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K-12 Education · High-Quality Instructional Materials

Strong curriculum. Stronger classrooms.

Researchers rank vetted, high-quality curriculum among the best values in school improvement.1 Safal Partners helps states and districts find those materials, adopt them, and use them well. We are an objective partner with no curriculum to sell.

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HQIM Impact
9†Review Cyclesof the nation’s largest statewide HQIM review
3,400+†Educators Trainedas qualified HQIM reviewers
1,450+†Quality Reportssupporting statewide adoption
720+†Review Teamscoordinated with full quality assurance

† Upon completion of IMRA Cycle 2026.

Sound Familiar?

The Questions Leaders Ask. The Problems We Solve.

💬“How do we know which materials are actually high quality?”
💬“Can we defend our review to districts, publishers, and the public?”
💬“We approved strong materials. Why aren’t classrooms using them well?”
💬“Where should AI help, and where should people stay in charge?”
Why It Matters

The Research Is Clear. Execution Decides the Payoff.1

Top 5State- or district-vetted curriculum ranked among the 5 best values of 30 school improvement ideas.
4.5 vs. 2.4Expert ratings for the effect of vetted curriculum compared with curriculum teachers choose on their own.
ExecutionVetting works only when a state can reliably recognize quality, and results depend on how well schools use what they adopt.

The states that stood out paired high-quality curriculum with the science of reading and accountability, and stuck with it.1

A Changing Landscape

More Choices Than Ever. More at Stake.

Schools can choose from more materials than ever: publisher programs, open resources, custom curriculum, and AI tools that build lessons on demand. More choice makes objective review more important, not less.

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An Objective Third Party

Many groups have a stake in which materials reach classrooms. Safal does not write or sell curriculum. Our job is to help you find what works and use it well.

What We Do

Identify. Signal. Adopt. Improve.

From review to classroom, we meet you where you are, with one service or the whole system.

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Identify Quality

Rubrics and reviews that tell strong materials from weak ones.

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Signal It With Trust

Clear, defensible results districts can rely on.

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Adopt and Implement

Training and support so materials are used well.

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Improve Each Cycle

Data that makes every review stronger than the last.

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Process

Safal builds the instruments that define quality and runs reviews from first submission to final report.

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People

Content experts, trained educator reviewers, and researchers who know what high-quality materials look like.

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Tools

Custom review platforms and AI-assisted review tools, used at the level you choose. People make every decision.

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Demonstrated Success

Proof Over Promises.

Statewide HQIM Review · K-12

The Nation’s Largest Statewide Instructional Materials Review

Safal managed 9 review cycles end to end, with nearly 1,000 educator reviewers and about 400 programs in a single cycle: rubric development, reviewer recruitment and training, review operations, and quality reporting that districts use to choose materials.

3,400+†
educators trained as qualified reviewers
1,450+†
quality reports supporting statewide adoption
720+†
review teams coordinated with quality assurance

† Upon completion of IMRA Cycle 2026.

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State Agencies

Launch a statewide review, add capacity, or strengthen the process you have.

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Districts and Schools

Review your curriculum, choose with confidence, and support strong use in classrooms.

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Publishers

Get your product ready for state reviews and submit with confidence.

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Ready to Put Strong Materials in Every Classroom?

A first conversation takes about 30 minutes. Tell us where you are, and we will show you where to start.

Laura NackChief Solutions Officerlaura.nack@safalpartners.com703.863.0137
RJ RodrigueHQIM Directorrj.rodrigue@safalpartners.com817.781.5970
Jen SumidaClient Partnership Directorjen.sumida@safalpartners.com202.384.8627