A message from Frank DeStefano, Chief Academic Officer:

Leadership Matters LLC. supports school leaders as they face the challenge of helping students reach higher achievement levels. The Leadership Matters team believes that given the right support, school leaders can succeed in educating all of America’s children.  In the present economic crisis, budgets will shrink but the academic, social and emotional needs of our students will continue to grow.  School leaders need our experienced educators, with a record of improving schools, to develop and review curriculum, provide mentoring and coaching, and work strategically to meet the needs of students at academic risk.

The Leadership Matters team has worked successfully in urban areas all over the country. We customize services to meet the needs and capacity of each school and district.   Our goal is to work with you to develop a plan that meets your needs by analyzing achievement data, conducting a site visit and reviewing seminal documents. Then we create a service support plan to build internal capacity while building the strategic infrastructure that accelerates student achievement.  We invest our experience in your success.

I hope you take a minute to get to know Leadership Matters, surf our site and contact us for a consultation visit.

Leadership Matters is prepared to make your school leaders matter!

  • "The coach has expertise across the spectrum. I feel I can get real honesty from the coach and real solid constructive feedback."
  • "The coach had more experience than anyone from my district."
  • "The coach earned the admiration of project and school staffs from the moment that he began working. He is praised for his deep expertise and ability to analyze schools and classrooms with speed and acuity."
  • "The coach provided valuable insight about how to maximize resources in the building. To support my goals and my vision."
  • "The leadership coach was respected for bringing his teaching experience to bear on his interactions with the principals"
  • "After one year of working closely with the Leadership Matters team my student's English scores increased 12%, an increase that I contribute completely to the work we did.."
  • "The Leadership Matters coach worked with the entire instructional leadership team to help us focus our energies. Now, for the first time, 100% of Fifth grade students are on level in Math."