K12 Instructional and Leadership Coach Now an Inside the School Consultant
Madison, WI, June 11, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Vera Blake has consulted for K12 schools in 43 states and the U.S Virgin Islands. After being an independent consultant, Blake has decided to join Inside the School as a school turnaround specialist.
“I am very excited about joining Inside the School as a consultant. In this role, I will continue to be able to support other educators in our efforts to provide the best possible education for our kids,” Blake said. “I feel fortunate to be an educator at this time with so much credible research about leading, learning and teaching that is available to use to strengthen all aspects of school operations.”
As a former middle and high school principal, Blake brings real world experience to her consulting engagements. She served schools in Va. for over three decades and received the Virginia Middle School Principal of the Year Award by VASSP/NASSP for the 2000-2001 school year.
Diane Trim, Inside the School’s editorial director, said that Blake’s work ethic, professionalism and experience make working with Blake a pleasure.
“I’ve worked with Vera Blake on online presentations and proposals over the past couple of years, so I know how tuned in Blake is,” Trim said. “She’s one of my go-to people when I need advice about a topic or I need to get a job done.”
Blake is enthusiastic about consulting with K12 school leaders and having the opportunity to give back to the country and schools.
“It is a special blessing to be able to use gifts, ideas and experiences that have been given to me, to help make schools better places to learn for all stakeholders. By joining Inside the School as a consultant to share lessons I’ve learned, and continue to learn from colleagues, is an incredible opportunity to give back and to serve my country,” Blake said. “I believe that helping to provide a good education to every child by supporting and strengthening the skills and growth of every educator, is another sincere form of patriotism and service to our collective future.”
Inside the School has been developing K-12 professional development resources in the form of training CDs and online seminars since 2008. In April 2011 Inside the School began offering consulting services in six service areas.
Those service areas are:
· Teacher evaluation, Value-added assessment
· College Readiness, Common Core State Standards
· School turnaround/transformation
· Charter school development
· SROI/efficiency
· School climate
Blake received her Ed.D. in administration and supervision from Vanderbilt University, her M.Ed. in administration and supervision from the University of Virginia and her B.S from Saint Paul’s College (Va.).
Blake is looking forward to working with other consultants giving schools the tools they need to succeed.
“What I am looking forward to most is the chance to learn and share more about good schooling from new colleagues and seeing positive results in schools and districts because we were there, Blake said. “I am confident that whatever improvements that occur, will only get better and stronger after we leave – solid capacity building. I feel compelled - some would say driven - to leave everything better than it was when I arrived.”
Blake has won several awards for her dedication to the education field. They include the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award (1999-2000) and the Fairfax County Public Schools Principal of the Year Award (1999-2000).
To view the Inside the School Consulting Group’s consulting offerings, visit www.InsideTheSchool.com.
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“I am very excited about joining Inside the School as a consultant. In this role, I will continue to be able to support other educators in our efforts to provide the best possible education for our kids,” Blake said. “I feel fortunate to be an educator at this time with so much credible research about leading, learning and teaching that is available to use to strengthen all aspects of school operations.”
As a former middle and high school principal, Blake brings real world experience to her consulting engagements. She served schools in Va. for over three decades and received the Virginia Middle School Principal of the Year Award by VASSP/NASSP for the 2000-2001 school year.
Diane Trim, Inside the School’s editorial director, said that Blake’s work ethic, professionalism and experience make working with Blake a pleasure.
“I’ve worked with Vera Blake on online presentations and proposals over the past couple of years, so I know how tuned in Blake is,” Trim said. “She’s one of my go-to people when I need advice about a topic or I need to get a job done.”
Blake is enthusiastic about consulting with K12 school leaders and having the opportunity to give back to the country and schools.
“It is a special blessing to be able to use gifts, ideas and experiences that have been given to me, to help make schools better places to learn for all stakeholders. By joining Inside the School as a consultant to share lessons I’ve learned, and continue to learn from colleagues, is an incredible opportunity to give back and to serve my country,” Blake said. “I believe that helping to provide a good education to every child by supporting and strengthening the skills and growth of every educator, is another sincere form of patriotism and service to our collective future.”
Inside the School has been developing K-12 professional development resources in the form of training CDs and online seminars since 2008. In April 2011 Inside the School began offering consulting services in six service areas.
Those service areas are:
· Teacher evaluation, Value-added assessment
· College Readiness, Common Core State Standards
· School turnaround/transformation
· Charter school development
· SROI/efficiency
· School climate
Blake received her Ed.D. in administration and supervision from Vanderbilt University, her M.Ed. in administration and supervision from the University of Virginia and her B.S from Saint Paul’s College (Va.).
Blake is looking forward to working with other consultants giving schools the tools they need to succeed.
“What I am looking forward to most is the chance to learn and share more about good schooling from new colleagues and seeing positive results in schools and districts because we were there, Blake said. “I am confident that whatever improvements that occur, will only get better and stronger after we leave – solid capacity building. I feel compelled - some would say driven - to leave everything better than it was when I arrived.”
Blake has won several awards for her dedication to the education field. They include the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award (1999-2000) and the Fairfax County Public Schools Principal of the Year Award (1999-2000).
To view the Inside the School Consulting Group’s consulting offerings, visit www.InsideTheSchool.com.
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