Instruction Partners

We are a nonprofit founded in 2015, partnering with schools, school systems, and states. Our goal is to strengthen instructional leadership, helping teachers improve learning for all students, especially students of color, those experiencing poverty, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities. We help leaders deliver daily instruction in ELA, early literacy, math, and science.

We work with state education agencies and regional service centers to create practical, adaptable, content-specific tools for instructional improvement. We also test new strategies for high-quality daily instruction. Our services include producing digital asynchronous learning experiences, designing and delivering custom strategy consulting (covering topics like AI and role clarity), and conducting research on data-driven instruction and AI in K–12 education. We also build and manage early-stage partnerships with school systems and charters.

Our headquarters are in Nashville, TN, but our team works remotely across the country.

We believe all students deserve an excellent education that prepares them to contribute to their community, achieve economic security, and pursue their dreams. Our mission is to strengthen instructional leadership in schools, school systems, and states. We ensure teachers have the support they need to improve learning for students, especially students of color, those experiencing poverty, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities.

We believe strong relationships are key to successful partnerships. We take time to build trust and develop plans with the leaders we serve. We are an equal opportunity workplace, living out our core values in our hiring practices. We prioritize inclusion, equity, and a healthy organizational culture.

Our team consists of 51-200 employees, including former teachers, principals, coaches, and district, state, and nonprofit leaders. Though headquartered in Nashville, TN, our team works remotely across the country.

We foster a connected culture through in-person gatherings like an annual summer event, full-team Zoom meetings, and active engagement on Slack. We prioritize professional growth, leadership development, and shared values. We aim to create a culture of growth, trust, and psychological safety, and we lead internal learning initiatives like onboarding, leadership development, and manager programs.

We offer competitive salaries with a tenure system for equitable and predictable salary growth. We provide a 401(k) plan with a company match up to 4% of employee contributions.

We offer health insurance plans, including options that cover 100% of premiums for employees and dependents. We also provide employer-paid short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

Employees receive 15 days of paid vacation, 10 sick days, 9 federal holidays, and three week-long breaks each year. Our sick leave donation policy lets team members offer unused sick days to those in need. We support a flexible work environment, allowing teammates to work from home offices across the country with flexibility in their schedules and locations.