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Paula O’Loughlin
Director of School Board Relations
Paula serves as the Director of School Board Relations for PartnerED. Paula was elected to the Stillwater Area School Board in 2014 where she served until 2018. Her deep belief in the potential for transformational impact by school boards led her to the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) where she served as the Associate Director of Board Development, training new and experienced school board members across the state.
Paula also worked with the East Metro Integration District (EMID) in various capacities for almost 15 years, most recently as the Director of Partnerships and Professional Learning where she developed content and curriculum for school board members, superintendents, teachers, and students. Paula also worked for the Office of Equity and Integration in the Stillwater Area School district, serving in various capacities including AVID Coordinator and Student Programming Facilitator, working directly with students in grades 5-12 in both the classroom and after-school programming.
Paula studied Organizational Leadership at New York University and graduated with a B.S. in Elementary Education with a Middle School Mathematics Specialty from St. Catherine University. Paula is a Civil Facilitative Mediator/Qualified Neutral on the MN Rule 114 Roster and is also a Qualified Administrator (QA) and coach for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).
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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
