boards
Educator licensing and program approval, without the binders.
We build the systems state and provincial education agencies use to license teachers and approve the programs that prepare them. Our founder is a former teacher, so we know the people on the other side of the form.
What we usually hear
- Teacher preparation programs send us their approval files as hundreds of attachments.
- Reviewers score programs in spreadsheets, and the legislature wants a report we can't easily produce.
- Licensing staff answer the same status questions by phone all day.
- We have a new rule taking effect next year and our vendor says it needs a change order.
What we build
- Program approval portals: submissions, reviewer assignment, scoring rubrics, site visits and decisions.
- Educator licensing and renewal, with transcripts, endorsements and background check status.
- Dashboards and exports for annual reports, accreditation and legislative questions.
- Self-service status pages, so applicants stop calling.
How a project runs
- 01OpeningWe sit with your reviewers and licensing staff, map the rules, and give you a price range and a schedule in writing.
- 02MiddlegameYour staff test a working build every week against real files from last cycle.
- 03EndgameWe move your records over, train your team, launch before the next cycle, and stay on to support it.
What it costs
A full licensing and program approval platform. A program approval portal on its own usually costs less and can be ready for the next review cycle.
Our track record in education
- Products we built are used in more than 1,000 school districts across North America.
- We have built for state education departments, educator standards boards and universities.
- Accessible to WCAG 2.2 AA, with hosting in Canada or the United States.
- You own the code and the data.
Questions people ask
Can program approval and educator licensing live in one system?
Yes, and it usually helps: program completers flow straight into licensing, so staff don't re-key records. We can also build one first and add the other later.
How do you handle rule changes?
Rules live in settings your staff can change, where it makes sense. For deeper changes, you own the code, so there are no change orders from a vendor locking you in.
How long does it take?
A full licensing platform takes 12 to 26 weeks, including data migration. A program approval portal on its own takes about 8 to 12 weeks.
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