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Building SEA Leadership Capacity in a New Era of Change

As federal flexibility expands and many state chiefs approach the end of their terms, midlevel SEA directors face a pivotal moment. Discover how intentional capacity-building can help state teams navigate change, sustain critical programs, and strengthen student outcomes.

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Blog PostIn Their Words

Two Education Leaders Strengthen Culture and Community in a Virtual Environment

Two leaders at California Online Public Schools share how they’re building trust, strengthening teams, and creating a stronger sense of connection and community in a virtual environment.

WestEd In Their Words: Partner Stories Q&A graphic titled "Two Education Leaders Strengthen Culture and Community in a Virtual Environment," featuring leaders from California Online Public Schools: Zana Kidd, Director of Human Resources, and Ayesha Vishnani, DEI Program Manager.
Blog PostPodcasts

Episode 25: The Interpersonal Skills Principals Need to Lead and Stay

What does it take to lead a school well—and sustain that leadership? In this episode, WestEd’s Director of Educational Leadership Ayele Dodoo discusses how interpersonal skills shape effective principal leadership, from building trust and developing talent to practicing self-care and creating systems of support. She shares practical insights for supporting principals to lead, succeed, and stay.

Episode 25: The Interpersonal Skills Principals Need to Lead and Stay
Blog PostInsights & Impact

How a Structural Lens Can Help Schools Cultivate Well-Being and Belonging for Students 

WestEd experts share practical frameworks and real-world examples to help education leaders cultivate the conditions for student learning and well-being.

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Blog PostPodcasts

Episode 23: How Education Leaders Can Reduce Administrative Burden and Reclaim Staff Time 

Every reporting requirement is intended to serve a purpose, but is each one delivering value? In this episode, Kelsey Krausen, Director of Education Finance at WestEd, shares how education leaders can separate meaningful data reporting from burdensome paperwork and reclaim more staff time to focus on students.

Episode 23: How Education Leaders Can Reduce Administrative Burden and Reclaim Staff Time with Kelsey Krausen
Blog PostPodcasts

Episode 21: School-Based Healthcare Is Expanding. How Can Schools Sustain It? 

WestEd’s Lisa Eisenberg, a national expert in child and youth health financing, shares practical strategies for sustaining school-based healthcare by blending Medicaid, grants, and partnerships.

Episode 21: School-Based Healthcare is Expanding. How Can Schools Sustain It?
Blog PostNews Releases

The NAESP Foundation and WestEd Launch Principal Evaluation Research and Policy Initiative 

With funding from The Wallace Foundation, WestEd and the NAESP Foundation are launching two national projects to modernize how school principals are evaluated.

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Blog PostInsights & Impact

Rethinking Accountability, Attendance, and Funding in Uncertain Times 

Explore how rethinking accountability, attendance, and funding systems can reduce barriers and better support student success in this spotlight blog.

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Blog PostInsights & Impact

How One Principal Is Turning Reflection Into Impact With WestEd’s Leadership Playbook

In this Q&A, Ayele Dodoo, Director of Education Leadership at WestEd, and Anakonia Matsumoto, principal at Hawthorne Math and Science Academy, discuss what becomes possible when principals have structured time to engage in self-reflection and deepen their leadership practice.

Blog PostInsights & Impact

Inside One District’s Effort to Strengthen School and Central Office Collaboration: Q&A With Kathy Hinz and Lauryn Fullerton

Learn how Crystal Lake District 47 used WestEd’s Leadership Playbook to build leadership capacity, strengthen trust, and support systemwide improvement.

Inside One District’s Effort to Strengthen School and Central Office Collaboration: Q&A With Kathy Hinz and Lauryn Fullerton