growth mindset training for educators

Building Learner Agency in Schools

increased student engagement

The Solution

Teach Lead Thrive Framework for Learner Agency

  • 4–7% increases in assessment scores
  • Sustained growth in reading achievement, rising from 55.7% to 60.6%
  • Across classrooms by Year 2
  • Peak commitment to self-directed leaning by Year 3

Clear Growth Trends

  • Goal-setting
  • Self-reflection & self-assessement
  • Student confidence
learner agency

“We emphasize with our staff and our students that agency is not just a voice or a choice. It’s about intentional decision-making, which is grounded in clear learning goals.”

Jamie Lowe, Assistant Principal

Catholic School Accreditation Support

Accreditation should do more than satisfy requirements—it should drive meaningful student growth.
Learner Agency is embedded within Domain III, Standard 3 of the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association’s Benchmarks for Excellent Catholic Schools.

Through our Catholic School Accreditation Partnership, we help schools align accreditation goals with high-impact instructional practices that increase student ownership, engagement, and academic achievement.

Schools targeting Benchmarks 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, or 3.6 can bundle accreditation support with our Teach Lead Thrive Framework to create a cohesive, sustainable implementation plan that supports both compliance and measurable student outcomes.

Kristine worked with our leadership team to curate a professional development series aligned with our mission and accreditation goals. Her professional, thoughtful approach has yielded tangible results, including a 4-7% increase in our spring test scores in the past few years.

Julie Freeman, Principal


“Dr. Malik worked with our school on building student agency and development of student portfolios. She did a fabulous job on keeping us on track and providing easy-to-implement strategies and many things for us to reflect on”.

Daphne Irby, Assistant Principal

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