You've tried literacy programs before. Success for All is different.
You believe every child can read and every teacher can get them there. You just need a system built to make that happen in every classroom, every day, without exception.
That's exactly what Success for All does
SFA isn't just a curriculum — it's the complete system most schools are missing. Your dedicated SFA Coach works alongside your team from day one, helping teachers implement evidence-based instruction with confidence, and freeing leaders to lead instruction — with strong teams, a common language, and the structures to make it stick. In SFA schools, every classroom you walk into, every meeting you sit in, and every conversation in the hallway tells the same story: this school works for every child.
"If you want your child to learn to read, go to Edwin Loe." That's what families in New Town, North Dakota say about their school now. Edwin Loe Elementary was on the state's improvement list for 15 years. Two years into SFA, they were off it.
Your path is simpler than you think.
SFA is built on decades of evidence about how children learn to read — independently rated ESSA Tier 1 Strong Evidence. There’s no guesswork in the model, and no guesswork in the path: three steps from where you are to the school you came here to build.
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Start a conversation
An expert who has coached SFA implementation calls you back within one business day. Together, we'll discuss your challenges, your goals, and whether SFA is the right fit. We can also put you in touch with current SFA schools, even set up a visit to see SFA in action.
2
Build your plan together
Your plan starts with where your students are reading right now. From there, we map exactly what your school needs — which components, for which grades, how many of each, which books — plus your schedule and funding, including whether you qualify for up to $100,000 in School Success Scholarship support.
3
Lead the school you came here to build
Your leadership team trains first. Your whole school trains together before students arrive. Your SFA Coach stays close all year — and every eight weeks, you’re looking at data to ensure every child is moving and taking clear action when they aren’t.
What we promise
- Strong instruction in every classroom. The whole system — shared routines, a common instructional language, coaching tied to daily practice — exists so that what a child experiences doesn’t depend on which classroom they’re assigned to.
- No student goes unnoticed. Teachers are assessing every day, every student is formally benchmarked every eight weeks, and groups, instruction, and tutoring adjust to match. Catching students early — before small gaps become wide ones — is what SFA was designed to do.
- It becomes yours. Your Coach is with you from day one. Year one is intensive because that’s when the foundation is built. By year three, Success for All is just how you operate.
The school you always knew was possible
Some SFA schools have been with us for one year. Others for twenty-five. What keeps them is what they've built: a school that knows how to get better, expects to get better, and holds itself to that standard, year after year.
"We can't talk about our success without talking about SFA. It's the system that made our success possible." — Lynnett Gorman, Principal, McKinley STEM Academy, Steubenville City Schools
“By year three, I’d walk into math or social studies and think I was watching an SFA lesson. That’s when I realized — this isn’t just a reading program. It’s changing how we teach across the board.” — Principal Jenell Bear, Edwin Loe Elementary, North Dakota | NAESP Distinguished Principal, 2025 CLOSING LINE
Not sure you're ready for full implementation?
Some schools launch the full SFA model from day one. Others use SFA's Gradual Start model, beginning with the leadership structures and classroom culture that make full implementation sustainable, then layering in the complete curriculum once the foundation is in place. When the Archdiocese of Los Angeles brought SFA to dozens of its schools, many of them started with the Gradual Start model before moving to full implementation.
There's a path that fits where your district or school is right now. We'll help you find it.
For Title I elementary schools:
scholarship support is available.
The School Success Scholarship provides up to $100,000 to eligible Title I elementary schools — public, charter, and private. SFA removes every barrier through which a child might fall. The scholarship removes the barrier for schools to get started.
Have questions?
We’d love to learn about your school.
We're a small team, and we work closely together. Kenly Novotny, our Director of Program Support, will route your message to the right person for your state — someone who's worked with SFA for years, has coached in schools, and now helps leaders like you figure out whether SFA is the right fit. You'll hear back within one business day.
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If you'd rather talk to someone directly, email us at sfainfo@successforall.org.
