What We Do
Impact Florida is dedicated to ensuring every student in Florida receives an excellent education, preparing them for success in college, career, and life.
We believe that a strong education system is the foundation for a thriving state. That's why we work to amplify best practices, foster collaboration, and champion policies that lead to measurable improvements in student outcomes across Florida.
How We Make an Impact
We Connect.
Improving teaching and learning takes all of us. Educators, policymakers, funders, and community leaders each have a role to play—but real change happens when they work together. Impact Florida connects these stakeholders with the experts, data, and resources they need to focus on what matters most for students: high-quality instruction.
We Convene.
As Aristotle said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”—and that’s especially true in education. When leaders learn and grow together, their collective impact exceeds what any one person can achieve alone. Impact Florida brings education leaders together to share and scale the best instructional practices across the state, creating a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
We Catalyze.
Impact Florida inspires education leaders to use their influence to strengthen systems and improve classrooms. By building a strong evidence base and clearly communicating what matters most, we catalyze collective action around shared goals—transforming the educational experience for students across Florida.
Impact Cadres
We connect educators—from teachers and coaches to principals and district leaders—in a peer-to-peer learning communities that catalyze positive change for students through collaboration and continuous improvement cycles. In each cadre, we support educators in designing, piloting, and evaluating strategies to improve instruction based on their unique needs and contexts.
Solving with Students
Impact Florida's first cadre for teachers focuses on student experience in math, a critical pathway for college and career success.
K–3 FOCUS Math
Districts will explore opportunities to dramatically improve math outcomes through examining and reshaping math instruction in K-3.
Teacher Workforce
Impact Florida’s Teacher Workforce project aims to help Florida school districts address persistent teacher recruitment and retention challenges, with a particular focus on math educators.
Math Materials
Our Math Materials Cadre supports district teams in making informed, high-quality decisions about curriculum selection in advance of the 2026–27 statewide math instructional materials adoption.
SPARK: Supporting Practical AI for Real K–12 Classrooms
This effort grew from our 2025 statewide survey on AI in Florida schools, which surfaced urgent needs around instructional support, teacher efficiency, and student learning. SPARK helps district teams explore AI tools that are practical, meaningful, and rooted in real classroom needs—supporting teachers as they integrate emerging technologies into their daily instruction with purpose and clarity.