FOR SUPERINTENDENTS, CHIEFS OF STAFF, AND CFOS
Organization & System Design
Staffing, structure, systems, and relationships that further your priorities, fit into your budget, and build trust with your board, staff, and community.
THE PROBLEM
Student needs are growing while budgets tighten.
Districts are serving students with more intense and more diverse needs while facing the tightest budgets in years. Since 2018-19, schools added 7 percent more staff while enrollment fell 3 percent, and federal relief has run out.
Doing more of the same won't close the gap. Leading in the "new normal" requires clear priorities, staffing and resources aligned to them, and a culture that promotes student and educator success.
Source: Aldeman, The 74, 2026 (NCES data).
WHAT WE LOOK AT
Four things that have to fit together.
Staffing
FTE per 1,000 students by function, vendor spend, and trends against enrollment, compared with national and state peers.
Structure
Layers, spans of control, decision rights, and how many central office contacts a principal has.
Systems
The school support model, student monitoring, curricula and tools in use, and how educators improve their practice over time.
Relationships
How central office actually connects to schools: influencers, bridge builders, loose ties, and hidden workloads.
DELIVERABLES
Walk away with an evidence-based picture of your school system, strategic priorities, and an actionable roadmap.
A Findings Report across staffing, structure, systems, and relationships
A board benchmark packet with peer districts
Operating model options, decision rights, and a school support model
A redesign roadmap and board presentation
TAILORED SUPPORT
As much support as your district needs.
We tailor every engagement to your community's needs by adjusting the depth of support across each part of our work.
Put every role and every dollar behind your priorities.
Thirty minutes, off the record.