Read the Frog Street Story
Frog Street was founded in 1989 by five kindergarten teachers and now serves early educational programs across the United States and in a number of countries throughout the world.
At Frog Street, we understand how critical the early years are in a child’s development. We are dedicated to continually improving our products and services based on current research and input from early childhood classroom educators and respected industry experts.
Frog Street was founded in 1989 by five kindergarten teachers and now serves early educational programs across the United States and in a number of countries throughout the world.
Frog Street founded by five Kindergarten teachers in Crandall, Texas.
First Splash conference was held.
Sing & Read Literacy product line launched and expanded.
Ron Chase acquired controlling interest in Frog Street. Launched Sing & Read Math. Launched Spanish Sing & Read.
Original version of Frog Street Pre-K launched. Captured 47% market share in the Texas state adoption.
Frog Street Toddler curriculum launched.
Launched Frog Street Infant curriculum. Expanded national presence in the U.S.
Launched Frog Street Threes curriculum.
Frog Street acquired by Brentwood Associates. Launched Love & Learn home-based curriculum. 25th Splash conference was held.
Launched Excel Pre-K. Launched AIM Assessment.
Frog Street acquired DIG Pre-K from Abrams.
Launched an all-new version of Frog Street Pre-K.
Frog Street captures a large market share in the Texas state adoption with the latest version of Frog Street Pre-K.
CEO
Lee has a passion for education and has worked in several education companies, including 8 years as an Executive Vice President at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He brings 30 years of leadership experience to Frog Street and is credited for his ability to lead and build world-class organizations. Lee has developed successful teams at a number of Fortune 500 companies, including HMH, Microsoft and Oracle, and he looks forward to being part of Frog Street’s continued success in serving early childhood organizations across the country.
Board Member and Senior Advisor
As an entrepreneur, Ron has always looked to find purpose in his work. After he purchased controlling interest in Frog Street in 2006, his rich background in business has helped Frog Street realize its potential as a national leader in early childhood education.
Chief Operating Officer
Cathy has been supporting academic growth for children her entire career, starting as a teacher and administrator for Special Education. She continued this passion by bringing education technology solutions to teachers though companies such as Apple Computer, GoalView, Public Consulting Group, and Promethean. At Frog Street, Cathy now has the opportunity to influence a child’s life in their early years by providing research-based solutions that support a child’s path to school readiness.
Vice President of Marketing
Bruce has 20+ years experience in leading marketing organizations, including 7 years as the Vice-President of Marketing at Fuel Education, the division of K12 Inc. that provides digital curriculum to school districts. With three daughters that each took different academic paths, Bruce is passionate about providing educators with high-quality curriculum that allows teachers to differentiate and be intentional in their instruction.
Vice President of Product Development
Carolea began her career teaching in the elementary classroom. Now, for over 25 years, she has been managing teams of authors, editors, illustrators, and graphic designers to create and implement product development plans for PreK-8 educational publishers, including Good Apple, Fearon Teacher Aids, Addison-Wesley, Simon & Schuster, and Creative Teaching Press. She brings her skills of project management, organization, attention to detail, and creativity to Frog Street.
We work with the best and brightest in the early childhood field to develop programs that challenge each child to the edge of his or her potential. We also have incorporated content from many other early childhood experts including leading methodologies like Conscious Discipline® strategies for social-emotional development.
Join Frog Street and become part of a family dedicated to helping early childhood educators transform the lives of children.
To learn more about our products and professional development services, talk to your Frog Street Account Executive today.