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Connecting families, schools, and communities through
real-time data to improve student achievement
25%of students miss a month of school per year.
Students who miss 30+ days of school/year will graduate at a rate of
21%.
Allensworth, E. & Easton, Q. (2007) Research Report: What matters for staying on-track and graduating in Chicago public high schools.
1 in 4students drop out nationally.
71%of dropouts say the best way
to keep students in school is to engage families.
33%students say their parents do not know
how they are doing in school.
65% of parents wish they could be more involved
in their child’s education.
empower families to be active participants in education by having access to information in real-time
facilitate improved understanding of attendance, behavior, & course scores
analyze student data to ensure all students are on track to graduate
Kinvolved is improving K-12 achievement by empowering families through data-driven solutions.
Our tools…
We have proven our model with a 300+ student beta test from ‘12-’13.
Our attendance tool improved student attendance behavior & family engagement.
3,500 students are currently enrolled in our system as of Jan. 2014.
Positive incentive tool Gamifies attendance +rewards students for positive behavior
Graduation rate forecasterPredicts students’ rate of graduation based on attendance, behavior, and course score data
Interventions engineSuggests individualized + class-based interventions to improve attendance
PORTFOLIO OF TOOLS
Parent engagement featuresEmpower families with more information, 2-way communication, polling to crowd source best practices
Reddit for Teachers Crowd sources best practices for engaging families + improving attendance
Attendance trackerRecords, analyzes, communicates attendance information
Teachers record attendance in less than 30
seconds. Reasons for absenteeism and minutes late
are recorded.
Attendance tracker
New SMS:
Sam was
absent
from 1st
period…
Lauren’s attendancePresent: 30 daysAbsent: 10 daysLate: 15 days
Contact teacher
Families, receive SMS and/or email
(customizable) in English/Spanish in
real-time (only basic cell required to receive SMS) notifying them of absenteeism/lateness.
Parents receive an SMS or email in real-time notifying them of lateness/absenteeism.
Parents also have access to a personalized online portal.
71%
19%
10%
Total Attendance
Present
Absent
Late
Lauren is most likely to miss/be late to school on Mondays because of Peers. Recommended Interventions: (1) Parent conference; (2) Conference with peer group; (3)
Incentives for all peers to encourage timely arrival to school
Contact parent Email report Post message
Student: Lauren Gray
Parent: Susan Gray
Interventions engine
40%
10%10%
10%
30%
Daily Absence/Lateness
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
23%
9%
45%
9%
14%
Reason for Absence/Lateness
Illness
Transport.
Peers
Family
Work
Total Points Earned: 45Points Spent: 10
Points Remaining: 35
School Rank: 4 of 510
Student: Lauren Gray
Parent: Susan Gray
Positive incentive tool
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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
My Points
Points
On Time
Homework
Behavior
Teamwork
0 5 10
This Week’s Points
Points
Collect Rewards
71%
19%
10%
Attendance (A)
Present
Absent
Late
Behavior Records (B) Course Scores (C)
Course Grade
English A
Math B
Science D-
Record Total
Detention 3
Suspension 1
Lauren’s current graduation rate based on ABC’s: 72%
Contact parent Email report Post message
Student: Lauren Gray
Parent: Susan Gray
Graduation rate forecaster
Parent: Susan GrayStudent: Lauren Gray
Parent engagement features
View attendance data
View student records
Contact teacher
Contact main office
View my points
Welcome, Susan! What would you like to do? School Updates
Parent teacher conferences are tonight! Your meeting with Ms.
Altman is at 7:00pm.
Weekly Poll
What would best help prepare your child for the State Math Exam in 30
days? (a) Individual teacher conference(b) Test prep materials to use at home(c) Parent training in school(d) Other:
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Kinvolved is an IndependentService Vendor Partner withPearson’s PowerSchool.PowerSchool is the leading andfastest growing studentinformation system, supporting 12million students in all 50 states and65 countries.
Kinvolved is Blue Ridge Portfoliocompany. Blue Ridge’s mission isto help connect people living inhigh poverty communities toopportunity. They supportinnovative, new ventures thatapply technology to improvesocial and economic mobility inthe U.S.
Kinvolved works with Teach ForAmerica to broaden our reach toteachers/schools nationally. TFAmarkets Kinvolved online toNational and Regional Corpsmember and alumni. We train andpilot with regional Corps members.We launched the first alum ventureIndiegogo crowdfunding campaignin partnership with TFA.
Partnerships
GRANT
2013
GRAND PRIZE
WINNER
2012
FINALIST
2013
NYU VENTURE
CHALLENGE
2013
NYU
ACCELERATOR
2013
BLUE RIDGE
PORTFOLIO
2013
BLUE
RIDGE
FOUNDATION
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
BETA
EXPANSION
ROLLOUT
BETA: 1 NYC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 15 TEACHERS, 250 STUDENTS, 10 PARENTS
ROLLOUT: PARTNERSHIP WITH 6 SCHOOLS IN 2 DISTRICTS (PUBLIC AND CHARTER); 3,000+ STUDENTS
ENROLLED; PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS; TECHNICAL
INTEGRATION WITH PEARSON POWERSCHOOL
EXPANSION: WORK IN 10+ SCHOOL DISTRICTS OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS
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