Organizational Partnerships
Ahart partnered with the Catholic Diocese of Austin to conduct system-wide 360 stakeholder research across more than 30 schools. The work focused on the distinctive mission, culture, and organizational conditions shaping Catholic education, incorporating feedback from families, staff, students, and leaders. Findings culminated in a board presentation supporting long-term strategic planning and strengthening alignment between diocesan leadership, school communities, and educational mission.
ResponsiveEd is one of the largest charter school networks in Texas, serving students across more than 100 campuses and multiple educational models. Ahart partnered with ResponsiveEd to conduct system-wide stakeholder research focused on family retention, organizational conditions, and campus experience. Through longitudinal pulse measurement, Driver Analysis, and qualitative Voice inquiry, the work clarified the factors most strongly shaping enrollment stability, stakeholder trust, and organizational alignment across the network.
Hmong College Prep Academy is a large K–12 public charter school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, recognized for its strong academic performance, cultural mission, and community-centered approach to education. Over a three-year partnership, Ahart conducted comprehensive 360 stakeholder research across the organization, including families, staff, students, and leadership. The work included multilingual survey translation in Thai, Karen, and Hmoob to strengthen accessibility and stakeholder participation, culminating in live dashboards, executive reporting, and board-ready presentations designed to support organizational learning and strategic decision-making.
Rocketship Public Schools is a national network of high-performing public charter schools operating across multiple regions in the United States. Ahart conducted a large-scale organizational assessment combining stakeholder research, comparative analytics, and qualitative Voice analysis across more than 400 staff members. The work examined how “The Rocketship Way” was experienced across campuses and leadership structures, identifying areas of organizational coherence, variation, and alignment between institutional values and lived experience.
Grand Canyon University operates one of the largest colleges of education in the United States, supporting a national network of students and partner schools. Ahart partnered with the Canyon Center for Character Education to develop the Virtuous Motivation framework, extending Self-Determination Theory into intellectual, moral, civic, and performance domains. This work helped establish the motivational foundation of the broader Ahart organizational intelligence system.
Clayton Youth Enrichment provides afterschool and enrichment programs across multiple school communities. Ahart conducted a targeted organizational attrition audit combining historical data analysis, AI-moderated exit interviews, and stakeholder Voice inquiry to better understand declining enrollment and family disengagement. The work identified key gaps between organizational assumptions and lived family experience, clarifying how perceived value, communication, access, and program alignment influenced long-term participation and retention.
TNTP partners with education systems nationwide to support large-scale organizational and instructional improvement. Ahart worked with TNTP to conduct Voice-centered stakeholder research designed to inform mission development, program evaluation, and system-level decision-making. Through large-scale qualitative inquiry and comparative analysis, the work surfaced patterns in lived experience that clarified how organizational initiatives and programs were understood and experienced in practice.