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How can we help?
Community
Schools & Districts
Community
Community groups and agencies are key partners in education
- Staff Capacity Building
- Navigating Public Education as Community Partners
- Team Building & Mentoring
- Leadership Development & Succession Planning
Families
Schools & Districts
Community
Children and families are at the centre of public education
- Understanding the Rights of Children & Parent/Guardian in Education
- Navigating Special Education Programs and Services in Public Schools
Schools & Districts
Schools & Districts
Schools & Districts
Confidence in public education requires continual improvement
- Evidence- & Rights-based
- Special Education, IEP Implementation, Inclusion
- Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Change Management
Services for community organizations
Community Organizations provide invaluable services to families involved in public education. Whether operating homework or breakfast clubs, athletics or leadership opportunities, or connecting families and schools through advocacy, Community Organizations are important partners.
Navigating Public Education
The relationship between public education and community organizations is a critical component to ensuring success for all learners. If only the education system was simple and straightforward!
Shannon's career - classroom teacher, school principal, superintendent of education - equips her to help develop your team's capacity to navigate the system while supporting families. Some of the matters she can help with include:
- Special Education: IPRC meetings, IEP implementation, programs and services
- School Discipline: Suspension appeals, discrimination
Shannon's expertise as both an educational leader and as a parent will help your team feel confident and knowledgeable.
Team Building and Mentoring
To be effective, teams need to continually hone their skills. Strong communication, cohesive focus on goals, and transparent decision-making are some of the key characteristics of effective teams.
Shannon's experience as a school and district leaders provide her with the insight and strategies to bring your team together in strength and solidarity with your organization's goals.
Leadership Development and Succession Planning
Community Organizations are pivotal in today's society, yet the resources are not always readily available. To ensure ongoing success of your organization, you need nimble and adaptive leadership. Shannon has spent decades mentoring, coaching and developing leaders. See what she can do for your organization today!
Book a Complimentary Virtual Introduction
Ready to take the next step? We offer community organizations a complimentary 30 minute virtual introduction to discuss your situation and how Shannon can help.
Services for Families
Children and youth are the most important people in Public Education. Article 28 of the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child states, Children have a right to publicly funded education. The Ontario Human Rights Code and other legislation prohibit discrimination in the area of services (public education is a service) on any individual or combination of protected grounds, including age, creed, disability, race, gender identity and expression, etc... And yet, children and youth, and their families encounter barriers preventing the full enjoyment of their human rights within education.
Consultation: Understanding Your Rights in Public Education
We offer a wide range of educational consulting services to help you achieve academic and professional success. Our services include academic counseling, career guidance, exam preparation, and much more.
Know your rights within public education to ensure your child
- is receiving the best education possible
- experiences bias- and discrimination-free schooling
- has an IEP that is effective and updated regularly
- and you, their family and first advocate, are being heard and understood by school staff.
Shannon will meet with families and support teams to provide helpful information and answer questions to prepare you to advocate for your child at school.
Advocacy: Navigating Special Education Programs & Services
As an educator and parent of a child with a disability, Shannon knows how complex and confusing the public education system can be.
Families may wish to have an expert on their team to help you:
- communicate effectively with school staff, ensuring you are heard
- get the supports, programs and services your child requires
- find common ground and commitments with school staff
Shannon will join your team and participate in communications and meetings with school staff for additional support in the moment.
Resources for Families and Youth
Stay up-to-date with the latest educational news and trends by reading our blog. News and articles are shared regularly, offering insights and advice on a topics related to education, special education, human rights and Indigenous rights in public education.
Get in touch
If your child's rights, or your rights as parent/guardians, are not being protected and upheld at school, or in interactions with school or school board staff, reach out to see how Shannon's knowledge and expertise within public education can help.
If you would like to learn more about consultation and/or Advocacy services, please get in touch so we can start developing a plan today.
Services for Schools and Districts
Public confidence in education demands high performance and continually improving outcomes for children and youth.
With decades of leadership experience including serving as principal in both elementary and secondary schools and superintendent of education, Shannon offers a wealth of expertise in educational leadership, strategic planning, and leadership for special education.
Leadership Development and Succession Planning
School leadership is a powerful lever in equitable student outcomes.
Principals are retiring and school districts need evidence-based, sustainable leadership and succession planning to grow a robust cadre of knowledgeable and nimble school and district leadership.
Shannon brings a wealth of experience in mentoring, coaching, and succession planning to help busy school districts attract, develop and retain dedicated, expert leadership for student success.
Special Education and Human Rights
Special Education is one of the most important, most complex and most contested areas of education.
Principals admit they have less time, fewer resources and lack the knowledge required to adequately supervise the Special Education program.
Given the legislative requirements, school districts will benefit from Shannon's experience leading special education in schools and her expertise in Human and Indigenous Rights within education.
Strategic Planning to Enhance Public Confidence
In the rapidly changing and increasingly digitized world of education, skillful planning and facilitation is required to ensure parent, student, and community voice is at the centre of both short-term and multi-year planning.
Shannon's leadership at the school and district levels provided her with training and opportunities to facilitate conversations wherein differing perspectives are heard and understood.
Clients Can Depend On ...
Feeling heard and seeing your goals and expectations met
- Trusting a transparent and collaborative approach
- Having confidence in Shannon's knowledge, expertise, responsiveness and ability to deliver
- Experiencing enhanced organizational cohesion, stronger community connections, and augmented leadership capacity