"I had the privilege of working with Nancy Padilla over the past few years as the principal of Rosedale Middle School and American Elementary. Nancy became an important part of our school community and a valuable member of our school leadership team as we worked together to build our collective efficacy around a common focus. Her experience as a leader was invaluable as she shared research based, effective, and proven learning supports that had the most impact on student achievement, instructional practices, coherence and capacity. The staff on both campuses looked forward to working with Nancy as she challenged us to develop our strategic focus and action plans. Her strong relational skills, follow through behaviors, and forward thinking approaches always kept the school teams challenged, engaged, and encouraged around the work we were doing together. I'd be excited to work with Nancy again on any project she's involved in." Becky Devahl, Principal, Bakersfield, CA
"I had the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Padilla to assist a grass roots effort at our high school to create a vision, mission, and protocols to Lead from the Middle. She effectively guided the development of critical shifts in mindsets and learning dispositions of members among our diverse content team of leaders. Dr. Padilla has proven to be a valuable resource to me, demonstrating how to provide voice of teachers while building their capacity as leaders. We have shifted from a staff fearful and/or disinterested in becoming leaders on campus to a robust team of teachers who facilitate entire faculty meetings, lead professional developments, and study their instructional impact within their content areas and across the school. Dr. Padilla's effectiveness attests to her expertise. She is personable and her knowledge has proven to have an impact even upon the toughest of cultures. Her approachable nature means a great deal to me as she welcomes questions and concerns without judgement."Kimberly Corbin, Principal, Jurupa Valley HS
"During the past three years, Dr. Padilla has been absolutely essential to the success with the implementation of our site and district focus, as well as guiding our site towards a deeper collaborative spirit and the concept of 'shared leadership'. Successfully guiding a large comprehensive high school toward improved pedagogy and strengthening collaboration can be an overwhelming task and Nancy has been a wonderful resource and consistent support. She does an amazing job working with, training, and facilitating educators. Her innate ability to make connections and form positive relationships makes Nancy the ideal choice when selecting an educational consultant."Michael D. Capps, Principal, Oak Hills HS, Hesperia Unified School District