San Antonio ISD

Every student and educator, learning always, in a culture built to last.

San Antonio ISD is pursuing acceleration for every learner, an inclusive familia, and outcomes that hold up on the board scorecard. 7 Mindsets is a research-backed Culture Builder, not another curriculum add-on, designed to make that vision real and measurable across every campus.

Prepared For

San Antonio ISD
ESSA 2
Instructure Research Team - ESSA Level IV Evidence - 2026 - 2026-01-29
Instructure Level 2 ESSA 2025
Instructure Research Team - ESSA Level IV Evidence - 2026 - 2026-01-29

Built Around Your Always Learning Plan

Your Board Goals Are Our Starting Point

San Antonio ISD’s Board of Trustees set four goals and an acceleration model built on one belief: lift one student and we lift all students. 7 Mindsets operationalizes that belief, connecting leadership, educators, students, and families through a common language and measurable outcomes.

Strategic Alignment

Your District Goals, Operationalized by 7 Mindsets

San Antonio ISD’s Board of Trustees set four goals and an acceleration model built on one belief: lift one student and we lift all students. 7 Mindsets operationalizes that belief, connecting leadership, educators, students, and families through a common language and measurable outcomes.

Board Goal 1 · Early Literacy & Reading

Reading that accelerates, not remediates

Move more students to Meets and Masters in reading and close the gap with state peers, starting in the earliest grades.

Mindset-based Core Curriculum (PreK-12) builds the confidence, ownership, and engagement that make rigorous literacy instruction stick, reinforced by Insights measurement to target support early.

ESSA Level 2: statistically significant gains in academic achievement, strongest for high-need students.
Board Goal 2 · Closing Math Gaps

Every learner sees themselves as capable in math

Close persistent math achievement gaps so identity and demographics no longer predict outcomes.

An "Everything Is Possible" and "100% Accountable" mindset foundation raises expectations and self-efficacy district-wide, while Insights pinpoints where targeted support changes trajectories.

ESSA Level 2: largest gains concentrated among students with the greatest needs.
Board Goal 3 · College, Career & Military Readiness

Readiness that reaches every student

Improve CCMR outcomes, including for students receiving special education services who have been historically underserved.

"Passion First" and "The Time Is Now" mindsets, Student Leadership Clubs, and life-changing events help students connect learning to purpose, with pathways designed for every learner.

A full-immersion framework that engages every layer, from leadership to the classroom.
Board Goal 4 · Social, Emotional & Academic Development

A well-rounded education, made visible on every campus

Ensure a well-rounded experience where students grow socially and emotionally alongside their academics.

Culture Immersion makes the mindsets a common language across your familia, while 7 Mindsets Wellness serves prevention and intervention and Empowering Educators supports the adults first.

ESSA Level 2: measurable improvement in behavior and self-efficacy.

The stakes for 2026-27

Culture is Your Leverage on the Numbers that Fund the District

Enrollment and attendance drive funding, and both are under pressure across San Antonio. A stronger culture is how districts keep families enrolled, students present, and educators committed. 7 Mindsets is built to move exactly these four priorities.

Attendance

Students who feel connected and safe show up. We target chronic absenteeism through belonging, not just compliance.

Retention

Adults-first activation and Empowering Educators support staff well-being during a demanding budget season.

Climate

A shared mindset language turns four board goals into daily practice families can feel.

Multi-tiered by Design

7 Mindsets Is the Framework for Multi-Tiered Supports

Lasting well-being and student success take more than a single curriculum. They take a connected, multi-tiered system. 7 Mindsets delivers universal Tier 1 instruction for all students, targeted Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention for those who need more, and the measurement tools to guide it, all aligned to the standards and frameworks your district is accountable to.

Multi-tiered by Design

7 Mindsets Is the Framework for Multi-Tiered Supports

Lasting well-being and student success take more than a single curriculum. They take a connected, multi-tiered system. 7 Mindsets delivers universal Tier 1 instruction for all students, targeted Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention for those who need more, and the measurement tools to guide it, all aligned to the standards and frameworks your district is accountable to.

  • K-12 Tier 1 plus Tier 2/3 supports. Universal instruction for every student, plus targeted prevention and intervention, aligned to MTSS.

  • Aligned to your state standards. Mapped to the health and wellness standards your educators are accountable to.

  • Grounded in recognized frameworks. Aligned to CASEL competencies and ASCA standards, built on 25+ years of research.

  • ESSA Level 2 validated. Independent evidence of impact, with a Level 4 research-based rationale.

  • English and Spanish. Differentiated, flexible lessons designed for every learner in your district.

  • Measurement built in. Insights makes student growth visible and guides instruction across the district.

7 Mindsets Framework

One connected model: Tier 1 instruction, Tier 2/3 intervention, and continuous measurement.

Partner Packages

Choose Your 7 Mindsets Partnership

Start with the 7 Mindsets Core foundation and add wellness and measurement as your district grows. Every package is a partnership, not just a license, scoped to your campuses and grade bands.

Package 1

7 Mindsets Core

Establish a shared, mindset-based foundation in every classroom.

What's included

  • 7 Mindsets Core Instruction (Pre-K-12)
  • Empowering Educators adult well-being platform
  • Professional learning and onboarding
  • Resource Hub: videos, tools, and activities
Best for: districts building a common mindset-based foundation.

Package 3

7 Mindsets Core + Wellness + Insights

Make growth visible and guide instruction with measurement.

Everything in Core + Wellness, plus

  • Insights Competency Measurement: the only direct measure of core competencies, K-8
  • Climate surveys for students, K-12
  • Personalized learning pathways for students
  • English and Spanish dashboards and reporting
  • Data Review Workshops that turn data into action
Best for: districts that want to measure and demonstrate impact.

Partner Packages

Choose Your 7 Mindsets Partnership

Start with the 7 Mindsets Core foundation and add wellness and measurement as your district grows. Every package is a partnership, not just a license, scoped to your campuses and grade bands.

Package 1

7 Mindsets Core

Establish a shared, mindset-based foundation in every classroom.

What's included

  • 7 Mindsets Core Instruction (Pre-K-12)
  • Empowering Educators adult well-being platform
  • Professional learning and onboarding
  • Resource Hub: videos, tools, and activities
Best for: districts building a common mindset-based foundation.

Package 3

7 Mindsets Core + Wellness + Insights

Make growth visible and guide instruction with measurement.

Everything in Core + Wellness, plus

  • Insights Competency Measurement: the only direct measure of core competencies, K-8
  • Climate surveys for students, K-12
  • Personalized learning pathways for students
  • English and Spanish dashboards and reporting
  • Data Review Workshops that turn data into action
Best for: districts that want to measure and demonstrate impact.

In Their Words

What Partner Districts Are Saying

Districts that partner with 7 Mindsets are building stronger cultures and seeing measurable change. Here is what that looks like in their words.

We've seen a lot of growth in a lot of ways. Our students are more connected to each other and even to themselves, and the adults are learning more about who they are through the 7 Mindsets.

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Dr. Ann Bond

Asst. Superintendent, Peoria Public Schools, IL

One way we can get our parents and community involved in the 7 Mindsets is just by speaking and having a common language, making sure that we have parent newsletters, and that we're communicating our vision through the schools, and speaking that language across all our districts.

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Julia Sarmiento-Cohen

Supervisor, Resiliency, Character & Life Skills Education, HCPS, FL

We implemented 7 Mindsets about four years ago, and we were looking for a program that would serve not only our students, but our staff, and we have found that it encompasses everything that we could use for our students, staff, and even our community. I don't think we realized the impact that it could make in our community.

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Cindy Apple

Principal, Broadmoor 3-5 Elementary, KS

The Transformation Framework

Our Products and Services

The 7 Mindsets Transformation Framework brings together the products and services schools need to shift culture, schoolwide and across tiers. From mindset-based learning and skills-based mental health and wellness to leadership development, measurement, and educator well-being, each solution can stand alone or work together as one connected system for measurable, lasting impact.

7 Mindsets Core Instruction

A mindset-based PreK-12, primarily Tier 1 learning solution that builds mindsets, life skills, and character through easy-to-implement, flexible, teacher-led curriculum.

7 Mindsets Wellness

A K-12 mental health and wellness solution with facilitated and interactive pathways for Tier 1 prevention and Tier 2 and 3 intervention.

7 Mindsets Insights

High-quality, proven measurement tools and surveys that guide students’ growth and development and measure progress over time.

Empowering Educators

Flexible, job-embedded learning to support educator well-being and mindset growth.

Culture Immersion

7 Mindsets made visible across campuses, embedded in initiatives, and serving as a common language for students, staff, families, and community partners.

Leadership Consulting, Coaching & PD

Results-driven services that empower leadership teams, strengthen educator confidence, build buy-in, and drive lasting change for students, educators, and communities.

Student Leadership & Voice

Peer-led experiences that reinforce leadership, purpose, and positive school culture.

Life-Changing Events

Mindsets University builds educator and leader capacity; the Ultimate Life Summit empowers students with personal growth and leadership skills.

The Transformation Framework

Our Products and Services

The 7 Mindsets Transformation Framework brings together the products and services schools need to shift culture, schoolwide and across tiers. From mindset-based learning and skills-based mental health and wellness to leadership development, measurement, and educator well-being, each solution can stand alone or work together as one connected system for measurable, lasting impact.

7 Mindsets Core Instruction

A mindset-based PreK-12, primarily Tier 1 learning solution that builds mindsets, life skills, and character through easy-to-implement, flexible, teacher-led curriculum.

7 Mindsets Wellness

A K-12 mental health and wellness solution with facilitated and interactive pathways for Tier 1 prevention and Tier 2 and 3 intervention.

7 Mindsets Insights

High-quality, proven measurement tools and surveys that guide students’ growth and development and measure progress over time.

Empowering Educators

Flexible, job-embedded learning to support educator well-being and mindset growth.

Culture Immersion

7 Mindsets made visible across campuses, embedded in initiatives, and serving as a common language for students, staff, families, and community partners.

Leadership Consulting, Coaching & PD

Results-driven services that empower leadership teams, strengthen educator confidence, build buy-in, and drive lasting change for students, educators, and communities.

Student Leadership & Voice

Peer-led experiences that reinforce leadership, purpose, and positive school culture.

Life-Changing Events

Mindsets University builds educator and leader capacity; the Ultimate Life Summit empowers students with personal growth and leadership skills.

Evidence Districts Can Take to the Board

Independently Proven at Scale

ESSA Level II evidence validation by Instructure Research Team
Instructure Research Team - ESSA Level IV Evidence - 2026 - 2026-01-29
Instructure Level 2 ESSA 2025
Instructure Research Team - ESSA Level IV Evidence - 2026 - 2026-01-29

58,000+

Students in the 2025 independent study, Hillsborough County Public Schools

Level 2

ESSA evidence of impact across achievement, behavior, attendance, and self-efficacy

Level 4

ESSA validation of the research-based rationale behind the framework

5M+

Students and educators reached across all 50 states since 2009

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