For decades, schools have relied on traditional surveys, attendance records, and standardized test scores to gauge student growth.
But what if the metrics we’ve been using are missing what matters most?
In today’s world, academic content alone doesn’t tell the whole story. Employers are hiring for soft skills. Colleges are interviewing for character. Families want to know more than GPA. Yet most districts still lack a clear way to measure what makes students truly ready for life: their voice, their mindset, their human potential.
At IMPACTER, we believe it’s time to go beyond the bubble sheet.
Voice Over Volume
Authentic student voice is more than just a buzzword. It’s the richest, most honest data we have. When a student reflects out loud—about their purpose, their perspective, their grit—it reveals layers of growth no checkbox ever could.
That’s why IMPACTER built the first neural assessment platform that listens. Literally.
Students respond to real-world prompts using video, audio, or open-ended writing. Our technology processes that language—billions of words a year—using a machine learning pipeline built to detect growth across eight core human competencies: Curiosity. Compassion. Grit. Growth Mindset. Gratitude. Purpose. Self-Control. Perspective-Taking.
And here’s the breakthrough: It works.
Goodbye Guesswork. Hello Growth.
Most schools know what they value: empathy, resilience, teamwork. But until now, there’s been no scientific way to measure these traits without relying on self-reported surveys or adult observations.
IMPACTER changes that.
By analyzing the actual words students use—and how they use them—we provide districts with unfakeable, real-time evidence of social-emotional growth. Not just a snapshot. A story.
Our platform shows:
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Which students are building grit over time
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Where compassion is thriving—or fading
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How students’ sense of purpose shifts from month to month
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And which voices are still waiting to be heard
This is what it means to measure what matters.
From the Classroom to the Boardroom
Across California, districts are using IMPACTER to power everything from Portrait of a Graduate dashboards to early warning systems for student wellness. It’s not just teachers who benefit. School leaders, counselors, and families gain a whole new lens on growth.
What’s more? Students love it. They get to see their voice reflected back as data. They get credit for who they’re becoming—not just what they’ve memorized.
The Future Is Human
AI may be able to write a test. But only a student can speak their truth. That’s why we believe the most powerful assessment tool isn’t a spreadsheet or a scantron—it’s student voice.
Let’s stop guessing. Let’s start listening.
Because the future doesn’t just belong to the students who test well.
It belongs to the ones who speak up, step forward, and grow from the inside out.
