OUR MISSION

To educate today's children while elevating tomorrow's teachers through high-impact tutoring

The Challenge

iEducate is transforming education by addressing two critical challenges:

  1. The academic achievement gap among underserved students.
    56%

    of Houston 3rd graders read below grade level

  2. The persistent teacher shortage in school districts across Texas.
    52%

    of newly hired public school teachers were uncertified

The Solution

iEducate employs aspiring educators to provide tutoring support in high-need classrooms, accelerating student learning while improving teacher skill, preparedness, and certification completion.

Our Vision

Our vision is to transform public education through innovative partnerships that reimagine how we cultivate our most talented teachers while improving student learning outcomes today.

Our Values

Embrace Challenge

The challenge is great. We embrace it, take initiative, and and find new solutions to educational challenges.

Think Forward

We are persistent in our pursuit. We work with efficiency and innovation to drive forward using data to build systems.

Build Together

We believe we are stronger together. We collaborate, learn from each other, and work to together perspective and experience.

Foster Community

We thrive in a community that is curious, respectful, and joyful. We ask questions, we strive together, and we hold ourselves and others accountable.

Our Team

Arun Gir

Chief Executive Officer

Kevin Pattison

Chief Operations Officer

Ajit Paralkar

Chief Financial Officer

Laura Henry, Ed.D.

Vice President of Partnerships and Programs

A.J. Ernst, Ed.D.

Strategy Advisor

Alec Zapata

Recruitment and Placement Specialist

Wayne Spiegel

Systems Specialist

Melissa Guillermo

Office & Logistics Manager

Come Work With Us!

We're looking for great people to join our growing team!

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Our Board

Roopa Gir, Ph.D.

Ajit Paralkar

Chris B. Brown

Shantanu Agarwal

Arun Gir

Joao Felix

Our Partners