Strengthening School Leadership, Districtwide
Leadership coaching, feedback and evaluation systems, professional development, and strategic planning for educational leaders.
Are Your School Leaders Supported, Valued, and Equipped to Grow?
At Mickelsen Consulting, we help districts build sustainable systems of leadership support through evidence-based coaching, CPSEL-aligned evaluation systems, and relevant, engaging professional development.
Baseline Administrator Survey
School administrators experience a wide range of demands from students, staff, and parents, and they are pulled from many different directions. This baseline survey will give you a sense of your leaders’ levels of job satisfaction and help you know how to offer support at the district level.
Peer Coaching Plan
Who receives coaching in your district? Is it just new or struggling administrators? We believe that all leaders benefit from a thought partner who can help them brainstorm solutions to their challenges and also help them grow as professionals.
Professional Development Plan
Once we have input from the baseline survey, we will work with your leadership team (school and district leaders) to develop the year-long plan of professional development. We will help you balance top-down as well as bottom-up needs so that both district and site needs will be met during your scheduled administrator meetings.
CPSEL-Aligned Evaluation System
We have created a Competency Checklist that combines the CPSELs with practical, site-based skills and leadership competencies based on several other leadership rubrics found in the literature.
Strategic Planning & Other District Support
If you already have an effective system of support, feedback, and evaluation for your administrators, Heidi is available for general consulting around creating your Strategic Plan, LCAP goals, or other district plans that would benefit from an experienced outsider’s perspective.
About
Heidi Mickelsen, Ed.D., brings over two decades of leadership and consulting experience from Chicago, Boston, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Her approach is grounded in research and practice, ensuring every administrator has the tools and feedback needed to thrive.
Annie W., co-vice principal, SF Bay Area
“Dr. Mickelsen is hard working, adaptable, and deeply invested in helping students succeed. She is a true visionary who brings a wealth of knowledge and innovative ideas to the table. She is a passionate instructional leader who has worked effectively with our teachers to bring forth positive change. Dr. Mickelsen is an excellent communicator and values input and collaboration. She is also extremely organized, task-oriented, and professional. Dr. Mickelsen has proven that she can work well under pressure, and that she has the ability to problem solve creatively. She makes equitable decisions that benefit not only the students and staff, but the entire school community.”
Barbara S-K, Former School Board Member and Former Executive Director of Pathwise (formerly DreamCatchers)
“ Dr. Mickelsen is a born leader. When I was an elected trustee of our School Board, Dr. Mickelsen was a member of our district’s Elementary Math Task Force. I was very impressed with Dr. Mickelsen’s well-reasoned, well-balanced, knowledgeable approach to the subject matter content and instructional practices discussed by the Task Force, which included university professors, teachers, educators and parents from within the community. I was also impressed with her ability to articulate her views and negotiate the various, sometimes dissenting, perspectives within the group. She didn’t shy away from difficult discussions, but was able to raise important concerns in a productive and effective manner.”
Administrator Evaluation Checklist
Download our free Administrator Evaluation Checklist and get practical tools for improving leadership support.