Traditional approaches weren't built for your students.
Climate surveys tell you students are disengaged. Career platforms assume students are thinking about their future. But for the student who can't get out of bed to make first period, those tools miss the point entirely.
of California's K–12 students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, facing barriers that show up as truancies and suspensions. (PPIC, 2026)
of teachers say engagement has declined. They're not failing. They don't have the data to understand why. (Harris Poll for Discovery Education, 2024)
Three steps from confusion to clarity.
Understand
A motivational science assessment that uncovers each student’s core drivers—what actually makes them tick, not what we assume about them.
Connect
Individual motivation profiles that open real conversations. Insights your staff will actually use—not another data point to file away.
Intervene
Intervention strategies matched to each student’s motivational profile. Practical next steps your staff can use right away.
Built by educators. Already reaching the students who need it most.
CoreDrive for Students is in use at Ortega High School, a 2026 California Model Continuation High School in Lake Elsinore USD, working with 325+ students and 42 educators serving exactly the population traditional tools overlook.
Ortega High School, Lake Elsinore USDQuestions we hear most.
How long does the assessment take?
15–20 minutes per student. Designed to fit within a single class period with time for instructions and transitions.
What do we actually get from the results?
Each student receives a motivational profile identifying their core drivers. Educators receive actionable summaries and suggested intervention strategies matched to each profile type.
How is this different from climate surveys we already do?
Climate surveys measure sentiment at a group level. CoreDrive measures individual motivation at the student level, giving you specific insight, not aggregate trends.
Does this align with California funding requirements?
Yes. CoreDrive for Students is designed to support LCAP-aligned goals around student engagement, attendance, and social-emotional learning.
What’s the implementation lift for my staff?
Minimal. The assessment is self-administered and the dashboard is intuitive. We provide onboarding support and training materials for your team.
Is there research behind this?
Yes. CoreDrive is built on established motivation science, not personality typing. Its foundation is the work of The Behavioral Neuroscience of Motivation and the Science of Culture, Values, and Behavior. The foundation maps the basic desires that drive human behavior, making it one of the few motivational frameworks to be empirically derived and independently validated. We adapted that science for the realities of K–12, and specifically for the students continuation and alternative schools serve.
Is this only for continuation schools?
No. While CoreDrive was built with continuation and alternative schools in mind, it works for any setting where student engagement is a priority—including comprehensive high schools and middle schools.