Transformative Educational Strategies & Professional Development Services
Empowering educational leaders and institutions, our tailored services are designed to align with your unique goals. Dive in to discover how we can collaboratively drive transformative change and elevate outcomes.
Our Approach
Values-Guided Problem-Solving and Capacity Building Framework
Align Values. We will work together to identify and clarify your individual and collective values, mission, and vision.
Develop Goals. Next, we will use data to identify problem(s) and set values-informed goals.
Determine Causes. We will investigate the “why” behind your current reality through root cause analysis.
Plan & Execute. We will develop and implement a capacity-building plan with timelines, action items, and measurement processes.
Reflect & Refine. Once the plan has been implemented as intended, we will review the results and make any tweaks necessary to continue to grow and scale. The cycle continues, reexamining values while tackling new problems and goals.
Services
High-Quality Professional Learning
Students do better when educators do better. Organizations grow when people grow.
High-quality, continuous, professional learning empowers all staff members to excel in their roles, positively impact outcomes, foster creativity and innovation, and contribute to the collective vision for success.
But every school and organization is different. One-size-fits-all, canned solutions won’t always work. That’s why we partner with you to understand your unique context and needs and customize professional development for your staff members.
Through cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches, we can accelerate the learning necessary for success in any field. We will support you in designing, delivering, and evaluating a standards-based adult learning strategy to make learning stick.
Our Offerings:
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Enhance the capacity of educators and leaders. We guide you in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based, needs-focused professional learning in various settings.
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Craft compelling courses that align with your goals. Whether online or in-person, we help create training programs that captivate learners and yield tangible results.
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Revitalize your current learning strategies or start anew. Our tailored consultation ensures your plans are robust and effective.
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Teamwork is challenging. We help ensure your team is value-aligned, goal-focused, and primed for continuous improvement.
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Leaders benefit from guidance too. With our values-driven approach, we assist in pinpointing priorities, achieving your specific goals, and amplifying your impact.
MTSS/RtI, PLC Leadership, and Strategic Planning Services
Strategic Planning: The source of Success
Strategic planning is essential for an inspiring, actionable, and measurable vision. Recognizing the unique constraints of educational organizations and nonprofits, we focus on your community's distinct needs. By partnering with you, we design a strategic plan that fosters collective efficacy and alignment. Together, we navigate challenges, pinpoint priorities, and set the stage for enhanced overall impact.
MTSS/RtI: Building Strong systems
Challenges with Multi-Tiered Systems of Support/Response to Intervention (MTSS/RtI) are common, but our approach simplifies the complexity. We guide you in crafting robust processes, policies, practices, and professional learning plans, strengthening your value-centric culture, and accelerating both student and systems impact.
PLC Leadership: Enhancing Educator Efficacy
Our extensive experience with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) ensures tailored support. We collaborate to understand your needs, set values-aligned goals for your PLCs, and work to enhance both individual and collective capacity, driving impactful strategies and improved student outcomes.
Process and Program Evaluation
Empowering Mission-Driven Leaders with Insightful Evaluations
The Power of Evaluation
While some may shy away from the term "evaluation," at Rise & Align, it's a core value. Proper evaluation, done at the right time with the right data, provides clarity on an organization's impact, guiding either forward momentum or necessary refinements.
Efficient Execution
While we handle the intricate details—like tool design, data collection, visualizations, and report generation—the evaluation's essence remains distinctly yours. This ensures you get the vital insights you need, without the extraneous data you don't. Plus, we ensure all reporting aligns with any funder requirements.
Collaborative Approach
Our method is collaborative and values-guided. We work closely with you from the outset, understanding the unique objectives and questions your evaluation seeks to address. This partnership ensures the evaluation process is tailored to your specific needs and context.
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“While implementing a multi-component statewide education initiative, our team partnered with Dr. March to facilitate the development of our Values, Mission, Vision, and Goals, followed by systems coaching and problem-solving once implementation was underway.
Her process greatly enhanced our ability to effectively collaborate across interventions and institutions. So much so that we replicated these strategies with the school districts we served due to the impact we experienced.”
Elaine Miller, M.A.
Research Project Manager
University of Kansas
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I believe that alignment of values is the first step toward sustainable organizational change. And that directly impacts the success, growth, and achievement of teams at all levels.
Let’s chat about how I can help you and your organization “rise and align” with personalized value-guided capacity-building efforts based on your unique needs, context, and problems of practice.
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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