Comments from School Board Trustee Mike DeRyder of Bellevue following our facilitation of their recent Superintendent Search.
"During the past year and a half, I have had the pleasure of receiving professional support and guidance from West Michigan Education Research and Development Foundation. As a 2nd year administrator, this guidance has increased my ability to manage the day to day and long term tasks in my building. My focus has been on building capacity in all staff to provide quality instruction through best practices. I look forward to each meeting so that I can glean jewels of understanding. Every beginning administrator needs this type of support to ensure success in the operations of their building!"
-Essence Williamson, Principal, South Walnut Elementary, Bangor MI
"...In addition to the tremendous response and attendance at the initial session, stakeholders also shared many positives regarding the process and engaging nature of the work..." Letter from Superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools following Strategic Plan Revision
Feedback from Allegan AESA Instructional Services Department Strategic Planning session:
"Your leadership offered opportunities to dive deeper into our work, exploring our vision and collaborating our thinking."
"Your facilitation was spot on, you let us go when we needed and challenged us when needed. It was a good blend. I think you had a good read on our department."
"Chris is a good facilitator with a wealth of experience to add to the conversation. He is engaging and very willing to push back on ideas and thinking. Hugely valuable to making sure we had a robust conversation."
"...He was well-prepared and engaged everyone. I think it was a good move on your part to bring him in. "
Feedback from Galesburg-Augusta Board of Education Workshop: