Solutions
Leadership Development to Improve Outcomes
Build Strong Leaders. Strengthen School Culture. Improve Outcomes.
Effective schools rely on strong leaders at every level
CLS’ School Leadership Training & Development equips current and aspiring school leaders with the mindset, skills, and practical tools needed to lead people, manage change, and build high-performing school cultures.
Our leadership development work is practical, grounded in real school environments, and customized to the unique needs of each school or district.
How it Works
Practical, Collaborative Leadership Development
- Board Relations and Policy, including the Superintendent’s Evaluation
- Executive Coaching – onsite and virtual
- How to Handle Declining Enrollment
- How to Maximize Funding
- Instructional Development
- School Safety Consultation and Planning
- Surviving the Superintendency
- 100 Day Planning for Immediate Results
Leadership That Drives Lasting Improvement
Develop confident leaders at all levels of the organization
Strengthen trust, communication, and collaboration among staff
Improve staff engagement, morale, and retention
Build leadership capacity that sustains long-term improvement
Create alignment and consistency across schools and leadership teams
Customized Leadership Training for Today’s Schools
CLS partners with schools and districts to design leadership development experiences for:
- Superintendents and district leadership teams
- Principals and assistant principals
- Instructional coaches and department leaders
- Teacher leaders and aspiring administrators
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who would benefit from CLS’ leadership development services?
The simple answer is EVERY leader. Our services support emerging leaders, school and district level leaders, executives, and entire leadership teams. We meet leaders where they are and help them to navigate change, address struggles, communicate effectively, build trust, and make confident decisions, ultimately developing resilient leadership and sustainable organizational success.
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How does CLS’ leadership development support leaders?
CLS provides boots-on-the-ground support for leaders. We deliver leadership development through customized individual and/or group coaching, organizational consulting, and interactive workshops. Our team supports leaders in focusing on the few priorities that matter most and aligning adult actions to student outcomes. Leaders are guided to define clear indicators of success and translate vision into consistent […]
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What makes CLS’s leadership development approach credible and effective?
Most importantly, CLS associates bring immeasurable leadership experience, particularly in the realm of leading successful change at both the site and district levels. Our team has been directly responsible for real outcomes in complex environments. Clients work with partners who understand the realities of change and have helped others achieve lasting, meaningful improvement. CLS supports […]
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What makes CLS’s leadership development effective for busy leaders?
CLS associates bring deep experience as practitioners who have led complex work at both the site and district levels. We understand the daily demands leaders face and help them stay focused on what matters most by clarifying goals and maintaining disciplined attention to those priorities amid competing pressures. Our experienced team doesn’t just teach leadership; […]
Related Resources
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Leadership DevelopmentFive Professional Learning Transformations for a Post-COVID World
As schools continue to recover from the tragedy of a global pandemic, they can look to new opportunities emerging amidst the trauma and grief. These opportunities include a return to the primacy of relationships among adults and students, the abandonment of ineffective practices such as inspirational monologues without meaningful interaction, and dramatic improvements in professional learning. To realize the latter, educators need to drive toward five transformations in professional learning. Although we have long known the inadequacies of traditional approaches to PD, the constraints imposed on schools by the pandemic create a sense of urgency that should make us intolerant of such ineffective practices.
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Instructional Leadership Training
Gender Gap at the Top
Creating the best pipeline for senior leadership means encouraging women to apply
A school board’s most important responsibility is hiring and evaluating the district superintendent, but a major concern is that the percentage of women superintendents is far from being representative. Several education experts offer advice on how boards can build a leadership pipeline for women.
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Instructional Leadership Training
Accountability is More Than Test Scores
Test scores represent only one piece of the accountability data. These test scores should be interpreted in the context of other information about what schools are doing.
Focus on what matters. Let us help you grow.
Our experts have decades of experience in K-12 education and administration and are dedicated to delivering personalized and differentiated learning opportunities to help your team grow.
