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Background
According to a 2013 study conducted by the Wallace Foundation, ( Leadership Matters, 2013) the Educational Leader is one of the most important factors in the success of a school. In today's schools , it has become increasingly important to provide quality training to school leaders to ensure that ALL students can achieve success.
Mesa Educational Consulting was created by Monica Mesa, an experienced educator with nearly 30 years of work in Education. Her passion is working with school leaders to develop and enhance skills that contribute to their effectiveness and success.
At Mesa Educational Consulting, we are dedicated to meeting the needs of Arizona students through quality professional development of school Principals and Leaders.
Dr. Monica Mesa
Executive Coach | Leadership Systems Designer | Principal Supervision Expert
Developing Leaders. Designing Systems. Transforming Organizations.
Dr. Monica Mesa is a strategic and results-oriented educational leader and executive coach with more than 30 years of experience leading school and district transformation, developing leaders, and building systems that improve student outcomes. She currently serves as Chief of Schools for Mesa Public Schools, Arizona's largest school district, where she provides executive leadership for school performance, instructional excellence, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness across a diverse system serving more than 54,000 students.
Throughout her career, Dr. Mesa has served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, principal coach, university instructor, and district executive leader. She is recognized for her expertise in executive coaching, principal supervision, continuous improvement, leadership development, and systems transformation. She recently led the design and implementation of a districtwide organizational redesign and developed frameworks that strengthen leadership practices, build organizational coherence, and improve student outcomes.
A passionate advocate for leadership development, Dr. Mesa designed Mesa Public Schools' Leadership Development Pipeline and serves as Co-Director of the National Principal Leadership Academy, supporting aspiring and current school leaders across the country. Her research and professional work focuses on principal pipelines, executive coaching, and building leadership systems that develop people and improve organizational performance.
As founder of Mesa Educational Consulting, LLC, Dr. Mesa partners with school districts and educational leaders to develop leadership pipelines, strengthen principal supervision practices, and design leadership systems that create thriving learning communities and sustainable organizational success.
Services
Consultation
Mesa Educational Consulting LLC offers a complimentary one-hour service consultation of professional services offered, scope of work and fees. A customized plan for training and support will be developed based on this initial consultation. Each plan is unique and geared to a school, district, or leadership needs.
Call 602-620-3971 now to schedule your consultation!
Professional Learning
Mesa Educational Consulting offers Professional Development for School Leaders in several areas:
Topics may include...
- Creating Effective Professional Learning Communities
- Developing and sustaining a Vision and Mission
- The importance, and creation of, a positive school culture
- Identifying, teaching and meeting the needs of students with trauma.
- Developing and working within Multi Tiered Systems of Support (Academic and Behavioral)
- Increasing the achievement of minority populations.
- Topics can be geared to district and site need.
Coaching
Mesa Educational Consulting offers leadership coaching specifically geared to the development of new school leaders, and/or leaders who are targeting growth in specific leadership skills.
Topics may include...
- Individual growth related to the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders
- School Improvement process
- Decreasing student behaviors using effective behavioral systems
- Building teacher leadership and capacity
- Developing highly effective teams
- Creating and sustaining Trauma Informed school environments
- Developing and sustaining effective professional learning communities and collaborative teams.