Meet our coaching leader: Michael O’Neill
Meet Michael O’Neill, a veteran educator of educators, whose coaching talent was honed in the 1990s with the California School Leadership Academy. Since then, he’s coached scores of site and district leaders all over California. Read more about Michael and what some of his clients have to say about him. Then click on the orange button below to learn more.
Meet Our Team
Behind Michael stand five of us who are each experts in our respective fields. When your coaching calls for specific technical expertise, we stand ready to be called to any coaching engagement. By teaming up, we can bring you the best person to guide the growth you’re seeking… delivered by the best experts in the specific field that your work requires. Meet our team of experts.
Howard Herl
Psychometrician and graduate of CRESST at UCLA. Over a decade of experience at Los Angeles CoE working directly with principals to bring them the measurement coaching they need to improve their schools. Enjoys solving education riddles with research and data, side by side with committed leaders who want to advance their own skills.
Jenny Rankin
Author of ten books, scholar, educator, researcher, practitioner, and a popular public speaker. Jenny’s intellect is matched by her energy, empathy and eagerness to help educators succeed. A decade of experience as administrator and assessment director. Advocate of over-the-counter data. Read more about Jenny on her website. Most enjoys helping others reach that “aha!” moment.
Jill Wynns
Governance expert with 24 years of service on board of San Francisco USD. Past president of the California School Boards Association. Expertise in finance, board governance and policy. Enjoys helping superintendents and boards work better together.
Greg Smith
Technical expert in everything data related: database design, reporting, visualization, architecture, quality control and data wrangling. Has more than 25 years of experience. Enjoys helping data leads tame wild beasts and pin slippery data riddles to the ground. Loves helping others advance their data skills.
Steve Rees
Leader and founder of the company and its K12 Measures team. Author of curriculum for our courses and workshops. Analyst with a special talent for visual interpretation. Loves leading exploratory data analysis missions. Hates waste of time, money and human effort.
