Leader & Teacher Development
Personalized Coaching & Training of Leaders and Teachers
Educator Development
Building Educator
Capacity
SustainED Leaders strengthens the instructional leadership skills of educators across the district: executive directors, curriculum and instruction teams, principals, assistant principals, instructional coaches, and teachers. Our team provides high-impact training and personalized side-by-side coaching that helps each educator drive instructional excellence. In building educators’ capacity, we strive to create sustainable change in districts by strengthening instructional coherence, reducing burnout and increasing long-term retention of educators, and ultimately improving student outcomes.
Tailored Professional Learning
Our district-specific, customized training and support is grounded in research-based and evidence-based practices, ensuring effective and sustainable impact. By focusing on developing leadership capacity for both current and future roles, we emphasize practice, reflection, and real-world application. Our programs build both technical and adaptive leadership skills, equipping educators with the tools to navigate challenges and drive lasting improvement.
Building Teachers’ Capacity
Personalized Side-by-Side Coaching
SustainED provides personalized side-by-side coaching to leaders and teachers to support them in implementing high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and evidence-based instructional strategies that are proven to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for all students.
We build deep, trusting relationships with each teacher and leader with whom we work and support them in leveraging their unique strengths to lead instructional improvement. Our team customizes all coaching to the unique district and school context so that educators can achieve immediate impact and sustained progress.
Our Reach
We have trained more than 3,000 campus and district leaders and 6,000 teachers across Texas.
Our Approach
We combine high-impact training with personalized coaching to equip leaders with the skills to drive sustainable instructional excellence. Our high-touch, elbow-to-elbow partnership helps build technical and adaptive instructional leadership skills that ultimately strengthen pipelines, reduce burnout, and lead to greater retention.
Who We Partner With
Districts
We partner with school districts to strengthen leadership capacity at every level. Through customized professional learning and personalized executive coaching, we help districts build and implement robust leadership development systems that attract, prepare, and retain highly effective leaders for lasting impact.
University &
Educator Preparation Programs
We collaborate with universities and educator preparation programs to develop highly effective educators and leaders. Our partnerships bridge theory and practice through research-based coursework, authentic practice, and in-field experience so that our programs prepare candidates to lead impactful, high-quality instruction from day one.
Designing Professional Learning for Impact
Professional Learning Grounded in Research
Our professional learning is grounded in the science of learning and best practices in organizational leadership, focusing on the highest-leverage instructional, organizational leadership, and adult learning practices that are proven to result in instructional improvement across districts, schools, and classrooms.
We infuse the research- and evidence-based practices into solutions that are tailored to the district context so that leaders can immediately apply new strategies in their work to improve student learning.
Practice-Based Professional Learning
Our team designs professional learning so that it builds proficiency and mastery of instructional leadership skills through applied problem-solving, practice, and collaborative learning. Participants engage in deliberate practice aligned directly to their roles, with opportunities to plan and practice strategies and receive immediate feedback from facilitators and peers, ensuring that leaders and teachers can implement these practices and strategies in their daily roles.
Side-by-Side Teacher & Leader Coaching
We provide side-by-side coaching and development to leaders and teachers to support them in implementing the research- and evidence-based practices in their daily roles. We collaborate with district leaders to design and implement authentic, role-embedded training experiences that prepare participants to become strong instructional leaders and highly effective teachers.
Participants develop skills through high-touch, individualized coaching, guidance from an effective mentor, and authentic responsibilities in a gradual release model, building the confidence and competence needed to lead high-quality instruction and improvement efforts from day one.
Developing Educators at Every Level
We provide leadership training and development to educators at every level using research-based methodologies that align goals, improve system-wide culture, and accelerate learning for all students.
Teachers
Our team builds the capacity of teachers through practice-based training and personalized side-by-side coaching. We deepen their content knowledge, strengthen their pedagogical practices and increase their confidence and readiness to plan and deliver rigorous and engaging lessons that maximize all students’ learning.
Instructional Coaches & Teacher Leaders
We develop expertise in research-based instruction, team leadership, data-driven instruction, and continuous improvement to empower teaching teams to accelerate student outcomes and foster a culture of learning.
Campus Administrators
Our team builds campus leaders’ capacity through job-embedded, side-by-side coaching that strengthens their ability to systematically lead instructional improvement and cultivate positive staff and student culture that drives sustained school-wide improvement.
District & Curriculum Leaders
Access tailored solutions for building leadership pipelines, increasing retention of effective leaders, and aligning leadership development with district goals using evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes, educator satisfaction, and operational excellence.
Developing Educators to Accelerate Students’ Learning
Participants in our teacher and leadership development programs consistently show rapid growth in the highest-leverage leadership competencies, drive stronger student outcomes, and demonstrate higher retention.
93% of leaders coached in 2023-2024 remained in positions of school leadership.
98% of M.Ed. students passed the Performance Assessment for School Leaders.
96% of principal residents felt more equipped and confident to enter into a school leadership role as a result of the Residency program.
Pursue Excellence in Education