From charter schools and networks to large districts, from early elementary to late secondary, and from public to private, the context matters not. Our varied experience, as well as our approach to the highly individualized needs of your school or student, will quickly identify and address the seemingly intractable barriers to student learning.

Public • Private • Turnaround • Charter • Turnaround Charter • Pre-K
Elementary • Middle • Secondary • School • Network

 
 
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Matthew Coons, Executive Director

 

As a founding teacher and dean at half a dozen schools and districts nationwide, Matthew is experienced in supporting all stakeholders in school communities and has had the opportunity to work with passionate and experienced teachers, staff members, students, families, and community providers the country over.

After completing his undergraduate studies and gaining rural teaching experience at Middlebury College, he spent five years designing and teaching history, literacy, and comprehension classes in middle and high schools in New Orleans. 

Later, he served as a founding history teacher, cohort leader, and Dean of Students within Boston Public Schools, where he helped design and implement the programming that, within two years, became Massachusetts’ highest-performing turnaround district charter school.

Since 2014, he has worked at the national level to improve student achievement by applying best practices in child development, psychology, and adult leadership, with the goal of promoting student transfer, ownership, and progress. 

 
 
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