Drawing on his decade building LearnPlatform — where districts used evidence-based tools to measure ed-tech effectiveness — Rectanus explained why he believes the sector is at an inflection point: shifting from content libraries toward verified foundational literacy outcomes. He outlined the leadership framework he applies: defining long-term success, identifying what must be true to get there, and naming what near-term failure looks like — because conviction about outcomes cannot be performed, only earned through proximity to impact. Rectanus described how RGR's outcomes-based contracting model structurally aligns company revenue with student reading results, positioning accountability not as a marketing claim but as the operational architecture of the business.