Repertoire Teacher Observation Walkthrough & Feedback App
Repertoire makes classroom visits so fast and frictionless, you'll actually do them every day. Write and send a feedback note in under a minute — no retyping, no forgetting, no guilt.
For principals who keep saying "I need to get into classrooms more" — and mean it this time
Get Into Every Classroom, Every Week — and Send Feedback Before You Leave the Hall
Repertoire is the walkthrough app that makes classroom visits so fast and frictionless, you'll actually do them every day. Write and send a feedback note in under a minute — no retyping, no forgetting, no guilt.
$99/month · Cancel anytime · 30-day guarantee
Sound Familiar?
You started the year with a plan to visit classrooms. By October, you're averaging maybe two a week — and feeling guilty about it.
Every visit creates follow-up work: writing up notes, finding the teacher's email, composing something thoughtful. By the time you get back to your office, three fires are waiting and the feedback never gets sent.
Teachers stop expecting to see you. Some assume no news is good news. Others assume you don't care.
You've tried notebooks, Google Forms, spreadsheets, sticky notes. Nothing sticks because nothing is fast enough to use in the hallway between the bell and the next interruption.
Another year where "instructional leadership" lives on your goal sheet but not in your daily schedule.
It’s Not a Self-Discipline Problem — It’s a Friction Problem
The principals who visit classrooms consistently aren't more disciplined or less busy — they've removed the friction. That's the insight behind Repertoire: make the visit-write-send loop so fast that there's no reason NOT to do it.
Introducing Repertoire
The Walkthrough App Built for Hallway Speed
Repertoire handles the entire classroom visit cycle — who to see, what to write, and how to send it — in a workflow designed to take less than a minute per visit.
You'll go from sporadic, guilt-driven classroom visits to a daily habit that teachers notice, appreciate, and respond to — without adding a single minute to your workday. Within a few weeks, you'll have visited every teacher on your roster, built a library of reusable feedback language, and created a written record of every observation you've done this year.
See It In Action
Next Up
Karen Wilson
18 days ago
James Rivera
12 days ago
Sarah Chen
9 days ago
Marcus Lee
7 days ago
Karen Wilson — Formal Observation 02/25
Entry Type: Formal Observation · Walkthrough
Students working to revise their essays.
T: "Work on your own for about two more minutes, then we'll pair up for peer feedback."
I appreciate the way you circulate to keep students on track and answer their questions as they're working.
Search snippets — "circulate", "questioning", "wait time"…
How It Works
Four Taps. That’s It.
Load Your Roster
Paste names from a spreadsheet, scan a printed list with your camera, or use Portrait to get set up in one session.
Tap Next Up
Repertoire tells you who to visit next, prioritizing teachers who've gone the longest without a visit. No thinking required.
Visit and Write
Tap snippets, record a voice memo, jot notes by hand, or forward an email — whatever's fastest in the moment.
Send Feedback
One tap sends it from your own email address before you reach the next classroom.
Key Features
Built for the Way You Actually Work
Every feature was designed for hallway speed — not desk work.
Next Up
Tells you exactly who to visit next. Teachers with zero visits are surfaced first. Even coverage without a spreadsheet.
Snippets
Reusable feedback phrases you insert with a single tap. Your library builds itself as you write.
Captures
Voice memo, handwritten note, or forwarded email — Repertoire transcribes and structures it automatically.
Save & Email
Feedback comes from your real email address — not an app notification. Teachers see a note from a colleague they trust.
Next Up
Stop Deciding, Start Visiting
The Next Up button tells you exactly who to visit next, prioritizing teachers who've gone the longest without a visit. Teachers with zero visits are surfaced first. You never have to consult a spreadsheet or wonder who you've missed. Tap the button and go.
Your Roster — Next Up
M. Thompson
Never visited
R. Patel
21 days ago
S. Johnson
14 days ago
K. Wilson
9 days ago
Snippets — type to search
I appreciate the way you circulate to keep students on task…
Your circulation pattern ensures every student gets individual attention…
I noticed you use proximity effectively with off-task students…
Tap to insert · Danielson Collection · 47 snippets
Snippets
Write Feedback in Seconds, Not Minutes
Snippets are reusable phrases you insert with a single tap: sentence starters, framework-aligned language, or full feedback statements. Turn on "Save New Snippets" and your library builds itself in the first few weeks.
Repertoire includes pre-built snippet collections aligned to the most popular state and national teacher evaluation frameworks. Activate the ones your district uses and you're writing in framework language from day one. Custom framework? Snap a photo of your rubric and import it.
Captures
Write Zero Words and Still Send Feedback
Record a voice memo in the hallway right after a visit. Write your feedback by hand and snap a photo. Or forward an email to your Captures inbox. Repertoire transcribes and structures any of them into a full entry — teacher name, date, entry type, subject, and body extracted automatically.
Teachers love handwritten notes for the personal touch. You get a searchable digital record without retyping a word.
Captures — Inbox
Voice memo · 0:42
Today 10:22 am · Transcribed
"Just left Chen's room — great questioning strategy, students were really engaged in the discussion…"
Photo · Handwritten note
Yesterday 2:15 pm · Parsed
Extracted: Teacher: Rivera · Strong opening routine, 100% on-task within 90 seconds…
Email forward
Mon 9:04 am · Ready to convert
Timestamp Mode — Active
Students working in pairs on fraction problems. Most on task.
T circulates, uses proximity with off-task students.
Good questioning: "What do you notice about the denominator?"
Whole-group share-out. T cold-calls, waits 5s for response.
Student explains strategy clearly. T asks class to add on.
Timestamp Mode
Evidence You Can Point To
Toggle to Timestamp mode and each tap logs the current time alongside your note: 10:32 — Students working in pairs on lab activity. You walk out with a chronological, minute-by-minute record of the lesson — concrete evidence for feedback conversations where you can point to specific moments instead of speaking in generalities.
Save & Email
Feedback From You, Not From an App
Tap Save & Email and the entry opens in your own email client, pre-addressed to the teacher. The message comes from your real email address — not a system notification. Teachers see a note from a colleague they trust. CC yourself, your AP, your instructional coach — up to 10 addresses, remembered between entries.
To: karen.wilson@school.edu
CC: principal@school.edu, coach@school.edu
Subject: Karen Wilson Walkthrough 02/25
Hi Karen,
I appreciate the way you circulate to keep students on track and answer their questions as they're working. Your use of targeted questioning during the whole-group share-out was excellent…
— Principal Baeder
Sent from your real email · Not an app notification
Also Included
Everything Else You Need
Roster & Coverage
Track visit counts and last-visit dates for every teacher. See who's been missed. Export as CSV for evaluations or check-ins.
Teacher Schedules
Know what subject and period you're walking into. Find free periods for follow-up. Supports block days and A/B rotations. Scan a printed schedule with your camera.
Portrait Quick-Start
Take 5 photos and you're set up: classroom door, student work, staff roster, whiteboard, evaluation framework. Roster loaded, snippets configured, first visit logged.
Framework Collections
Pre-built snippet sets aligned to major evaluation frameworks. Activate yours and write in framework language from day one. Import a custom rubric via photo.
From the Field
What Principals Are Saying
“You have created an amazing tool for instructional leaders to provide meaningful feedback.”
Rick
Principal
“Repertoire is keeping me super sane this year! I love the organizing it brought to my brain this year. Staff appreciate the written emails after visits!”
Susan
Principal
“I’m enjoying my classroom visits — something I haven’t made time for in recent years, and the discipline of using the program is bringing a new energy and purpose to my work.”
Kate
Principal
The Difference
What Changes When the Friction Disappears
Visit every teacher, every week
Next Up ensures even coverage without a spreadsheet or checklist. No one gets overlooked.
Send feedback before you forget
The visit-write-send loop takes under a minute, so feedback goes out the same day — not days later.
Stop retyping your notes
Voice memos, handwritten notes, and forwarded emails become structured entries automatically.
Build your feedback vocabulary over time
Snippets save your best phrases so you get faster with every entry. The library grows itself.
Use your district’s evaluation language naturally
Framework-aligned snippet collections put the right words at your fingertips from day one.
Give feedback teachers actually read
Messages come from your email, not an app notification they'll ignore.
Know what you’re walking into
Teacher schedules tell you the subject, period, and room before you arrive.
Never scramble for observation data again
Every visit is documented, searchable, and exportable. End-of-year evaluations write themselves.
Start in 15 minutes, not 15 hours
Portrait gets your roster loaded and snippets configured in a single setup session.
Make classroom visits a habit, not a chore
When the friction disappears, the visits happen naturally.
“I Don’t Have Time for Another Tool.”
That’s exactly right — you don’t. That’s why Repertoire was designed to be faster than what you’re doing now, not something extra on top of it.
If you’re currently writing feedback at all — in a notebook, an email, a Google Form — Repertoire replaces that workflow and makes it faster. If you’re NOT currently writing feedback because it takes too long, Repertoire makes it possible for the first time.
The principals who use Repertoire don’t spend more time on classroom visits. They spend less time on the admin work around classroom visits — and more time actually in classrooms.
A Semester With Repertoire
From 1–2 Visits a Week to 3 a Day
Before
Averaging 1–2 classroom visits a week, if any. Feedback sent days later, if at all. Teachers in the back hallway hadn’t been visited since September. End-of-year evaluations were a scramble to reconstruct from memory.
The Shift
Loaded the roster via a single photo. Started using Next Up every morning. Relied on snippets and voice memos instead of typing. Sent feedback within minutes of each visit.
After
Consistent 15 visits per week. Every teacher visited twice a month. Feedback sent within minutes of each visit. A full exportable record ready for evaluations. Teachers started commenting that they appreciated the visibility and the specific, timely feedback.
Built by an Instructional Leader
Justin Baeder, PhD
Director, The Principal Center · Author · Former principal, Seattle Public Schools
Justin has spent more than a decade coaching school leaders on instructional leadership — specifically, how to get into classrooms consistently and give feedback that changes teacher practice. Repertoire is the tool he wished he had as a principal.
He’s the author of Now We’re Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership (Solution Tree) and host of Principal Center Radio, one of the most widely followed podcasts for school leaders.
Is Repertoire Right For You?
This Is For You If…
You’re a principal or AP who wants to be in classrooms every day but keeps getting pulled away
You believe feedback should happen the same day, not weeks later during a formal evaluation
You’ve tried notebooks, forms, and spreadsheets — and none of them stuck
You want even coverage across your whole staff — not just the teachers near your office
You value the personal touch of feedback from a real person, not an app notification
You’re tired of the end-of-year scramble to reconstruct observation data from memory
This is NOT for you if…
You’re looking for a gotcha tool to build a paper trail against teachers
You only do formal observations and don’t see value in informal walkthroughs
You’re not willing to commit to visiting classrooms — no app can do the walking for you
Pricing
Join the Instructional Leadership Association
Repertoire is included in the ILA membership, along with the Instructional Leadership Show, courses, Marshall Memo, and everything else you need to lead instruction.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long does setup take?
Use Portrait and you'll be ready in 15 minutes — roster loaded, snippets configured, first visit logged.
Does this replace my district’s evaluation platform?
Repertoire can replace your district’s evaluation platform, or work alongside it. Many principals do their evidence collection and writing in Repertoire, then copy into another system.
Can I use this on my phone?
Yes. Repertoire runs in the browser on any device — phone, tablet, or laptop. Most principals use it on their phone in the hallway.
What if I don’t use a standard evaluation framework?
Import your own by snapping a photo of your rubric or criteria document, or build custom snippet collections from scratch.
Does the feedback really come from my email?
Yes. Save & Email opens your own email client. Teachers see a message from you — not a notification from an app.
How is this different from Google Forms or a spreadsheet?
Speed and follow-through. A notebook can't email your feedback. A Google Form can't tell you who to visit. A spreadsheet can't transcribe your voice memo. Repertoire handles the entire observe-write-send loop in under a minute.
Can my AP or instructional coach use it too?
Yes — everyone on your admin team can use Repertoire, individually or as part of an organizational account.
What happens to my data if I cancel?
Export everything as CSV before you go. Your observation records are yours.
Your Teachers Are Waiting to Hear From You
Every day you’re not in classrooms is a day your teachers don’t hear from you. Not because you don’t care — because the system around you makes it too hard.
Repertoire takes the friction out. One tap to know who to visit. One tap to write the feedback. One tap to send it before you reach the next door.
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