Partner Profile
Blue Engine
Supporting schools and districts to ensure all students can access and engage in grade-level learning
Blue Engine was approved for the PLPG in February 2021.
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OUR TEAM
11–20 facilitators/coaches
26-50% are non-white
WHERE WE WORK
We have worked here
We are also willing to work here
WHO WE ARE
There is no such thing as a typical learner.
Our mission is to end the long-standing pattern of disproportionate student outcomes by shifting the paradigm of “typical teaching.”
We work in partnership with schools and systems to elevate the mindsets and skills of educators to ensure that all students - especially those who have been most marginalized by race, language, and neurodivergence - can access and engage in grade-level learning. Every lesson. Every day.
TYPES OF SUPPORT WE OFFER
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- Adopting an ELA curriculum
- Adopting a math curriculum
- Adopting a science curriculum
- Initial implementation
- Ongoing implementation support for teachers
- Educator Coaching
- Collaborative Planning
- Ongoing implementation support for leaders
What are these phases?
Types of districts that we have experience working with
- Traditional District
- Charter
- Private
- Parochial
- Urban
- Suburban
- Rural
- Fewer than 2,500 students
- 2,500 to 10,000 students
- 10,000 to 50,000 students
- 50,000 to 100,000 students
- More than 100,000 students
- Greater than 60% of economically disadvantaged students
- Greater than 20% of English language learners
- Greater than 20% of students with disability
- Greater than 80% students of color
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OUR CURRICULUM EXPERTISE
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ELA
- Amplify CKLA Skills (2020)
- Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) (2015)
- EL Education 6-8 Language Arts (2019)
- Engage NY ELA (2016)
- Springboard (2021)
- Springboard English Language Arts Common Core Edition (2018)
- Wit & Wisdom K-8 (2016)
Math
- Eureka Math (2013-2014)
- Eureka Math (2015)
- i-Ready Classroom Mathematics (2021)
- i-Ready Classroom Mathematics (2024)
- Zearn (2018)
What is a high quality curriculum?
This partner's approach and services
How we address equity
Every aspect of Blue Engine's coaching and instructional methods integrate equity as both a fundamental characteristic and a resulting achievement within our professional learning services. An equity and asset-based mindset forms the foundation of our work, which helps educators both identify and break down systemic barriers while creating inclusive educational spaces that support student success for all learners. We provide targeted coaching to teachers so they can create learner-centered instructional methods focused on the unique needs and strengths of historically marginalized students, such as students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and students of color. Our data-driven methodology allows us to identify student outcome disparities and drive strategic interventions that create instructional practices suitable for diverse student learning needs. Our coaching model focuses on building collaborative partnerships that foster belonging while increasing teacher agency and providing psychologically safe spaces for educators to reflect upon and improve their practice. Providing educators with the necessary tools and mindsets enables them to build equitable learning experiences that transform equity from an objective into a quantifiable result of our professional learning services.
Why is this important?
How we build district capacity
Blue Engine partners with school districts over an extended period to implement our cohort-based training and development (direct for teachers or leaders), designed to integrate high-quality instructional materials (HQIM)-aligned practices to support educators to effectively leverage HQIM to meet the needs of diverse learners district-wide. Our approach leverages teacher leaders through intensive coaching and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to ensure consistent adoption and spread of these practices across schools. We collaborate closely with district and school leaders through joint observations, vision-setting, and quarterly goal-setting to internalize and sustain these practices beyond our partnership. As a result, Blue Engine classrooms can effectively support diverse learners while maintaining the rigor of HQIM, ensuring long-term success and scalability within the district.
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