The 90-Days That Change How You
Lead Your Team
Trusted by 350+ districts to engage staff, raise outcomes, and turn feedback into action.
The Practice Behind the Highest-Performing Districts
The strongest school districts share one thing: leaders who actively engage employees while executing toward measurable outcomes achieve the strongest results.
For more than 15 years, Studer Education has partnered with over 350 school districts to install that discipline through Leader Rounding — a structured leadership practice that builds trust, strengthens communication, reinforces recognition, and drives continuous improvement.
What is The 90-Day Leadership Engagement Program?
The 90-Day Leadership Engagement Program coaches leaders how to conduct intentional, structured conversations that surface what is working, uncover opportunities for improvement, strengthen employee engagement, and turn everyday interactions into meaningful organizational action.
What Changes in 90 Days
How the Leadership Program Helps Leaders
With 90 days of coaching, structured practice, and real-time feedback from a Studer coach, your leaders learn to:
- Strengthen trust and communication across the district
- Turn employee feedback into visible action
- Build leadership consistency across schools and departments
- Make recognition a habit, not an afterthought
- Surface barriers and opportunities earlier
- Follow through on what they hear
Outcomes Districts Can Measure
37%
Increase in Graduation Rates
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In 2017 we had a 54% on-time graduation rate. In 2019 we started this work. The rest is history.
Dr. Ryan Carpenter, Superintendent
Estacada School District, OR
83% → 95%
Staff Retention Increase
"My first year, we had about an 83% staff retention rate. This last year, our retention rate was actually 95%."
Dr. Steve Olmos, Superintendent
Visions in Education, CA
160 → <15
Student Expulsions Reduced
"We are absolutely leading the results on behalf of students, and not simply getting lucky with our outcomes."
Dr. Christi Barrett, Superintendent
Hemet Unified, CA
What Leaders Learn
Through coaching, structured practice, and live feedback from a Studer coach, your leaders develop the skills that make rounding work.
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Conduct Meaningful Leadership Conversations
Learn how to ask questions that surface meaningful feedback and strengthen trust.
Improve Recognition and Visibility
Recognize employees consistently and reinforce the behaviors that strengthen culture.
Turn Feedback Into Action
Distinguish isolated concerns from system opportunities and build actionable improvement plans.
Communicate More Effectively
Cascade key learnings and organizational priorities across teams and departments.
Build Leadership Consistency
Create shared leadership practices across schools, departments, and leadership teams.
Close the Loop With Staff
Use rounding data and AI-supported analysis to distinguish individual concerns from systemic themes worth acting on.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Inside the 90-Day Engagement
The Leadership Engagement Program combines Studer Education coaching support and the K12 Rounding platform into one focused 90-day engagement. Over eight structured sessions, your leaders move through one complete engagement cycle, including:
- Planning rounding conversations
- Conducting rounding conversations
- Capturing employee feedback
- Recognizing employees
- Identifying themes and opportunities
- Communicating key learnings
- Building improvement plans
- Closing the loop with employees
What Your Enrollment Includes
Every district that enrolls in the Leadership Engagement Program receives four components designed to work together: dedicated coaching, hands-on platform access, the 9 Pillars Desk Reference Guide, and ongoing access to the Studer Online learning library.
The coaching teaches the rounding discipline through eight structured sessions. The platform captures conversations, surfaces themes, and tracks recognition. The reference guides give leaders something to return to, and Studer Online keeps the learning going after the 90 days close.
8 Leadership Coaching Sessions
Eight 45-minute virtual sessions led by a dedicated Studer Education coach. Each session is anchored to a specific leadership tactic and paired with a between-session action that moves learning into practice.
K12 Rounding Platform Access
Three platform seats with AI-supported theme analysis and leadership tracking. Captures rounding conversations, manages recognitions and follow-ups, and surfaces themes across the cycle.
9 Pillars Desk Reference Guides
Three spiral-bound copies of the leadership framework behind every Studer Education partnership. Referenced in every coaching session and the playbook leaders return to long after the program closes.
Studer Online Access
Three accounts to the on-demand learning library. Reinforces every coaching session and gives leaders a place to keep developing after the program closes.
The 90-Day Leadership Engagement Program
By Studer Education
$4,995
WHAT YOU GET
- 8 virtual leadership coaching sessions (45 minutes each)
- 1-year access to the K12 Rounding platform (3 user seats included)
- K12 Rounding onboarding, setup, and implementation support (not to exceed 3 hours)
- AI-supported theme analysis within K12 Rounding
- 3 copies of the 9 Pillars of Leadership Excellence Desk Reference Guide
- 1-year access to Studer Online platform (3 users seats included)
- Structured 90-day implementation plan
Need help getting started?
Studer team members are available to help you understand and make the most of your Studer Online resources. Schedule a meeting to discuss your goals, answer questions, and ensure you have everything you need to succeed.