4,200 schools stopped losing the teachers they couldn't afford to lose.
Gather turns scattered staff into communities where the custodian's birthday gets celebrated, the new hire finds a mentor before their first Monday, and your principal sees real-time pulse data on who's thriving — and who's quietly burning out.
Watch isolation become community.
One connection at a time.
Before Gather — one teacher, no signal
Denise Okafor
Third-grade teacher
Riverside Elementary
Tenure
2 years
Engagement score: 23
Denise has been here 2 years. She eats lunch alone. Nobody knows she's considering leaving.
Week 1 — Gather finds her people
Denise Okafor
Third-grade teacher
Riverside Elementary
Tenure
2 years
Engagement score: 23
Marcus Webb
PE Coach
Northside Middle
Tenure
5 years
Engagement score: 54
Priya Sharma
Math Dept. Lead
Jefferson High
Tenure
8 years
Engagement score: 82
Gather surfaces her peer mentor, flags Marcus's upcoming 5-year milestone, and alerts the principal that Priya's pulse score just hit 82.
Smart Recognition Wall
Surface moments worth celebrating — before they become exit interviews.
Pulse Surveys
60-second weekly check-ins. Real-time burnout signals on your dashboard.
Onboarding Buddy Match
New hires matched to a mentor before Day 1. 40% faster ramp-up.
Six tools. One district.
Every building, finally connected.
Gather doesn't add another meeting to your calendar. It makes the work of belonging automatic — so principals can lead, and teachers can stay.
Recognition Wall
Public appreciation, not just private emails
Staff nominate each other. Admins amplify. The whole district sees who went above and beyond this week.
Pulse Surveys
Know before they go
60-second weekly check-ins that surface burnout signals 8 weeks before a resignation.
Onboarding Buddy
First Mondays that don't feel lonely
AI-matched mentors based on grade level, subject, and personality. Assigned before Day 1.
Milestone Celebrations
Years of service, finally visible
Automated alerts for work anniversaries, certifications earned, and personal milestones — with one-click celebration posts from leadership.
District Health Dashboard
Twelve buildings. One view.
Principals see building-level morale. HR directors see district trends. Superintendents see the ROI. Role-based views, real-time data.
Staff Communities
The faculty lounge, but digital
Interest groups, subject-area channels, and building-specific spaces where inside jokes actually land.
Right now, across 4,200 schools,
belonging is happening.
Every card below represents a real moment Gather manufactured. Multiplied across your district, every day.
Maria Chen recognized Sam Okonkwo
for covering 3 classes during the flu outbreak
District HR celebrated Tanya Reeves
10-year service anniversary 🎉
Building 7 flagged
Pulse score dropped 12pts — principal notified
DeShawn Morris matched Alex Petrov
as onboarding buddy — both teach 9th grade math
Principal Kim recognized Rosa Fuentes
for parent engagement this semester
District HR celebrated James Okafor
National Board Certification earned 🏅
Building 3 shared
Engagement score hit 88 — highest this year
Science Dept posted
"Anyone have a good photosynthesis lab? 🌱"
Lena Park recognized Coach Davis
for staying late every Tuesday for tutoring
Nneka Osei connected Tyler Brooks
first 1:1 check-in completed ✓
District HR celebrated Patel Family
Priya Patel's maternity return — welcome back!
All Buildings reported
District avg. engagement: 76 (+4 this month)
The numbers HR directors
bring to the superintendent.
“We lost 23 teachers in 2022. After two years with Gather, we lost 9. The pulse data told us what exit interviews never did — people leave before they leave.”
Carolyn Marsh
Director of Human Resources
Austin Independent School District
“I'm a principal of 87 staff across two buildings. I used to find out someone was struggling when they handed me a resignation. Now I find out eight weeks earlier.”
Jerome Williams
Principal
Jefferson K-8 Academy, Denver Public Schools
“The onboarding buddy program alone paid for the platform. Our first-year teacher retention went from 68% to 91% in one school year. HR directors: run the math on your district.”
Sunita Krishnaswamy
Chief People Officer
Portland Unified School District
The 2024 Teacher Retention Report
Data from 4,200 schools, 340K staff members, and 3 years of longitudinal tracking. Built for the HR director who needs numbers before the board meeting.
Read the retention dataYour district has a door.
Everyone else already walked through it.
See Gather running inside a district like yours — real data, real staff, real results. 30 minutes. No deck. No pitch. Just your questions and our answers.