Visionary Consulting

for Academic Success

Exemplary Education
with Dr. Peter Wright

Dr. Peter Wright offers expert board development, superintendent search services, and LCFF facilitation

About

Exemplary Education designs our consulting to empower governing teams to reach aspirational goals. The overarching philosophy is to build relationships, embrace collaboration, and develop a deep understanding of local needs.    

Services

School district leadership search consultant

Board Development

Exemplary Education tailors our coaching to meet the needs of the district. With understanding of pressing community needs he develops board workshops to build consensus and end with an actionable path forward in a way that embraces governance norms.

Some examples of Dr. Wright’s available workshops for school boards are:

  • Good governance

  • Setting aspirational goals

  • Political acumen

  • Summer learning opportunities

Local Control Funding Formula compliance help

Local Control Funding Formula

Exemplary Education guides districts through compliance and creating a powerful governing document. We facilitate community forums as we work together to craft a meaningful plan. Dr. Wright was on the front lines in Sacramento when educators traveled to express the importance of local control and the State Board passed the LCFF.

How to conduct a superintendent search

Superintendent Search

With the board’s guidance and support the superintendent is the visionary leader of the district. With over twenty years working with education leaders and being a classroom teacher himself, Dr. Wright understands the critical importance of finding the right candidate for your community. Exemplary Education facilitates listening sessions, identifies priorities, and matches you with candidates for your most important employee.

How to evaluate a superintendent effectively

Superintendent Evaluation

Exemplary Education facilitates the board’s evaluation of the superintendent by asking meaningful questions based on metrics established by the board. We comprehensively compile the responses for a report to the board. Dr. Wright will also be available to provide coaching to the superintendent based on the responses.

Best practices for school board self-evaluation

Board Evaluation

It is a healthy governance action to self-evaluate their collective work, effectiveness, and responsiveness on the aspirations of the community. Exemplary Education facilitates board self-evaluations. The evaluation is comprehensively analyzed with a thorough report to the board.

More about
Dr. Peter Wright

I started my career as a Kindergarten teacher inspired to ensure all children have exemplary educational support at the start. As a college professor my work crosses between education policy, administration, and politics. As a school board member and a former board president I work every day with the district governance team to guide strategy to identify promising practices for the conditions for great student success and district financial responsibility.

I have taught as an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco’s Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good and at the School of Management since 2013 and spent a year as a Fellow for community engaged teaching and learning. My academic work and interests center on civic engagement and bureaucratic responsiveness, as well as education policy and politics.

I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics from Occidental College in Los Angeles and am a former president of the alumni association and trustee of the college. I received a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

School district leadership search consultant

Contact

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