Real writing growth. Visible to every teacher in your building

Dakoda gives your district a shared methodology, a real-time view of every student’s progress, and a writing coach that works alongside your teachers - not instead of them.

The case study you’re buying into

What we’re seeing in districts.

Students revise deeper
with Dakoda

1

Revision

5

Revisions

Number of revisions per essay
with Dakoda

More revisions equals
more thoughtful essays

40%

of essays

92%

of essays

Reduction in the time it takes to give
feedback to students with Dakoda

More timely feedback
with Dakoda

10

Days

10

Minutes

Reduction in the time it takes to give
feedback to students with Dakoda

Source. Dr. Nicholas Kowgios, classroom records 1990–2023, public-school district, Long Island, NY. Independent verification on request.

What it measures. Share of senior-year cohort enrolling in AP English Language & Composition, Dr. Kowgios’ sections, year over year.

What it implies. A reproducible writing methodology that students opted into voluntarily, in numbers that grew for three decades.

What you’re buying

A writing program,
not just an AI tool.

1. A methodology, not a feature

Dakoda Writing Protocol is a 33-year intellectual framework. Competitors ship tools; we ship a protocol.

2. District alignment

Mapped to ELA standards, AP rubrics, and state writing assessments. Students learn to write - not have Dakoda write for them.

3. Teacher leverage, not replacement

Coaches the student so the teacher can teach. Reduces grading load without removing the teacher.

4. Equity built in

All students deserve equal access to high-quality writing instruction with vertical and horizontal alignment.

5. Get Started Quickly

Implement and launch within 30 days

6. FERPA + COPPA aligned

SOC 2 in progress. Per-district data residency. Zero training on student data.

The Dakoda platform for districts

One platform.
Every teacher in your district.

Dakoda isn’t built for one teacher trying a new tool - it’s built for districts. Multiple teachers can share courses, view the same student data, and apply a consistent writing methodology across grade levels.

Built for one
teacher and entire
districts.

Teachers co-own classes and see the same student data without duplicate setup.

Dakoda classes index - list of co-taught courses and their student rosters

Structured writing
instruction for every
student in the room
and in the school.

The Dakoda Writing Protocol was developed in real classrooms - including classrooms with wide ranges of ability, background, and language proficiency.

Dakoda navy dashboard - student protocol view with progress per Essay Builder step

Four things we believe

Built around the way good teachers actually teach.

Cheating prevention isn’t pedagogy.

Dakoda doesn’t fight AI use. It teaches the work AI can’t fake.

Feedback after writing is too late.

All students deserve high quality, real time feedback.

PRE WRITING IS NOT OPTIONAL

Teachers recognize that pre-writing is an important part of the writing process but do not always have time to do it.

Methodology beats feature sprawl

Other education platforms offer dozens of features wrapped in AI shortcuts. Dakoda is hyper focused on the foundations of good writing.

Talk to us about bringing Dakoda to your district.

We’re happy to walk through the methodology, show you the teacher and student experience, and answer any questions about privacy, deployment, or district fit. No pressure. No lengthy procurement process required to start.