Dr. Sally I’AnsonEducation leadership & consulting

Strategic education leadership · Consulting · Coaching

Stronger schools.
Stronger leaders.
Lasting impact.

Dr. Sally I’Anson partners with education leaders, school systems, charter organizations, and nonprofits to transform complex challenges into practical strategies and measurable progress.

Portrait of Dr. Sally I’Anson

Collaborative leadership, grounded in experience.

How Sally can help

Education consulting that moves plans into action.

Focused guidance for organizations navigating change, launching programs, strengthening performance, or developing leaders.

01 / SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

School & District Performance

Organizational assessments, performance measures, school improvement priorities, stakeholder engagement, and practical improvement planning.

02 / NEW SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT

Charter School Planning

Startup strategy, governance considerations, organizational readiness, operational planning, and support for early implementation.

03 / EXECUTIVE PARTNERSHIP

Leadership & Strategic Consulting

Executive coaching, change management, organizational alignment, and evaluation of strategic and operational plans for education organizations and nonprofits.

04 / EARLY LEARNING

Early Childhood Education

Launching, reopening, and growing preschool programs through enrollment strategy, operations, funding approaches, and leadership coaching.

Results from Sally’s preschool leadership

Experience with measurable outcomes.

44%Increase in preschool revenue
19%Increase in preschool enrollment
$300K+Grant awards secured for the preschool

Meet Dr. Sally I’Anson

Experienced counsel. Practical partnership.

Sally brings over 35 years of experience across public, private, parochial, and charter education. Her career includes school leadership, educational performance and evaluation, charter school development, and executive consulting.

Most recently, she served as Associate Director of Data Services at University Instructors and, earlier, at Public Consulting Group, where she began as a consultant. Her approach combines strategic direction with hands-on collaboration.

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Education
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
M.Ed., University of Maine
B.A., College of William & Mary

Areas of experience
K–12 education · Charter schools · Early learning
Research & evaluation · Strategic leadership

Engagements
Project-based consulting · Executive advisory support · Flexible leadership engagements

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What challenge can we solve together?

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