Holistic Systems Approach®

Consulting Services in the Field of Education

Improving Educational Organizations Through Our HOLISTIC SYSTEMS APPROACH® Services

What We Do:

Support districts in creating a seamless pipeline from PreK-to-career
Create strategies, resources, and solutions to help districts implement student-, adult- and community-centered decision-making
Help districts integrate the school system into the community and build bridges across classrooms, schools, and communities
Help Boards of Education and superintendents collaboratively identify the right metrics, analyze information, and translate data into decisions that positively impact teaching and learning
Onboard new superintendents
Provide education and non-profit organizations tools to develop a system-wide collaborative environment
Assist organizations with strategic planning, mission-aligned budgeting, and grant acquisition and management
Provide individual coaching and mentoring

Are you Struggling to Create and Implement a Whole Child – Whole Adult – Whole Community Educational System?

Too often, educational systems are addressed as parts of a whole rather than the whole as the sum of its parts. Given the current silos in many educational systems, the task of developing a collaborative environment for co-creating, implementing, and evaluating district-wide initiatives is daunting. Only a holistic perspective can determine what is needed inside and outside the system to scale any district-wide initiative, such as Whole Child Education (WCE). How do you develop a collaborative educational system to support the work? Where do you start? Who is involved?

It’s frustrating because:

You’re limited by silos in your educational system
You lack the time, funding and other resources to implement initiatives in a holistic manner
You don't know how to, or have the human capital needed to develop a collaborative educational system to support Whole Child – Whole Adult – Whole Community education
Leadership turnover is straining your system
You have been unable to implement and sustain initiatives across your district
You have historical mistrust between the sites, central office, and the community
You lack the opportunity for the broader community to join and support the work
You face barriers between classrooms, schools, and communities
You do not have the right tools to discern the health of your organization

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Testimonial

“Teresa led the planning and implementation of a complex, multi-study evaluation of Parent Teacher Home Visits’ work in four school districts across the country. She has a thorough understanding of schools and school systems, strong analytical skills, and the ability to get things done under time and resource pressures. She has also provided ongoing consultation and has provided creative ideas for strengthening and growing the organization. She has added tremendous value to our work and I highly recommend her as a top-notch consultant.”

Gina Martinez-Keddy
Parent Teacher Home Visits, Executive Director

Implement Organizational Changes to Create a Seamless Pipeline from PreK to Career in Your Community

You’ll discern the health of your organization from inside-out and outside-in
You'll adopt a holistic systems lens when implementing initiatives
You'll create true partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
You'll scale Whole Child – Whole Adult – Whole Community initiatives
You'll nurture students and adults in the system

You'll get the tools you need to develop an environment that collaboratively implements a rigorous, holistic education for ALL children.

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Our Services

Board and Superintendent Support

Our focus is to work in collaboration with you to identify the right metrics, analyze information, and translate data into decisions that positively impact teaching and learning.

Organizational Health

Our Holistic Systems Approach® services is as an approach that looks at all aspects of the entire system as a collaborative unit when working toward implementing work and achieving goals.

Organizational Leadership Consulting

We'll help you build bridges across classrooms, schools, and communities, overcoming barriers and maximizing growth opportunities.

Improving Your Decisions

Our Proactive Approach

How We Drive Change

Testimonial

"I am always impressed at how Teresa approaches dysfunctional situations with a level of calm and insight that lets her see beyond the problem and approach the situation through different lenses that leads to a solution. Thank you for leading our grant and providing the insight to move pass issues to solutions while confronting problems head-on."

Mike Barney
Riverside County Office of Education, Instructional Services, Executive Director

Cummings and Associates Consulting, Inc.

Cummings and Associates Consulting, Inc. is focused on creating strategies and solutions for our clients that support student-, adult-, and community-centered decision-making. We are dedicated to improving educational organizations using our Holistic Systems Approach® process. Our mission is provide tools to develop a system-wide collaborative environment that ensures district initiatives are created, implemented, and sustained using a holistic systems lens.

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The Plan to Transform your School District

Organizational Health Assessment

Discern the health of your district and learn how to de-silo your organization.

Implement Initiatives

Make changes to support Whole Child – Whole Adult – Whole Community education.

Achieve Goals

Create and implement cycles of inquiry. Implement collaborative results-driven initiatives that supports adults and youth in the community.

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Discover how we can help you transform your school district.