Discover CEL’s Coordinated Approach to Student Learning
School Leadership
Helping district leaders and principals observe, analyze and lead for high-quality instruction.
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Teaching Effectiveness
Developing the teaching expertise necessary to ensure that all students learn at high levels.
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District Leadership
Helping district leaders to develop policies, practices and structures that support principals and teachers in delivering high-quality instruction.
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CEL’s Tools for Leadership and Instruction
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE BLOG:Instructional Leadership in Action
Beginning with the 2017 school year, the State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) requires that all Washington...
Spring break is upon us. For some that means a final chance to enjoy the lingering holdovers of winter, and others a chance to seek out the sun. For us its an opportunity to take in the...
Educational Leadership News and Events
Quality Educator Convention (June 21-23, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin)
In a keynote presentation, CEL Associate Director Max Silverman will show how school systems can apply a strength- and student-based approach to educational excellence.
Summer Leadership Institute (July 18-20, 2017 in Seattle)
Event sold out - waitlist open
The institute will deepen knowledge of hands-on instructional leadership tools and provide practical strategies for school teams. It will also offer new ideas and insights for transforming traditional professional learning with the ultimate goal of providing equity for all students.
Why School Systems Choose CEL
The chance to be coached as an instructional leader is one of the best things that ever happened to me professionally.
Charles Ransom, Superintendent and former principal, Woodburn school district, Oregon
CEL has helped my practice become much more student-centered and much less me-centered.
Carrie Howell, high school teacher, The Academy of Citizenship and Empowerment, SeaTac, Washington
CEL has created this urgency in a place where it didn’t exist before. It’s this idea of reaching 100 percent of the students and making them 100 percent successful, 100 percent of the time.
MICHELLE ROOKS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, WYOMING