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Systems-focused professional development designed to create consistent, high-quality experiences from one classroom to the next. 

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Consistency is a key ingredient in trajectory-changing schools* 

But most professional development doesn't focus on how to get adults to align their behavior consistently. 

Rise Together does. 

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Developed in National Blue Ribbon schools, Rise Together is a six-month program designed to address inconsistency between classrooms. 

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If you know what you want to see in classrooms, but you can't get teachers to do it consistently:
Rise Together is for you. 

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Schools are not short on ideas, inspiration, or initiatives.

They need a system to align routines, behaviors, and agreements across adults that impacts leadership, academic achievement, culture, and talent retention. 

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Rise Together Helps With: 

In 12 weeks, we will: 

---- Co-create your priorities and goals 

---- Define what must be “locked tight” across classrooms while protecting teacher creativity 

---- Customize the system of leadership routines that everyone in your school - or district- can adhere to every week 

---- Execute on determined leadership routines, observation look-fors, and feedback practices to change what happens in the classroom 

---- Watch your priorities become consistent, observable practice across classrooms and teams 

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Developed in Blue Ribbon Schools.
Trusted nationwide. 

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Leadership Development

Equip leaders with the structure, language, and systems to elevate all classrooms to the same level. 

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Teacher Development 

Support all teachers in your school by establishing what success looks like and coaching them to achieve it. 

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Talent 
Retention

Avoid the whiplash of changing curriculum, systems, and goals, all of which contribute to burnout. 

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Classroom 
Consistency

Set goals, look-fors, and systems to create consistency across all classrooms within six months 

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Academic Foundation 

Establish consistent, coherent classroom leadership as the foundation for strong academic acheivement 

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Going from Good to Great 

Consistency helps schools go from a handful of strong teachers to strong classrooms across the board 

Our Team

Founded by Brad White, the founder and leader of a two-time Blue Ribbon school and lifelong educator, our team of education strategists brings practical support, innovative solutions, and the right kind of courage to school systems. 

Founder

Brad White

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Brad is the founder of two Blue Ribbon Schools. He is a former principal, teacher, and advocate for educational justice. 

Facilitator/Strategist

Jeff Osborne

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Jeff has served as a founding principal and director of academics at top-performing schools in Denver and Houston. 

Facilitator/Strategist 

Kate Hubbard

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Kate has been a teacher, a director of teacher development, a chief academic officer, and held several leadership roles for student services. 

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Get in touch with us for a consultation to discover if Rise Together is right for your school or district. 

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