System Improvement
Overview
Learning Forward helps transform districts into learning systems where collaborative inquiry, continuous improvement, and shared responsibility for all students guide the work of every professional. We help your system establish the conditions—a shared vision, qualified leadership, aligned resources, measures to learn and improve from, and effective change management—that promote continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
Through whole-group sessions, leadership team learning communities, and expert coaching sessions, leaders throughout a district work together as a community of learning educators, exploring major concepts, practicing skills, and giving each other feedback.
What We Do
A systemwide focus on equity and excellence across the district
District leaders modeling learning leadership
Focus on embedding the Standards for Professional Learning across the system
Principal professional learning and communities of practice
Focused learning on a problem of practice specific to the system
Increased leadership effectiveness in leading change
Our Work
Becoming A Learning System
This book offers district leaders a framework to guide daily decisions that promote continuous improvement.
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Assessing Impact: Evaluating Staff Development 2nd Edition
Get guidance and practical resources through an eight-step evaluation framework.
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Inquire
Fill out our web form and let us know a little about your system and your goals for becoming a learning system.
Connect
We’ll connect you with one of our consultants to talk about our school leadership work and how we can support you.
Engage
We’ll work with your school leaders on site and virtually to ensure their work gets results for teacher and students.
System Improvement Team
Joellen Killion
Austin, Texas
Joellen Killion is a senior advisor to Learning Forward and served for many years as the association’s deputy executive director….
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Terry Morganti-Fisher
Austin, Texas
Terry Morganti-Fisher is a senior consultant for the Learning Forward. Terry leads districts and schools in becoming authentic professional learning…
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Steve Preston
Decatur, Georgia
Steve Preston has more than four decades experience leading innovation and school improvement at the local and state levels. He…
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Ann Delehant
Webster, New York
Ann Delehant is a senior consultant for Learning Forward. She is an experienced facilitator, learning leader and agent of systemwide…
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