How we work with each other is how we work with you.
Our beliefs are why we do this work, and our culture is how we do it. Together they set how we treat each other and the thousands of educators who trust us to support their teachers, coaches, principals and students.
Beliefs define our why.
Seven beliefs about public education and the people in it. Every engagement starts from them.
- 01
Public education
Public education is the heart of a free and thriving culture.
- 02
A moral obligation
Leaders have a moral obligation and an amazing opportunity to continuously create K-12 public education in America.
- 03
Meaningful learning
Meaningful learning is self-directed, relevant, and internally motivated.
- 04
Growth mindset
Growth mindset is essential to personal and professional progress, and the only effective educators are lifelong learners.
- 05
Adapting to learners
Highly effective educators adapt to the needs of learners.
- 06
Unique gifts
All people have the right to discover their unique gifts and the responsibility to share them with others.
- 07
Equity
All people deserve equity in the expectations for their successes and equity in the learning experience to develop the life-ready skills, confidence, hope, and wisdom to thrive.
Culture drives our how.
Seven tenets, one at a time. They are the standard we hold each other to, and the one a district can hold us to.
- Tenet 1 of 7
Mission Matters Most
Our mission inspires each of us to hustle every day and compels us to strategically sacrifice to ensure we have the intended impact before it is too late. We must be agile and focused because we are the point of the spear.
- Tenet 2 of 7
Courageous Humility
When mission matters most, there is no room for ego. Our calling gives us courage greater than ourselves in the face of obstacles and opposition. We customize to local context while never compromising our values.
- Tenet 3 of 7
Elegant Innovation
Simplify is our mantra; sustainability is our goal. We challenge ourselves with constraints that benefit our partners and increase our impact while fueling our creativity. We know that innovation is more about implementation and iteration than ideation, so we walk more than we talk.
- Tenet 4 of 7
We Grow
We embrace challenges as opportunities to learn. We crave feedback because it makes us better. We measure what we value, and if it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen. We are so convicted by our processes that we use them on ourselves.
- Tenet 5 of 7
Intentional Design
Empathy is at the heart of all of our processes. We design solutions and experiences so that people can use their gifts. Everything we do is on purpose.
- Tenet 6 of 7
Better Together
True collaboration requires vulnerability, eradicates competition, and elevates each person to their best and highest use. Great minds think differently; as a team, we discover the best solutions that we all own.
- Tenet 7 of 7
Trust
Humbled by the opportunity we have to make a difference, we do not take for granted that our partners are trusting us to help make their vision a reality. We vow to always be real, to be who we are. Therefore, we trust our own intentions, actions, conscience, engage2learn processes, and each other.
Our people on what it’s like to work here.
It is why our own work runs on the same processes we bring to a district, and why a partnership tracks classroom practice in GroweLab as it improves.
Hold us to it, starting with one conversation.
Tell us what your district is working on. You will meet people who work this way with each other first.
