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Strengthen instructional materials and practices to ensure the best teaching and learning outcomes
Rigorous, student-centered learning doesn’t happen by accident. Hanover Research partners with you to use data to systematically improve curriculum implementation, standards alignment, and teaching strategies to support true student achievement.

Use evaluations, audits, and analyses to refine your K–12 instructional resources and practices
Build a cohesive learning environment across your organization
The Hanover advisory team helps you conduct instructional audits, curriculum mapping, standards alignment, and classroom observations to turn the findings into a clear action plan.
Gather evidence about student achievement
Hanover examines performance trends across your students’ academic, behavioral, and program outcomes to identify learning gaps and opportunities.
Prepare students for a new era of career success
Our team analyzes local, regional, and national labor market data and industry needs to align your CTE programs with high-growth, high-demand fields.
Assess perceptions of the classroom experience
We conduct a custom survey to capture engagement in the learning environment to improve student participation and teaching quality.
Compare your practices to other organizations or standards
Our team synthesizes external data, research, and interviews to identify strengths and opportunities to maximize your grading and assessment practices.
Support data-driven procurement decisions
Hanover’s experts conduct a systematic review of potential vendors or service providers to compare their offerings, pricing, capabilities, and reputation.
Expand teaching excellence
Hanover’s core and custom professional learning modules and implementation support elevate teachers’ skills and practices to deliver the highest-quality instruction.

Okeechobee County School Board Advances Curriculum Standards Alignment to Improve Outcomes
“Thank you to Hanover for guiding a professional and useful discussion. You valued our expertise in our fields and gave us the autonomy to make decisions best for our grade levels based on standards.”
— Okeechobee teacher and workshop participant

Galveston ISD Partners with Hanover to Assess Curricular Outcomes and ROI
“Galveston ISD is in the process of strategically evaluating curriculum and supplemental resources. Working with Hanover gives us additional capacity and expertise to gather the research necessary to make more thoughtful, informed decisions that will improve student academic performance. Ultimately, our goal is to continue the forward momentum of academic growth across all disciplines and grade levels. We are hopeful Hanover will help us identify the biggest contributors to our success so we may prioritize those in the years ahead.”
– Matthew Neighbors, EdD, Superintendent

Chula Vista Elementary School District Partners with Hanover to Support Students to Achieve Greater Success
“While it would be fantastic to fully analyze initiatives, programs, and curriculum internally on our own, the truth is that human resource constraints make that option very difficult. Hanover Research is the solution that we rely on year after year to support our work with students; to prove, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that our expenditures for student achievement are giving our stakeholders what they expect coming from our district.”
– Matthew R. Tessier, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Innovation and Instruction

Township High School District 113 Gains Support to Implement Instructional Audits and PLCs
“As we move forward, we recognized the need for a partner who could help us use a more strategic, evidence-informed approach to this work. Hanover Research stood out as a thought partner to design a plan with custom research, data analysis, and implementation support into a coherent model.
It’s important to work with a partner who aligns with your district’s values and strategic plan, can customize the work to the specific needs of the district, and be willing to work as partners throughout the project timeline.”
—Dr. Karen Ritter, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Ways to Partner
Hanover offers multiple ways to work with us. From one-on-one expert guidance and custom research to professional learning and on-demand resources, our goal is to customize our capabilities and support to best meet your needs.
Our research partnership provides you with a dedicated research team and a customized research plan that will deliver actionable insights and analysis.
- Best Practices
- Survey Design & Analysis
- Benchmarking
- Data Analytics
- Qualitative Research
Our Advisory Services include our research services in addition to personalized support from one of our advisors, interactive workshops, and group consultations.
- Capacity Building
- Implementation Support
- Interactive Workshops
- Group Consultation
The Educator Learning Center (ELC) is our online professional learning platform that makes teacher learning sustainable, useful, and convenient.
- Interactive Learning Modules
- Resource Library
- Discussion Boards
- Custom-Built Content
- Implementation Advisor
Our always-on resource that provides research, data, benchmarking, and implementation tools that you can access anytime and share across teams and departments.
- Online Research Library
- Implementation Tools
- Benchmarking Analytics