The State Strategy Lab provides timely information, resources, and coaching to help state education leaders and relevant state partners anticipate and respond to pressing challenges in education.
How We Help
Our teams work collaboratively with state leaders during cross-state learning sessions in the State teams join WestEd experts and peers in a strategic leadership and professional learning series that is typically divided into six parts over a 3-month period. This series consists of three Cross-State Learning Sessions (60 minutes each) followed by three Customized Coaching Sessions (75 minutes each). Throughout the series, you will examine and deconstruct specific challenges, such as understanding and responding to new funding models or strengthening expertise related to assessment and accountability.
Our Cross-State Learning Sessions provide timely content from WestEd experts—many of whom have previously served in state education agency (SEA) roles—and an opportunity to collaborate with a cohort of state leaders on solving pressing problems of practice. Our featured State Strategy experts will identify tailored support and draw on broader expertise from WestEd staff who offer a range of services, including research and evaluation, professional learning, technical assistance, and policy guidance.
Following each Learning Session, each team receives a Customized Coaching Session that supports state teams to make progress on relevant priorities, challenges, and goals.
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Service Delivery
- Online
Who Will Benefit
The State Strategy Lab is designed for executive leadership teams of approximately four to six people, including but not limited to, SEA executive leaders, state boards of education, higher education commissions, and other leaders of state-level education organizations.
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“As Delaware’s Public Education Compensation Committee (PECC) undertook a complex statewide task—reimagining our educator compensation system—WestEd served as a trusted advisor and thought partner every step of the way. They worked closely with me and other senior leaders at the Delaware Department of Education, bringing deep expertise, strong process management, and a collaborative approach that enabled us to navigate difficult conversations and reach critical milestones.”
— Dr. Mark Holodick,
Former Secretary of Education, Delaware Department of Education
Featured Experts
Alicia Kielmovitch
Kate Wright
Sarah Barzee
Connecting Research With Practice
At WestEd, we believe that research and data provide essential insights to guide approaches to learning and decision-making. Across all of our work—from informing policy to improving leadership practice—we apply what we know works to remove barriers to learning, provide information to assist decision-making, create linkages that facilitate collaboration, and inform innovations that lead to better outcomes for everyone.
As a leading national research organization, we will leverage our research expertise and access to evidence to help you and your research teams respond to anticipated changes in the federal funding landscape and use funding flexibility to meet the goals for your state, schools, and students.
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