River Tech LLC does not operate schools. We hold the brand, the curriculum architecture, and the community model, and we license them to qualified operators. This is a concept license — not a franchise, not a curriculum sale, not a consulting engagement.
Hub and spoke.
River Tech LLC is the hub. The LLC holds the intellectual property in perpetuity — the brand, the written curriculum architecture, the community model, and the philosophical framework. The LLC does not enroll students and does not run buildings.
Each licensed school is a spoke. A licensed operator runs a single school under the River Tech concept, with its own staff, its own enrollment, its own finances, and its own legal entity. Licensees have full operational independence within the framework of the concept.
The flagship — River Tech School of Performing Arts & Technology in Post Falls, Idaho — is the first spoke. It is operated by Faithful Five Inc. under a concept license. The licensor (LLC) and the licensee (Faithful Five) are legally and operationally separate, even though they share founders.
This is a concept license, not a franchise. We do not dictate operations, set prices, or skim revenue. We do not sell supplies back to you at a markup. We do not restrict where you buy curriculum materials. Licensees run their own schools.
What we license is the right to use the brand and to build a school on the River Tech concept — with our architecture as the starting point and direct access to the founders for ongoing questions.
What licensees get.
The brand
A license to operate a school under the River Tech name, with the logo system, color palette, typography, and visual identity. A recognizable brand that already has four years of operating history behind it.
The curriculum architecture
The full written model — three pillars, progression, weekly rhythm, dual-track enrollment structure, community model, and the theological rationale for each. Not a boxed curriculum — an operating system for the school.
A direct line to the founders
Dan and Mary Hegelund are available to licensees for ongoing consultation — planning, hiring guidance, productions, crisis response. The hub is not an invoice address; it is a phone that picks up.
The IP manual
The full River Tech LLC IP Documentation Manual — the authoritative reference for every part of the concept. Shared with licensees on execution of the license.
What licensees maintain.
Licensees agree to preserve the features that make a River Tech school a River Tech school. These are not marketing preferences — they are the load-bearing walls of the concept.
Three pillars at equal weight
Performing Arts, Technology, and Core Academics — none demoted to enrichment.
Competency-based progression
Students advance on mastery, not the calendar.
Dual-track enrollment
Full-time students and à la carte homeschool students side by side.
The Christian framework
Explicit, broadly Christian in the mere-Christianity tradition. Daily assembly, Bible class, chapel. Non-negotiable.
Annual public productions
At least one full public musical-theater production per year, with every student participating.
1:15 teacher ratio
Small classes across all three pillars — not just in core academics.
Who we're looking for.
River Tech is not trying to become a nationwide chain. We are trying to put the concept in the hands of a small number of the right operators. Licensees are typically:
- Founders with a direct personal call to start a school — not investors looking for a business.
- Existing church, classical-education, or homeschool communities that want a full K–12 program.
- Operators who can commit to the framework in writing and in practice, including the Christian framework.
- Operators who can run a legal entity, raise local funding, and take responsibility for the school they build.
We would rather have three schools that run the concept faithfully than fifty that run it in name only.
The process.
Inquiry
Reach out through the contact page. Tell us who you are, where you are, and what you're trying to build. Expect a real response, not a form email.
Conversation
We talk — directly, without a sales pipeline. Both sides are evaluating fit. Some conversations end here by mutual agreement.
Visit
Come to Post Falls. Walk the flagship. Sit in a class. Watch a production if the timing fits. See the concept in live operation before you commit to building one.
License agreement
If we're aligned, a concept license is drafted and signed. The IP manual is transferred. Your school becomes the second, third, or fourth spoke on the hub.
Launch support
Ongoing consultation with Dan and Mary Hegelund as you hire, enroll, and open. Not a service contract — a relationship with the founders.
Start the conversation.
If you're weighing whether to start a school — and the concept resonates — the next step is a conversation, not a contract. Send an inquiry and we'll take it from there.