# Solution Tree

> Solution Tree is a privately held Bloomington, Indiana company that packages K-12 school improvement into an unusually broad system of books, live events, on-site and virtual coaching, digital learning platforms, and branded frameworks. Its central franchise, PLC at Work, helps educators collaborate around what students must learn, how progress will be measured, and how schools should respond when students need more time or greater challenge. Schools, districts, and state agencies buy everything from a single book to multi-year professional-development programs, giving Solution Tree a hybrid publishing, events, consulting, and subscription model.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Bloomington, United States
- **Founders:** Jeffrey C. Jones (Co-owner; purchased Solution Tree in 1998), D.G. Elmore (Co-owner; purchased Solution Tree in 1998)
- **Team size:** Approximately 580 in the provided company dataset; public estimates vary, and LinkedIn lists 51-200 employees.
- **Products:** PLC at Work, Books, videos and multimedia resources, Events, On-site and virtual professional development, Global PD Teams
- **Notable:** Built a catalog of more than 600 education titles plus hundreds of videos and online courses., Reported serving more than 8,000 schools and districts across all 50 U.S. states in 2024., A 2025 Texas Tech evaluation associated Model PLC at Work schools with academic gains and lower teacher turnover on several measures.

## Products & services

- **PLC at Work** — A school-improvement framework built around educator collaboration, common learning goals, assessment and collective response to student needs.
- **Books, videos and multimedia resources** — A catalog of more than 600 practitioner-led titles plus videos, toolkits, reproducibles and a quarterly PLC magazine.
- **Events** — Institutes, workshops, summits, portable events and streamed professional learning for teachers and school leaders.
- **On-site and virtual professional development** — Customized coaching, keynotes, embedded support, needs assessment and multi-year school or district improvement engagements.
- **Global PD Teams** — A building-license digital platform with videos, mini-courses, playlists, e-books, guides and team-learning plans across eight competencies.
- **Avanti** — Self-paced, teacher-focused online professional development with short classroom strategy videos and implementation guides.
- **RTI at Work** — A systematic response-to-intervention approach that helps schools organize timely academic and behavioral support.
- **Dirigo Literacy** — Evidence-based literacy professional development and systemwide reform built around the Upward Spiral of Literacy framework.

## Achievements

- Built a catalog of more than 600 education titles plus hundreds of videos and online courses.
- Reported serving more than 8,000 schools and districts across all 50 U.S. states in 2024.
- A 2025 Texas Tech evaluation associated Model PLC at Work schools with academic gains and lower teacher turnover on several measures.
- Avanti received a 2024 Top EdTech Product of the Year award in the upskilling and credential technology category.
- Rebooting Assessment won gold in the education category of the 2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards.
- Multiple Solution Tree and Marzano Resources books received IPPY, IBPA and Foreword INDIES honors in 2021 and 2022.
- Opened a dedicated Iowa State Training Center in Des Moines in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Solution Tree recognized sixteen affiliated schools named 2026 California Distinguished Schools.
- **2026-03** — Acquired Dirigo Literacy and announced plans for expanded K-12 literacy professional development, events, books and thought leadership.
- **2026-01** — Launched the Beyond the Pages with Solution Tree podcast to continue professional learning beyond its books.
- **2025-10** — Publicized a three-part Texas Tech evaluation of Model PLC at Work schools covering academic growth and teacher retention.
- **2025-07** — Opened the Solution Tree Iowa State Training Center in Des Moines.
- **2025-03** — Cameron Rains became chief executive officer, succeeding the long period in which Jeffrey C. Jones led the company.

## Links

- Website: https://www.solutiontree.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solution-tree
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SolutionTree
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SolutionTree
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solutiontree/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SolutionTree

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Last updated: 2026-08-12