Dana Coleman Consulting

We’re so grateful for our clients’ kind words; hearing this feedback fuels our commitment to go above and beyond every day. Today, we share some client kudos for Dana as she worked with Teach For America Kansas City on a strategic planning project. Thank you TFA-KC for trusting us to be part of your journey! #clientkudos #partnership #outcomesforteams #educationconsulting

💥 Celebrating National Principal's Month! 💥 We are honored to see the incredible principals working at our partner schools. Your leadership, dedication, and vision make a lasting impact on your schools and communities every day. Thank you for inspiring and empowering both students and staff!  #NationalPrincipalsMonth #Leadership #EducationalExcellence  

A school’s front office staff is undoubtedly a leading voice with families and community members. How are you providing training and development with this team? 🤝 Recently, Candace partnered with a school network with a desire to “pour into” their front office team and family coordinators in the same way it provides trainings, retreats and skill-building for other teams. 💡 Working with leaders to understand their vision for the time, Candace built and led a 4- hour retreat with goal-setting reflections, personal value assessments and micro-trainings of authentic listening skills. 📊 Attendees wholeheartedly appreciated the personal value assessment activity (100% of attendees rating this a highly effective part of their experience!) and 94% felt the listening skill practice strengthened their abilities to partner and communicate with parents. 💭 Have some training or retreat ideas that you’re working to get down on paper - reach out to Candace for brainstorm support!

🗒 Salary concerns. Role shifts. Manager changes. Team dynamics. Adjusted schedules. When leaders start conversations about retention and satisfaction, they are often met with a layered list of hopes, concerns, questions, and considerations from their staff. And as Candace has noted, when leaders approach these conversations as a listening opportunity - a true connection opportunity! - the convo ensures a team member feels heard and valued. And that in and of itself is a retention tool! #listeningconvos #empatheticlistening #retentionconversations #retentionlaunch

"Are you returning to the team next year?" 😶 Believe it or not, school teams are already preparing for winter retention conversations with their staff. Regularly communicating with your employees about their overall satisfaction, their professional goals, and their feedback for you or the organization is SO HEALTHY - but it requires solid listening and engagement skills. Hear from Candace about her work coaching leaders as they prepare for retention conversations. #retention #communication #staffengagement #activelistening

We're back to share some treasured client feedback featuring a reflection of Candace's work with KIPP KANSAS CITY this past spring. Candace supported as an interim Director of Talent and worked with the team's Talent Manager and Principals to guide them to hiring outcomes. #clientkudos #partnership #outcomesforteams #educationconsulting

High-impact coaching is all about consistency and support! At DCC, we believe the key to success is a strong blend of on-site, live coaching paired with 1:1 virtual sessions to keep progress moving between visits. We're doing just that with our friends in Omaha! In our recent (virtual!) coaching sessions, our high school teachers focused on perfecting their unit plans for the first semester. No matter the location, it's all about meeting teachers where they are and helping them grow! #teachercoaching #unitplanning #teacherdevelopment

Summertime was packed with meaningful projects alongside leaders throughout Missouri. We always value client feedback because we deeply care about leaders feeling the impact of working alongside DCC. We're grateful to share some "client kudos" from recent projects led by Dana and Candace! #clientkudos #partnership #outcomesforteams #educationconsulting

🎯 Supporting new math teachers means more than just handing them a curriculum – it’s about giving them the tools and confidence to make it work for their students. Recently we hosted a session for new math teachers focused on mastering their curriculum and building a strategic pacing guide that works for every learner in the room. From the jump, 100% of teachers reported they weren’t sure which skills to focus on. By the end? 100% of teachers stated they felt clear and confident in mapping out what their students need to succeed AND had increased their own content knowledge in how to teach those skills! 🎉 The best part? Teachers left feeling empowered and relieved, ready to guide their students with a flexible, student-centered plan. 👉 School leaders and teachers: Want to jumpstart this process in your school? Reach out for a FREE pacing guide template to help you get started!

Move over, Kim Possible and Nancy Drew. 🔎 Candace is here with her magnifying glass to examine and look into your hiring season - all with an eye to help you improve for next year. Wowzers! We are seeing leaders throughout Missouri use Quarter 1 to pause and reflect on their hiring process and cycle from the last year. From auditing interview steps to analyzing trends in their hires, to reflecting on interview gaps, these reflections lead teams to ALREADY set the stage for improvements for next year. #talentandhiring #processimprovement #leaderreflections