Testimonials
- Dr. Larry Shumway, Superintendent of Public Instruction
“Thanks for the timely and thorough work. You accomplished exactly what we needed.”
- Julia Barrientos, Director
http://www.diacharter.org
“Mike Westover’s training on classroom management was superb. He had an excellent ability to provide an interactive learning experience for our teachers and paraprofessionals who have a wide variety of experience and educational backgrounds. Faculty with expertise in classroom management felt engaged and respected and newer teachers were able to understand and implement concrete tools.
“Mike Westover of Utah Education Consulting provided excellent research-based training on classroom management for our diverse group of teachers. The references to respected authors and researchers helped teachers buy-in to the messages delivered in the training.”
- Kim Coleman, Director/CAO
www.monticelloacademy.net
“We found Mike to be very knowledgeable and instinctive, having started and intervened with a couple of charter schools and having administrated multiple traditional schools. Mike worked with the Board in assessing the needs of the school. Mike was data oriented and looked for evidence to determine and prioritize the most pressing needs. Mike utilized a number of effective assessment tools to aid in this process.
“One concern when bringing a consultant in is that staff may feel somehow threatened or offended. Mike was immediately disarming to the administrative staff, creating a willingness to learn and change without feeling threatened. Mike fostered cooperation and collaboration with the existing staff and himself, creating buy-in and ownership of decisions and course corrections. Staff, parents and students noticed positive impacts of changes almost immediately…. While completing traditional principal duties throughout the day, Mike continued to develop systems, protocols and policies that were not in place or that needed modifications or strengthening….
“Mike is extremely efficient and task oriented. He provided a weekly report on general and specific progress. His work ethic and efficient time management is a rarity. His contract integrity is unmatched….
“Mike would be a valuable investment for any charter school needing additional support or training. We highly recommend Mike to schools wishing to train new administrators or as a resource for schools in the process of recruiting an administrator, especially during the planning year. We are so pleased with his services and would definitely hire Mike again if the need arose.”