ThoughtExchange Year in Review – 2025

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January 28, 2026 | Sarah Mathias |

2025 was a productive year for ThoughtExchange. In collaboration with our K-12 customers, we continued to evolve to create more meaningful dialogue and drive positive change—quickly and at scale.

From helping districts improve their culture and climate to enhancing their strategic planning initiatives and navigating high-stakes decisions, we’re proud of what we accomplished in 2025. And we’re jumping into 2026 with more momentum than ever.

Check out our 2025 highlights below!

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Key impacts

6,495
surveys/Exchanges launched: districts listened to their communities to inform critical decisions.

2.3M+
participants engaged: students, parents, and staff shared their voices.

8.7M+
thoughts rated: communities helped leaders prioritize actions.

374,954
perspectives surfaced: leaders understood the "why" behind the data.

Leaders listened nationwide

From the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest, ThoughtExchange was the gold standard for community intelligence.

Our top 10 most active regions included:

  • New York, California, Texas, Washington, Illinois, British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Oregon, and Ohio.
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What mattered most in 2025

While every community is unique, five key themes dominated the conversation this past year:

  1. Culture & climate
  2. Strategic planning
  3. Professional development
  4. Decision making
  5. Employee engagement
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Deepening trust for high-stakes decisions & repeated success

ThoughtExchange strengthened its position as an essential, repeatable decision-making tool for K-12 districts.

High-stakes decisions

  • 604 districts trusted us to guide their most sensitive decisions, including budget allocations, safety protocols, and leadership changes.

Repeatable success

  • 472 districts ran multiple Exchanges, utilizing the platform as a consistent pillar of their leadership strategy.

A healthy cadence

  • Districts averaged 3.2 surveys per year, keeping them connected without causing survey fatigue.
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What our customers had to say

Throughout 2025, our K-12 customers used ThoughtExchange to improve and streamline their engagement initiatives, leading to tangible, actionable insights and better outcomes for their students.

But don’t just take it from us—here’s what they had to say:

“I believe that the people closest to the problem should have the loudest voice in solving it. ThoughtExchange helps me access that voice more easily. In my leadership, the single biggest differentiator that ThoughtExchange brings is as a strategic advisor to help me set my priority queue using feedback from my community.” Dr. Quintin Shepherd, Superintendent, Pflugerville ISD, TX
“In public education, we often make decisions for kids—but we don't often include them. It's important to hear their voice and to let them know that this is their school district and community, and that they're an important factor in our decisions. That sense of belonging is what we want all of our scholars to feel. It's legacy work.” Dr. Tahira A. DuPree Chase, Superintendent, Westbury Union Free School District, NY
“I had three months to put together a bond campaign. ThoughtExchange gave us the opportunity to have an ongoing conversation with our community during the campaign. We got the data that we needed, and we passed the bond issue with an 80% approval rate, which is huge in our very conservative state.” Tara Thompson, Chief Communications Officer, Broken Arrow Public Schools, OK
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Innovating in 2026 and beyond

While 2025 was incredible, we’re already taking K-12 engagement to the next level.

This year, we’re expanding our survey templates, streamlining enhanced report exports— at the building or department level, and speeding up access to strategic insights.

Whatever issues you’re tackling in 2026, we’re here to help. Here’s to another year of trust, student success, and community-led change!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sarah Mathias
Sarah discovered her love of words when she penned her first journal in grade 4—she hasn’t stopped writing since. With a BA in Sociology and an MPC in International/Intercultural Communication, Sarah honed her corporate writing skills in the travel insurance and fashion industries before working with ThoughtExchange. She brings her collaborative spirit and penchant for grammar jokes.

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