Has Sown To Grow had a positive impact on students?

Yes! Sown to Grow has a positive effect on student sense of belonging and social-emotional competencies.  The research is clear: when students feel they belong, they show up.. Based on the results from our latest study, Sown To Grow’s simple, relationship-centered approach can reduce chronic absenteeism 2-3 times more than schools without this intervention. Read How Sown To Grow Improves Attendance.

Sown To Grow | Research & impact

Sown To Grow is committed to being transparent with the findings of our research and to identifying areas of improvement so we can best serve our students. We work with the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, Digital Promise, and leading research universities throughout the product development process to evaluate the potential and ultimate impact on students and schools.

 

Sown To Grow | Impact on Belonging of Using Sown To Grow's Tier 1 Check-ins

Read the latest ESSA Tier 2 research proving our platform's statistically significant boosts in student-teacher connections.

 

Sown To Grow | Case Studies

Sown To Grow partners with schools and districts to improve cultures of belonging and student success. Our district partners share their journey to building actionable MTSS and proactively supporting student social, emotional, and academic well-being.

 

Hear from district admin, school leaders, teachers, and students nation-wide using Sown To Grow to create a culture of belonging.on our Stories from the classroom page.

 

Read what our users have to say:

Great opportunity to check in with students and see where they are, assess their needs, and check on their goals. Our counseling department immediately meets with students who expressed something concerning and this has positively impacted our school social-emotional environment."

 — High School Teacher, Grossmont Union High School District
 

"Sown To Grow has been an amazing resource for connecting with my students, especially the quieter ones who might not always feel comfortable sharing openly in class. The weekly SEL check-ins, combined with the option to select an emoji that represents how they’re feeling, have given me important insights into their emotional well-being. Students appreciate having a private space to communicate with me, although many have shared they wish their responses were visible only to their teacher. Overall, Sown To Grow has helped strengthen trust, deepen relationships, and create a more supportive classroom community."
— Middle School Teacher, Mount Pleasant Elementary School District
 

“It helps them to know that we really care about what they put in here. Sometimes we're trying to read their gestures in their face like that and know something's wrong, but we don’t have the opportunity to find out what's wrong. But they’ll share it on Sown To Grow.”

—Keely Jones-Mason, Assistant Principal, Bellevue Middle School, Metro Nashville Public Schools

If you are interested in measuring your students' growth in these areas, email us at [e-mail] and we can share the tools!