Jounce is now reaching more than 35,000 students in 100 schools across 10 states. We currently partner with approximately 130 instructional leaders (network leaders, principals, and assistant principals); our Instructional Leader Fellows are coaching more than 115 teachers; and we have 8 Fellows who will be leading at high-performing schools in the next two years.
On average, Jounce School Leaders spend about 35% of their time coaching teachers, compared to under 10% before partnering with Jounce.
Our partner schools that moved farthest toward implementing the Jounce coaching model also demonstrated strong student learning outcomes.
When Jounce began working with one district elementary school in Philadelphia, it was in the District's lowest performance tier. Today it is the 9th highest performing elementary school in Philadelphia and its kindergarten classes rank in the 95th and 99th percentile of District-wide student growth.
Two Washington, D.C. charter schools that have engaged Jounce have experienced similar acceleration. The schools ranked 1st and 3rd highest in student growth across the entire city, demonstrating how the Jounce model can work in differing academic systems and reap rewards.
Ultimately, the effect of introducing the Jounce model in schools and improving teacher quality leads to better student outcomes. For example, at a school where Jounce coaching was implemented in a select number of classrooms, we saw 65% of students exposed to teachers coached by Jounce make over a year of academic growth, versus 52% in classrooms teaching the same grade and/or subjects but without Jounce coaching.
According to The New Teacher Project (“TNTP”), schools “with strong instructional cultures also have stronger student outcomes and greater retention of effective teachers.” Jounce builds this culture.
Following Jounce’s arrival at one local elementary school, teachers reported improved instructional culture in 48 out of 50 measured categories. The following year, 100% of their teachers returned to teach. Additionally, in a recent survey of Jounce-supported teachers, 100% of participants agreed that they would recommend Jounce training to their colleagues.
