What Changed at Icahn Charter School When Everything Lived in One Place
Icahn Charter School in the Bronx had strong curriculum, experienced teachers, and clear instructional goals. Everything was already there. The challenge was that it lived in different places. ClassHero brought it all into one place. Here is what changed.
Strong curriculum. Strong teachers. Everything just spread out.
Icahn Charter School serves K–8 students with two classes per grade. It had strong instructional materials — Core Knowledge resources, district-provided tools, and network mandates. The challenge was not quality. The challenge was that they lived in different places, and every teacher had to bring them together before instruction could begin.
For newer teachers, the coordination was especially steep. Valuable resources went unused — not because they weren't good, but because there was no clear system for how and when to use them.
"You get handed a stack of curriculum, tools, and network mandates — and then it's like, 'Go teach everything.'"
— Cassie · Staff Developer & Former Classroom Teacher · Icahn Charter School"I honestly thought it was impossible. But then we saw the platform — and realized it does exactly what it says."
— Cassie · Staff Developer · Icahn Charter SchoolWhen Cassie first saw the email, she almost deleted it.
Onboarding was structured but light: ClassHero's Head of Product joined at the start of the year for a walkthrough, followed by one support session a month later. That was all it took.
By the end of the first year, every teacher at Icahn Charter School was using ClassHero daily — including the veteran educators who had been the most resistant. 100% adoption. No exceptions.
Everything Icahn already had —
connected into one place
Curriculum mapped to pacing
Core Knowledge and all district resources mapped to pacing guides and instructional goals — week by week, lesson by lesson.
One-click access
The right resource at the right time — accessible to every teacher with one click, without navigating between platforms.
Admin visibility
School leaders gained visibility into curriculum usage and pacing across all grades — without interrupting a single teacher.
What changed for teachers and students
For Teachers
- ✓Time navigating between systems shifted to focusing on instruction
- ✓Planning conversations moved from identifying materials to preparing for student learning
- ✓Core Knowledge reintegrated into daily practice
- ✓100% adoption — including the teachers who were hardest to convince
For Students
- ✓Higher engagement across K–8 grade levels
- ✓More consistent instruction across classrooms
- ✓Math practice driving excitement ahead of state assessments
- ✓Better outcomes already visible, with further gains expected
"ClassHero has enhanced our teachers' ability to plan effectively — which improves their instruction, and ultimately, student learning."
— Cassie · Staff Developer · Icahn Charter School · Bronx, NY"Click that email. It's not a joke. ClassHero will transform how you support your teachers."
— Cassie · Staff Developer · Icahn Charter SchoolSee what changed — and how
We walk through exactly what Icahn had, what was missing, and what happened when everything came together in one place.
The Icahn results, in full
Your district already has what it needs.
ClassHero brings it all into one place. We'd show you your own curriculum, pacing guides, and resources — organized. Not a generic demo. Your district's actual materials.