Meet Your Guide
With over 20 years of experience in education, I'm a passionate and results-driven continuous improvement facilitator.
As a former school psychologist turned professional learning and evaluation leader, I intimately understand the challenges facing today's schools and nonprofits. Now, as founder of Rise and Align, I'm focused on a single mission: to help values-driven leaders and capacity builders create environments where all individuals thrive.
Dr. Amanda March
Rise and Align partners with schools and organizations to facilitate lasting, transformational change.
Using a unique, Evidence-based, thoughtful approach, we help leaders realign their work with core values, building the capacity to create learning environments where all students and teams can thrive.
We recognize that real change requires patience, communication, and reconnecting to purpose. We guide leaders through an intentional process to transform their schools and organizations from the inside out.
With expertise in building trust, facilitating teams, and coaching around values, we equip leaders with the tools they need to become the best versions of themselves.
Our approach brings the perfect blend of evidence and heart, with just the right amount of humor, to inspire action.
“My passion lies at the intersection of high-quality professional learning, strategic planning and problem solving, and program evaluation for continuous improvement. In other words, I facilitate the capacity of individuals and organizations to achieve their goals – as guided by their personal and collective values.”
- Amanda March
The Rise and Align Story
I strive to rise and align each and every day.
We’ve all heard the old saying “Rise and Shine!”
My mother used to burst through my door each morning with this wake-up call. When I was young, her call elicited excitement – a new day to learn and play! In my tweens and teens, however, her call provoked less excitement and more… well, let’s just say lack of enthusiasm to get up and start the day. (Teen angst anyone?)
A typical mother for the time – working a full-time job AND taking care of the house AND making dinner for her family AND running the errands AND, well everything else we took for granted – she was a powerhouse full of resilience, grit, grace, hard work, and determination.
She carried herself each day aligned with these values and more. I’m still in awe of her, and her values-driven approach to life.
My mother was very ill for a long time and passed in 2019. How I wish I could hear her spirited “Rise and Shine!” just once more. Though she is gone, her voice echoes in my head as I wake each day – a loving reminder to not only rise and shine but RISE up and ALIGN to the values that inspire me, drive my purpose, and make me… authentically me. Here are just a few:
Humor
Learning
Collaboration
Evidence
Service
Growth
Rise and Align with Values
Our values inspire, motivate, and guide our behavior. They are our inner compass, helping us establish meaningful goals, navigate progress, and find our way when we get off course. Values direct the decisions we make personally and professionally, guiding us to make thoughtful choices about what matters most.
This is also true for our work. When we align with our core values, we know what matters most. We can then successfully create goals, remove barriers, take action, monitor progress, and achieve impact.
Let's chat about how I can help you and your organization rise and align. With personalized, value-guided capacity building tailored to your unique needs and context, we can dig into the real challenges you're facing and find ways to move forward.
Download the Workbook
Discover how aligning your organizational collective values with your strategic objectives can lead to increased motivation, engagement, and accountability. Whether you're in education, nonprofit, or any other result-driven field, this workbook will provide strategies to empower you and your team to create a lasting impact and foster a culture of collective purpose.
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