Transforming Schools in Illinois
Illinois education leaders work together to drive positive change, foster continuous district and school improvement, and shape a brighter future for all students.
K12 partner districts across the country are working closely with Studer Education to enhance continuous improvement efforts, elevate student outcomes, and shape the future of education. Our commitment to guide and support our district partners to foster positive change has paved the way for transformative initiatives. Explore the success stories of our partners In Illinois and throughout the country.
School and District Improvement
LEARNING PARTNER
Select education vendors have been approved by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to provide learning partner services to comprehensive and targeted schools. Title I, Part A, Section 1003 School Improvement Grant funds may be used only for direct services provided by these approved learning partners. Learning partner services must be aligned to the approved school improvement plan. Studer Education (Huron Consulting Services, LLC.) is an ISBE Learning Partner for School and District Improvement.
ISBE’s Mission of Continuous Improvement
The Statewide System of Support focuses resources on the schools and districts with the greatest need to build the capacity of school leaders to implement effective school improvement practices. The goal is to enable schools in improvement status to improve student outcomes and exit status.
School and District Improvement
LEARNING PARTNER
Select education vendors have been approved by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to provide learning partner services to comprehensive and targeted schools. Title I, Part A, Section 1003 School Improvement Grant funds may be used only for direct services provided by these approved learning partners. Learning partner services must be aligned to the approved school improvement plan. Studer Education (Huron Consulting Services, LLC.) is an ISBE Learning Partner for School and District Improvement.
ISBE’s Mission of Continuous Improvement
The Statewide System of Support focuses resources on the schools and districts with the greatest need to build the capacity of school leaders to implement effective school improvement practices. The goal is to enable schools in improvement status to improve student outcomes and exit status.
Our Partners in Illinois
Our Impact
“We introduced the strategies that Studer teaches and survey tools, which have helped us achieve much more consistency in leadership…Two of our first big steps were conducting employee engagement and customer satisfaction surveys. We tied those results directly to the leader scorecards, which became their evaluation. Using survey results to evaluate leaders motivated us to get on board pretty quickly. The process made getting on board necessary because you can’t score well If you’re not on board.”
— Jon Malone, Regional Director and Chief Executive • Northwestern Illinois Association, IL.
“It’s so critical to understand that in order for this to work leaders must go first. But leaders also need great coaches. You cannot pick any athletic sports team that isn’t coached by a coach, and this is an opportunity that Studer Education provides along with its tools and tactics and a recipe for success. I think the Estacada School District is an exemplar example of that recipe for success, but we couldn’t have done it without Kathy Oropallo. Kathy is a part of who we are as a culture. She has been with us all the way through the process and it’s so fun to able to see our successes and our wins continue to collect with someone who we have trusted dearly to help us support in extremely vulnerable experiences. ”
— Ryan Carpenter, Superintendent • Estacada School District, OR.
“Embracing continuous improvement as a leader means first looking at the systems in place within the organization and unnecessary hassles that are getting in the way of achieving the mission and vision of our school site/district. When we look to improve the system first, we see the people of the organization embrace a growth mindset and a change of culture.”
— Casey Rangel , Principal • Burton School District, CA.
Consult with Our Solutions Experts in Illinois
Sarah Maston
Partner Development Director
Michael Prouty
Partner Development Associate
Hear Stories of Illinois Excellence
The Accelerate Your Performance podcast shares stories of excellent organizations, ground-breaking leaders, and the practices behind their success. These episodes, alongside our insights blog, focus on our partners that use tactical actions to improve workplace culture and their organizational effectiveness.
Regional Superintendents within the Illinois Regional Offices of Education, Matt Renaud and Dr. Kyle Thompson, discuss how they each work to help recruit and retain teachers in their districts. They will discuss many of their recruitment tactics and how they retain their high-level teachers.
Education leaders need the courage to take risks and have the vulnerability to accept failure. Jon Malone, Director and CEO of Northwestern Illinois Association, shares how modeling this behavior helps to deliver exceptional service in organizations.
Northwestern Illinois Association embarked on a new journey to increase their value. These are the steps they took to create a culture of “unmistakable value”.
Amy Mikesell, principal of Estacada High School, and Kate Dean, instructional coach, share their continuous improvement journey and the strategies, such as PDSA, rounding, and Plus/Delta, that have helped to achieve great progress in helping students own their learning. Listen as they share advice and strategies used to achieve success in their classroom improvement journey.
System-wide Education Improvement
With solutions to support excellence from the district office to the classroom, Studer Education meets you where you are and helps you get where you want to go.
Organizational Excellence Coaching
Apply a systems improvement approach to achieve at the highest levels. Coach leaders to focus on people, strategy, execution, culture, and results.
Strategic Planning
Develop an aligned strategic direction and implement systems and processes that empower people to execute on strategy.
Leading School Improvement
Turn around under-performing schools or take consistent schools to the next level with proven leadership strategies.
Leading Classroom Improvement
Integrate improvement practices in classrooms to engage teachers, students, and parents in student learning.
Feedback Surveys & Results
Use data and input from stakeholders to develop solve big challenges with the support and alignment.
Nine Principles Academy
Provide just-in-time, research-based tools and training to scale effective leadership and instructional practices for school and classroom leaders.
Accomplish results by tackling big challenges
- Align Teams on a Shared Strategic Direction
- Establish Systems and Processes that Accelerate Results
- Engage Your Community, Families, and Board Members as Partners in Achieving Outcomes
- Implement Continuous Improvement Initiatives at Scale
- Transform Workplace Culture
- Develop All Leaders and Empower them to Solve Problems
Read Stories of Impact Across the US
Explore our latest case studies, insights and resources for districtwide organization excellence, continuous improvement, employee engagement, strategic planning, leading school improvement and more.