Strategy

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The Power of Strategy

We provide strengths-based, flexible, client driven strategic support to a variety of organizations and school districts. Our strategy partnerships span a wide range of projects including project design, planning and management, network design and development, scaling strategies, strategic guidance, technical assistance, product and brand development, market positioning and go-to-market strategy, organizational development, strategic communications, and education foundation investment strategy.

Services

Scaling

Support in codifying, implementing and replicating network models.

Strategic Planning

Design based, iterative strategic plans and advising for districts and education organizations.

Product & Brand Development

Identifying and strategizing market positioning, landscape opportunities, unique value-adds and go-to market strategy creation.

Foundation Investment Strategy

Defining vision, goals, and implementation roadmaps; conducting field scans and opportunity analyses; performing due diligence before funding commitments; preparing investment memos, strategy plans, and board presentations.

Organizational Development

Process improvement, creating efficiencies and building capacities, project management and operational strategy.

On-Demand Strategic Support & Coaching

Short term, tailored strategic support for clients with a range of needs.

Featured Work

Getting Smart partners with ASU Preparatory K-12 Academy Charter Network in Arizona to support strategy around new school model design and launch, network alignment, professional learning, learning model development, branding, communications and curriculum design. Through on-site meetings, virtual meeting and coaching, design session facilitation, and project work, our focus is helping ASU Prep reach the mission of designing new models for educational success and raise academic achievement for all learners.

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We have presented to Boards of Directors, conducted in-depth sector research, and delivered actionable investment strategies that have informed multi-year grantmaking decisions. See 25 Impact Opportunities for a public-facing example of this work.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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