The Solution
The MARIO Solution
Most schools already have caring adults, student support teams, and data. The challenge is connecting those pieces so the right adult takes the right action at the right time. MARIO brings together the tools, training, data, and implementation support to make student support more proactive, coordinated, and sustainable.
The difference
Measuring isn’t improving
Most tools stop at awareness
- Dashboards that show how students are doing
- Concerns recorded after something has happened
- Data that leaders must interpret on their own
- Insights that sit apart from daily support
- Follow-up that depends on individual capacity
MARIO turns insight into support
- Student voice that surfaces what is happening now
- Structured 1:1 conversations that build trusted connection
- Professional learning that strengthens adult response
- Coordinated workflows so follow-up is owned and visible
- Evidence of support that helps leaders know action is happening
The goal isn’t a better record of how students are doing.
It’s a more efficient system for helping students do better.
MARIO helps schools move from signals to support, so concerns are noticed earlier, adults respond more consistently, and fewer students fall through the cracks.
One integrated solution
MARIO is one solution, built from three connected parts
People, practice, and platform, designed to work as one. Each part is stronger because of the others.
Part 1 · People
Professional learning
Build educator skills for effective, evidence-backed 1:1 conversations.
Hover or tap for more →- Certification, coaching & self-study
- Graduate-credit accredited (USD)
- Built into routines you already have
Part 2 · Platform
Connected support platform
Captures signals, surfaces patterns in clear dashboards, and connects follow-through.
Hover or tap for more →- Student & staff pulse check-ins
- Readiness & wellbeing dashboards
- School-owned data, role-based access
Part 3 · Practice
Coordinated action system
Identify needs, assign ownership, follow up, and strengthen support over time.
Hover or tap for more →- Clear ownership for every concern
- Visible follow-through across adults
- Reviewed and strengthened with MARIO
Part 1 · People
Professional learning is the core, not a bolt-on
Why it matters
A platform only changes a school when the adults using it grow more confident and capable. Tools don’t build relationships, people do. That’s why professional learning sits at the center of MARIO, not at the edge.
Why it’s special
MARIO was founded by leading educators and school leaders, and we partner with some of the most respected facilitators in education (including Novak Education). Our learning is designed to build genuine capability without initiative fatigue, practical structures staff actually use, woven into the work they already do, and accredited for graduate credit by the University of San Diego.
What sets our Professional Learning Apart
- Built and delivered by practicing educators
- Coaching and School Success support, not just a workshop
- Fits real workloads, no initiative fatigue
- Graduate-credit accredited (University of San Diego)
Professional learning programs
Hover or tap a card to see what each includes.
MARIO Certification
Build educator capability in evidence-based 1:1 learning conversations.
Structured certification in the MARIO Approach, with practice, feedback, and graduate-credit accreditation (University of San Diego).
School Trainer & Coach Program
Build internal capacity for high-quality conversations.
An extended pathway that helps selected staff deepen practice, support colleagues, and sustain implementation.
Leadership Data Reviews
Turn patterns into decisions with the MARIO team.
Regular reviews that help leaders read signals, prioritize support, and adapt systems over time.
Self-Study Courses
Flexible learning on conversations and wellbeing.
On-demand courses staff complete at their own pace, reinforcing the practices behind MARIO.
Implementation Planning
Launch MARIO without initiative fatigue.
Co-planning that fits MARIO into existing routines, roles, and the school calendar.
School Success Support
Ongoing partnership, not a one-off rollout.
A dedicated point of contact for review, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
Where our professional learning shows up
One-to-One Learning Conversations
Training and coaching in MARIO’s signature 5–7 minute structured conversation, the repeatable habit that helps every student feel known.
Advisory & Pastoral Care
Turn advisory from a calendar block into purposeful connection, with structures and coaching that make 1:1 time meaningful.
Counseling
Help counselors surface need earlier and spend more time where it matters most, on Tier 2 and Tier 3 support.
Learning Support / MTSS
Structured, evidence-informed support across tiers, from the MARIO Approach’s roots in learning support to whole-school MTSS.
Boarding
Extend connection and wellbeing into boarding life, so residential students are known and supported beyond the classroom.
Professional learning for everyone
Schools don’t just need another tool, they need capacity
MARIO builds capability across every role, so support doesn’t bottleneck with a few people.
Protect counselors
So they can focus their expertise on the most complex cases.
Support educators
To become effective Tier 1 interventionists, a strong first line of support.
Leverage learning specialists
To improve outcomes through high-impact, intensive interventions.
Empower leadership
With clarity and efficiency through data reviews and coaching.
Part 2 · Platform
A Smarter Way to Coordinate Support
MARIO helps schools turn student and staff signals into coordinated support across wellbeing, safety, and learning.
Why it matters
Most schools don’t lack data, they lack a reliable way to turn it into action. The MARIO platform connects student voice, personalized 1:1 conversations, and coordinated follow-through, so insight doesn’t sit in a dashboard nobody acts on.
Why it’s special
Purpose-built for schools that take student data seriously: student-owned reflection, role-based access, and strong privacy and security, GDPR, FERPA, COPPA, and HIPAA compliant, with independent reviews and best-in-class privacy.
Built for trust
- GDPR, FERPA, COPPA & HIPAA compliant
- Independent security review (Vanta)
- PRIVO-supported privacy
- School-owned data & role-based access
Platform capabilities
Student Check-ins
Short, regular check-ins (about two minutes) give every student a low-barrier way to share how they’re really doing across wellbeing, safety, and learning.
Staff Check-ins
Extend the same care to adults, a simple way to understand and support staff wellbeing and capacity.
Comprehensive Surveys
Run deeper, configurable surveys when you need them, without switching tools or losing the through-line to action.
Critical Moments
Surface the signals that matter sooner, so the right adult can step in while there’s still time to help.
Safeguarding & safety
MARIO helps schools extend wellbeing and safety signals into contexts such as advisory, boarding, counseling, and student support. We are actively developing deeper safeguarding workflows with selected school partners.
Counseling
Give counselors an earlier, clearer view of who needs support, with referrals and follow-up connected to what students share.
Advisory & Pastoral Care
Make advisory purposeful: structured 1:1 conversations, check-ins, Personalized Learning Plans, and Student Stories that help every student feel known, not just timetabled.
Learning Support / MTSS
Track goals, plans, and progress across tiers of support, so intervention is coordinated, visible, and evidence-informed.
Boarding
Extend wellbeing and safety check-ins into boarding life so residential students stay known and supported. Deeper boarding workflows are in active development with selected partners.
Accreditation Assistant
Keep student-voice and wellbeing evidence current and organized, ready when WASC, CIS, or IB self-studies come due.
Leadership Reporting & Evidence
Turn patterns across students and groups into a clear, board-ready presentation leaders can act on and share.
Part 3 · Practice
The coordinated action system
Insight only matters if someone acts on it. MARIO helps schools identify needs, assign ownership, follow up, and strengthen support over time.
Identify needs
Surface who needs support, and who is quietly struggling, from check-ins, conversations, and patterns across groups.
Assign ownership
Make it clear which trusted adult owns each conversation and next step, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Follow up
Track that support actually happened, with visible follow-through across teachers, counselors, and leaders.
Strengthen over time
Review what’s working with the MARIO team, and build the school’s capacity to prevent and respond.
How it scales
One solution, multiple pathways
MARIO combines flexible platform layers with professional learning packages that can be matched to your school’s needs. Our School Success team helps you choose the right starting point and build from there, creating a connected approach to student wellbeing, safety, learning conversations, and coordinated support.
Platform layers
Core
Know Every Student
Check-ins, evidence-based 1:1 conversations, Personal Learning Plans, surveys, and clear dashboards.
Enhanced
Turn Insight Into Action
Everything in Core, plus leadership reports, Focused Workflows, Critical Moments, Accreditation Assistant, and Safeguarding.
Comprehensive
Coordinate Whole-School Support
Everything in Enhanced, plus case management, MTSS, advisory, boarding, crisis response, and comprehensive staff wellbeing. Available through selected partnerships.
Professional learning packages
Basic
Baseline Adoption
Training on 1:1 conversations, onboarding & support, School Success co-planning & review sessions across educators, intervention specialists, program leads, and leadership, and optional customer voice sessions.
Capacity Building
Building Internal Expertise
Everything in Basic, plus 10-hour self-study courses, 1-1 Interventionist Certification, the Flagship School Trainer & Coach Program, data review sessions, and coaching.
Strategic Priority
Systemic & Sustainable Success
Everything in Capacity Building, plus whole-school micro-teaching & coaching, additional certification & trainer seats, and more in-depth coaching.
Mix and match: your platform layer and professional learning package are chosen separately. A school might run the Core platform with the Capacity Building package, for example. We’ll help you find the right combination.
See how the pieces fit your school
Every school starts in a different place. A short conversation is the fastest way to map MARIO to yours.
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