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Dr. Lisa Snyder
Education Consultant
Dr. Lisa Snyder serviced in public education for over 30 years s a teacher, principal, technology director, curriculum director and superintendent in Minnesota and Wisconsin. She led the Lakeville Area Schools, a metropolitan school district of 11,000 students from 2011-2017. In 2017, after 30 years in public education, she was selected as Executive Director for EdVisions, a non-profit organization that supports creating and supporting learning environments that promote personalized learning and teacher empowerment. She currently serves as chairperson on the EdVisions board.
Lisa is committed to continuous improvement and transformation I public education through innovation and personalized learning practices. Throughout her career, she has been instrumental in creating new opportunities for student-centered learning through career-focused programming, the development of choice and charter schools and transforming policies and systems in traditional public schools.
Her expertise in TQM principles, tools and strategies coupled with her passion for educational excellence has led to her current activities which include preparing aspiring principals as adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota where she earned her doctorate in educational administration and policy in 2003. In 2017, she formed her own company, Future Ready Learning, LLC which specializes in school executive coaching, solving complex problems and developing innovation in schools For the past seven years, she has also worked as a managing partner with the Board of School Superintendents facilitating leadership cohorts for school executives. Through this work she has worked with numerous school districts and the Minnesota Department of Education.
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What Our Customers Are Saying
“Winterset CSD selected PartnerED to lead our district through the updating of our strategic plan and development of a Profile of a Graduate. Our board wanted a process that would encompass our entire district and foster the engagement of our entire community. The process that our consultants facilitated exceeded our expectations, as our community had numerous opportunities both in-person and virtual to provide their input throughout this process. The provocations and activities that were included in the process ensured that our Key Community Stakeholders were exposed to emerging trends in education and that our local community needs and values were considered as we developed our strategic plan and POG. We found our consultants to be knowledgeable, responsive, and supportive as we engaged in this process.”
– Justin Gross, Superintendent Winterset Community School District, Winterset, IA
“I reached out to Paula O’Loughlin and her colleague to potentially conduct a training for staff at my institution. From the very beginning, Paula was very timely and consistent in our communication. She showed a high level of enthusiasm about the opportunity and shared her ideas about the content. Her experience and expertise were a perfect match. Therefore, it was very easy for me to move forward with the training. Throughout the entire planning process, Paula was definitely a collaborative partner and maintained regular contact. At the training, Paula was an engaged and personable presenter which allowed attendees to easily participate. Her extreme knowledge of the subject matter greatly benefited the staff and evaluations were very positive. I would highly recommend Paula of PartnerED!”
– John Drussell, LICSW, MSW, Section of Social Work, Mayo Clinic
