Built for NYC principals on Advance
From classroom visit to teacher conference in one afternoon.
Dictate on your iPhone. Observly drafts the evidence, tracks every teacher's goals, and lets you share the same day.
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- NYC DOE 8 components
- Danielson 22
- Built for Advance
- Private to you
Running IPCs? Record them in Observly — it drafts the goals and tracks them all year. We'll onboard you personally.
Start free trialHow it works
1Dictate.
Tap record and say what you see, like a voicemail to yourself. Bookmark moments, add photos.
2Draft.
Observly drafts evidence and a summary for each NYC DOE component.
3Review.
Review on your laptop, edit anything and set every rating yourself.
4Share.
Send the teacher their Growth Page link — no account needed. They reflect before you meet.
Save up to 2 hours per observation.
Same-day feedback. A conference with the teacher's voice.
- Share with the teacher the same day: one link, no account needed.
- Teachers read the evidence and reflect before the conference.
- Observly drafts a 30-minute agenda and the calendar invite.
September goals, alive in March.
- Record the IPC; Observly drafts the teacher's goals for you to confirm.
- Every observation is read against up to five school goals, with "goal moments" to review.
- Discuss each goal with the teacher on their Growth Page.
- Last year's goals roll forward each new school year.
Built for NYC Advance.
- Compliance tracker. Every Advance window and the 10-school-day feedback deadline, with green / yellow / red per teacher and reminder emails.
- Advance Mode. Copies your confirmed write-up into Advance, field by field.
- MOTP score on every observation.
- Walkthroughs. 5-minute visits that work fully offline, with glow / grow notes.
- PDF export.
Your voice. Your notes. Your call.
- Your observations are private — not visible to colleagues or Observly staff.
- The AI drafts; you confirm. Nothing reaches the teacher until you share it.
- By design, students aren't recorded — you dictate your own notes.
- Audio transcribed by Deepgram, analyzed by OpenAI. Photos never go to the AI.
- Built to support FERPA compliance and NY Ed Law 2-d. NY model DPA on request.
Every feature on every plan.
| Starter | PlusMost schools | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $199 | $399 | $599 |
| Annual | $1,690/yr | $3,490/yr | $4,990/yr |
| Seats | 1 principal or AP | 5 — principal + APs | 10 |
| AI credits / yr | 6,000 | 24,000 | 50,000 |
| Start free trial | Start free trial | Start free trial |
PlusMost schools
- Monthly
- $399
- Annual
- $3,490/yr
- Seats
- 5 — principal + APs
- AI credits / yr
- 24,000
An observation uses about 20 credits, a walkthrough 10. Annual plans run on the school year. District pricing on request.
Free trial
14 days: 2 observations, 3 walkthroughs, 5-minute recordings. Card required, not charged.
Start free trialFAQ
Does Observly record my students?
Not by design. You dictate your own notes, so students are almost never captured. Teacher speech is incidental unless they wear a mic.
Is the AI rating my teachers?
No. It drafts the evidence; you set every rating. Nothing reaches the teacher until you share it.
Does it push to Advance?
It copies your confirmed write-up into Advance, field by field. There's no direct integration.
Who can see my observations?
Only you. Not your AP, not your principal, not Observly.
Do you sign a DPA?
Yes — the NY model DPA, on request. We're built to support FERPA compliance and NY Ed Law 2-d.
Why we built Observly
Observly started in NYC public schools, where our founder, Kanat, runs after-school programs.
Growth, not paperwork.
Every observation should end in a conversation with the teacher.
The AI drafts. You decide.
Observly drafts the evidence. Every rating is yours, and nothing reaches the teacher until you share it.
Your observations are yours.
Private — not visible to colleagues or Observly staff.
Built with principals, not for them.
Designed alongside NYC principals, around the Advance cycle you already run.
Start a free trial and our team will onboard your school personally.
Every observation becomes a growth conversation.
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