Services Offered

Whether you need targeted support for a short-term project (consulting) or long-term strategic guidance (advisory), HB3 offers tailored services to help you design, implement, and evaluate high-impact educational initiatives.

Background Research

Launching a new program requires a solid research foundation. I offer timely, customized analysis, whether you need a brief overview, in-depth policy paper, 50-state comparison, or strategic position paper. Time and/or resource constraints may make it difficult to have a full-time policy expert on staff who can handle this type of research. That’s where I can help. I offer support for numerous types of policy documents and can help with any ad hoc requests as they appear.

Whether you need a:

  • Briefing memo (1-2 page introductory overview on a topic);

  • Policy paper / Landscape analysis / Environmental scan (a more extended, deeper dive and analysis);

  • 50-state scan (comparing current status across all jurisdictions); or

  • Position paper (analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of opposing arguments),

I can conduct background research and help fill your needs. If desired, I can also create a content library (annotated bibliography including links of sources) or presentation.

Who might be interested? State education and workforce agencies; charter school founders and networks; microschool founders; cultural institutions; non-profits

Is the curriculum you offer reflective of modern student needs? Are you exploring new models for interdisciplinary courses? Would you like to help your teachers plan for project-based learning and/or authentic assessment of student learning? Or are you simply looking to ensure that the scope of your proposed curriculum aligns with required standards?

Regardless of your needs, digging into the minutia of curriculum has always been a deep interest of mine. I will help pressure-test and strengthen your curriculum to ensure rigor, relevance, and coherence.

Who might be interested? Cultural Institutions; charter school founders; microschools; non-profits; traditional public schools

Curriculum Support

Stakeholder Engagement

Education reform and policy is a dynamic environment in which our understanding of change is regularly updated and modernized. However, one constant that has not changed is the essential role of high-quality stakeholder engagements. I design and facilitate high-impact stakeholder engagement strategies, from mapping key voices to planning inclusive convenings, to build trust and generate actionable insights.

Who might be interested? State education agencies; charter school founders; microschools; non-profits; cultural institutions

Data Collection Design and Instrument Development

Whether you are interested in a conducting a formative or summative program evaluation, a research study, an implementation study, or need to review and assess the strength of the metrics you use, my background in mixed method data collection and qualitative research can support your project.

I have designed original data collection instruments, including classroom assessments of student learning (I have also delivered original training sessions on assessment design and data literacy), original focus group / interview protocols (I have trained younger staff members on how to conduct these types of sessions), and surveys. I have also helped schools and district design institutional assessment plans, aligning assessment activities with learning standards and ensuring that programs have adequate information to make informed decisions.

Who might be interested? State education and workforce agencies; non-profits; cultural institutions; charter school networks

Analysis

Once you have identified trustworthy data sources and have started collecting your data, it’s time to analyze your results. I have deep experience in qualitative data analysis and have designed original training on coding qualitative data - this includes textual data as well as multimedia artifacts. I can translate the results of focus group and interviews into personas and journey maps, or I can code and summarize trends from qualitative data in a traditional summary report. In addition, I can conduct quantitative analyses on your survey results, and I can speak across data sources to help with decision support and strategic storytelling. If desired, I can also develop a presentation of your results.

Who might be interested? State education and workforce agencies; non-profits; cultural institutions; charter school networks

Strategic Planning

All education change efforts require an organizational structure that will guide future work. From crafting mission statements to building logic models, I help education leaders develop clear, actionable plans that connect vision to impact. I also support program evaluations and communications strategies that influence ongoing momentum. I have experience using strategic planning to drive programmatic or policy impact.

Who might be interested? State education agencies; cultural institutions; traditional school districts; charter school networks; non-profits