Leader Consulting / Mentoring
I truly love to help leaders succeed. I’ve done formal mentoring of Principals as well as informal consulting/trouble shooting when leaders needed anything from clarification to long term consulting through difficult situations.
Individual Consulting
Ongoing Monthly Mentoring
Leadership Team Mentoring
Board Training / Consulting
Having served on several boards myself, I understand the importance of an informed and well functioning board. Using Roberts Rules of
Order “light” and Colorado Sunshine Laws, I have not only worked well under very different Boards, but have also served on boards and advised other Board Presidents, Chairpeople, and members.
Board Training
President/Chairperson Consulting
President, Chairperson, and Executive Leader ongoing Consulting
Financial Consulting
For 10 years, I was in business, working my way up from Salesperson to CEO. As a Charter School Leader, I took two schools from severe financial pressure to financial stability and even surplus. As a Community Superintendent, I also guided schools through start-up issues, budget issues, and special program development. Even while serving as the Executive Director of a charter school network, I continued meeting with and supporting principals,
business managers and Board presidents across Colorado to help understand and solve their challenges.
Individual Consulting with CFO/Business Manager
CFO/Business Manager, Board Treasurer, Executive Leader ongoing Consulting
District Authorizer Consulting
As Community Superintendent of Charter Schools overseeing 21 charter schools on 25 campuses, I set up procedures to help the District refine its process of approving/renewing Charter School contracts, annual charter school reviews and the on-going challenge of finding paths that allowed district staff and charter staff to work together while resolving differences and increasing effectiveness. I also was on the founding team and first Co-Chair of the Colorado Association for Charter School Authorizers which focused on helping
districts establish and work through the processes to increase their
effectiveness as authorizers.
District Charter School Liaison consulting
Homeschool Program Consulting
I have worked with multiple Homeschool programs, some from the start-up process, and all through to great success. Homeschooling is one of the fastest growing movements in the educational landscape but one of the least understood models. Understanding homeschool law, public student funding and homeschool families is essential to establishing or leading
a successful public homeschool program.
Individual Consultation with Decision Maker
Steering Committee ongoing Consulting
Organizational Speaking
Conference Speaker, Graduation Speaker, Beginning of the Year Staff Speaker: all are opportunities I enjoy, always with the goal of motivating personal and professional growth. Education is a difficult and yet very rewarding business. Helping leaders, teachers and staff refocus on the key essentials that both support students and “fill teachers buckets” is key to reducing turnover. Starting the year with a unified vision or refocusing on what is important mid-way through a year ensures staff and leadership are headed
in the same direction, increasing student outcomes and building parent partnerships.
Professional Development session
Presentations / Speaker