Leadership & consulting services

Education By Design

Engage in on-demand coaching and consulting designed to build capacity and create the system-wide conditions where both students and educators can thrive.

What Clients Say About In Focus

“Amy has elevated our understanding of what it means to be an educator and helped raise our vision for what we can accomplish when we work together. She has helped advance our understanding of being a professional and working on a team. She speaks the language of teachers and relates extremely well to groups both big and small. Her mind always operates to show evidence of impact and works to measure that impact in dynamic ways. She operates on an extremely advanced level of complexity and knows how to deliver.”

John Emmett

Principal, Sage Hills Elementary

“Our staff went from surviving from day to day to being driven and excited to come to work. Then as they taught and assessed student learning, we saw significant gains in all learning and also some difficult failures that we learned from that enlightened our understanding of what steps to take next. We became a collaborative team, working together for a common goal. We increased our desire to improve our teaching. We built a culture that was open and willing to try new ideas and support each other as we grew.”

Brady Rowley

Principal, Brookhaven Elementary

“Teaching the WHY & HOW and then allowing teacher teams the time to DO the work. The help in celebrating the small wins that lead to more wins, and next thing you know, the whole school was immersed in the right work.”

Vallen Thomas

Director of Teaching and Learning, Alpine School District

“Research and practice both matter for education to improve, but too often there is a wide chasm between the two. Amy bridges that gap by bringing a researcher’s skills and abilities to the classroom level in actionable, doable ways.”

Joe Jensen

Principal, Timpanogos High School

“I had the privilege to work with Amy Miner in both the school setting and later the district setting. I saw the same thing happen in each setting. Clarity and then coherence improved greatly. We were able to better focus on our goals and improve student learning because we had such a greater shared understanding of what deep learning is, looks like, and a clear path of how to get there.”

Sam Rencher

Elementary Curriculum Director, Alpine School District

“It only takes one experience working with Amy and seeing how her mind works and how she helps others wrap their brains and their hearts around teaching and learning to know that you are in the presence of a master teacher and facilitator of learning. I would give anything to have back the time that we worked together and continue the learning journey together. Our staff loved learning with and from you, and our students became better learners and individuals because of your impact on our school.”

Brady Rowley

Principal, Brookhaven Elementary

“Faculty and staff love Amy and feel empowered by her vision and belief in them. She has an eye for talent and translates that talent into leadership within the profession. They love working with someone who is connected to the world of research and policy and feel validated that their practices are helping to inform the research and policy just as much as research and policy is informing their practices.”

John Emmett

Principal, Sage Hills Elementary

“You took us to places physically, mentally, and emotionally that enabled us to develop as professionals and built our ability to lead others in their pursuits. You see the “big picture” better than anyone I know and you find ways and opportunities for others to chase learning in a meaningful way that speaks to their heart and heads. I became a better educator as I simultaneously became a better individual because I saw learning through a new lens.”

Brady Rowley

Principal, Brookhaven Elementary

“Our staff was enthusiastic about our relentless pursuit of deep learning and well-being because those are the reasons teachers went into teaching to begin with. Engagement is up for both students and staff, and we are much less likely to pretend that we are making progress.”

Joe Jensen

Principal, Timpanogos High School

“If you are interested in moving the dial and finally seeing student achievement results where it matters most, then I’d recommend Amy Miner to assist in the efforts. We could never have made the progress we did without Amy. Never. I know of no one else with the same skill set and passion for this work.”

Sam Rencher

Elementary Curriculum Director, Alpine School District

Needs Based Approach

At In Focus, we work alongside your team to strengthen practices, culture, and leadership through proven frameworks like Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Response to Intervention (RTI), and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Our approach is data-driven, collaborative, and responsive to your unique needs and context.

We begin with a comprehensive needs assessment, engaging key stakeholders to surface priorities and challenges. From there, we synthesize the findings and co-create customized plans that align with your goals and support practical, sustainable change.

System Improvement Modules

As part of our ongoing coaching and consulting, we guide schools through our proven School Improvement Framework—centered around six key domains: vision, climate, leadership, alignment, instruction, and community.

Each module is tailored to your unique priorities and includes targeted support for administrators, teachers, and community stakeholders—aligning everyone around a shared mission of student success and sustainable school growth.

Additional Consulting Services

Our priority is building lasting capacity within your system—empowering educators and leaders to foster environments where students can be their best selves, do their best work, and perform at their highest level.

Provide 360 feedback process to leaders and teachers
Facilitate DiSC and Myers Briggs Personality
Profile Training
Training for entire faculty
Personal administrative coaching
Team (Leadership team, content teams, etc) coaching

Rates: Rates are negotiated based on the customized consulting modules

If you’re interested in partnering with us or would like to learn more about our Coaching and Consulting, please contact us today for a free assessment. We can’t wait to work with you.