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Center for Model Schools

Partner with the Center for Model Schools to Build the 
Future of Education

The International Center for Leadership in Education is now the Center for Model Schools. Our name is new but our focus on supporting teachers and leaders in service of students is the same. And coming soon, additional ways to engage in year round personalized leadership experiences. Every child deserves a Model School and leaders make it happen.

MODEL SCHOOLS CONFERENCE

We don’t accomplish anything in education alone

Join our Model Schools Conference to connect, be inspired, reimagine, and reignite! Share strategies, learn from thought-provoking industry leaders, and reflect on personal and professional growth.

Professional Development for Leaders to Address Today's Challenges

  • Model Schools Conference

    Transformation in education is achieved through purposeful, consistent actions, driven by a clear vision of what's best for students. Since 1991, Model Schools Conference has been the only event where educators take center stage, featuring teachers and leaders who have achieved incredible results to showcase the way for attendees to implement meaningful change when they return home.

  • Transformational Leadership Network

    Leadership can feel lonely, but it doesn’t have to be that way. The Transformational Leadership Network connects leaders who share similar challenges in three unique ways:

    1. Inter-district cohort sessions, facilitated by experts in Improvement Science.​
    2. Personalized 1:1 collaboration, focused on meeting the school and district’s specific goals​
    3. Flexible engagement options, including a range of in person, synchronous and asynchronous opportunities​
  • Leadership Consulting

    As a leader, you have a vision for your district. Let Leadership Consulting be your partner in bringing your vision to life.

    Every consultant, keynote speaker, and coach from The Center for Model Schools brings a proven history of achieving transformational change and will work collaboratively with leaders and teachers in your district—providing tangible strategies and practical actions that drive school-wide transformation.

  • 5Essentials Survey and Professional Learning

    The 5Essentials® is an evidence-based diagnostic survey that provides actionable data and insight into how well a school is organized for improvement. Our leadership consultants help school leaders develop and implement sustainable processes, practices, and protocols using survey results to improve schools.

Our coach continues to challenge my thinking every time she comes. I can see my growth as a leader throughout this year, and I attribute a lot of that growth to this coaching.

Kelly Folliard

Administrator, Kirby School District, IL

Our Team

Our thought leaders are driving the way forward in education.

Kyra Donovan 1 WEB

Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools

Adam Drummond WF1647850

Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools and Author, Instructional Leadership

Jessica Huizenga Headshot

Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools

Linda Headshot 002

Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools

WF1658600 christopher price

Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools

WF1658600 richard schroeder

Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools

Joshua Starr WF1647850

Managing Partner, The Center for Model Schools and Author, Equity-Based Leadership

WF1658600 scott traub

Operating Partner, The Center for Model Schools

DIRECTORS
WF1658600 Rachael Harshman

Director of Professional Learning, The Center for Model Schools

WF1658600 cece mahre

Director of Professional Learning, The Center for Model Schools

WF1658600 pamela palmer

Director of Professional Learning, The Center for Model Schools

WF1658600 charlotte thomas marabel

Director of Professional Learning, The Center for Model Schools

WF1658600 andrea tottosy

Director of Professional Learning, The Center for Model Schools

WF1658600 jillian whatley

Director of Professional Learning, The Center for Model Schools

Build the future of education with us.

Insights & Resources

The 5Essentials Framework

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