Is the modern world getting in the way of your ability to deliver a quality education?
Schools of all types are under extraordinary pressure these days to deliver more and more with less and less. Administrators are challenged to provide a world-class education on a shoe-string budget all while navigating a chaotic and ever-changing landscape of regulations, funding changes, and school report cards.
Meanwhile, teachers bear more and more of the burden of societal short-comings while continuing to provide our children with the tools they need to contribute to an increasingly complex world.
It’s enough to make your head spin.
Nicole doesn’t pretend to have the answers to all of society’s tough problems, but she does promise to provide you with the tools necessary to build an institution that can rise to the challenge of rapid change and high risk. Together, we can grow children, adolescents, and young adults who are prepared to face the complexities of the modern world with enthusiasm, creativity, and courage.
Areas of Expertise
Administration
In today’s fast-paced world, managing a school can feel like a circus act. How do you keep all the plates spinning? Nicole is not an expert in school administration by any means (that’s where you come in), but she is an expert in getting things done to an exacting standard, even in the face of continuous change, high risk, and low budgets. She’ll show you how to visualize all the work you have in front of you, set priorities, focus your efforts, and run “experiments” to learn what’s working and what’s not.
Learning Atmosphere
One of the biggest influences over student success is a positive learning atmosphere. Nicole can help you establish psychological safety and trust in your classroom through student organized and managed learning, transparency, and servant leadership.
Systems
Administrators are typically so busy with the day-to-day of running the school, that they’re unaware of the systems at work in their organizations. Nicole will help you uncover these systems, identify their roots, and support the systems that are improving outcomes (and squash the ones that aren’t).
Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders
Before students can successfully join the ranks of contributing members of society, they must have the opportunity to practice the skills necessary for such success. Nicole can help you design “experiments” where your students have the opportunity to practice critical thinking, decision making, accountability, and respect for divergent ideas.
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