Instructure to acquire Certica

Instructure, a Cottonwood Heights-based learning software company with over 30 million users, has signed an agreement to acquire Certica Solutions of Wakefield, Massachusetts. Certica produces K-12 assessment and analytics software and is a longtime partner of Instructure’s Canvas platform.

Instructure said that through this acquisition, it will now provide the comprehensive and open set of tools educators need to drive student outcomes by bringing together a learning management system, assessment management system, assessment content and data analytics into one streamlined K-12 learning experience.

“This topsy-turvy year has only underscored just how important it is to know if our students are learning, whether they are being taught in the classroom or online,” said Steve Daly, CEO of Instructure. “Welcoming Certica into the Instructure family will support educators by combining our assessment platform with smarter, standards-based assessments, assessment item banks and powerful analytics empowering educators to make learning personal for each student.”

As part of this acquisition, Instructure will add to its learning platform to Certica’s Videri, a K-12 analytics solution that integrates district data from multiple sources into one place, making the data more actionable in the moment. More than 1,500 school districts in the United States use Certica’s software.

“We have maintained a mission of helping educators drive student improvement in the most effective and meaningful ways,” said Mark Rankovic, CEO of Certica. “Joining the Instructure family will open doors to helping more students and educators find the value of a rigorous standards-aligned assessment program with rich analytics.”

The acquisition is expected to close before the end of the calendar year. Financial details were not announced.