The team really takes the time to fully listen to and understand our priorities. They go above and beyond to meet our team’s needs while maintaining the adaptability and flexibility needed in a school environment.

When you have people who have lived this work, they can get more nuanced and really help you troubleshoot. What I appreciate most is the adaptability. Some organizations have one rigid way of doing things. That’s not VJR. Jesse meets you where you are. He’s flexible, approachable, and knows when to pivot between building PD and supporting delivery.

Working with VJR Consulting has been great. We have received fantastic feedback from our staff on every single session VJR has hosted. The team at VJR has helped us remove a lot of barriers as it relates to giving feedback to each other. They have taught us how to give feedback in a way that is low stress and low risk, allowing us to build a strong culture of feedback. This is a huge win because when we tried it before, it wasn’t successful. The team implemented a process that allowed our entire team to feel safe and empowered.

My experience with VJR Consulting far exceeded my expectations. What I knew is that Vernon Consulting could lead a bad ass PD with teachers in the room. What I learned is that the entire team at VJR Consulting are expert practitioners that are committed to expanding the impact of teachers and leaders on their students. The best part of working with VJR was the fact that Vernon knew enough about KIPP without being a team member at KIPP. This allowed him to find the sweet spot of identifying and solving for our ongoing pain points - that’s where the team exceeded my expectations. They were able to hone in on our issues, develop a solution to address them, and provide us with the systems and tools to ensure we were continuously improving. The impact of the work with VJR continues to grow, even after our engagement has ended.

I have been surprised and impressed by VJR’s impact. My coach is affirming, provides me with effective systems and shares different perspectives - all have contributed greatly to my growth as a leader. Working with my coach has helped me deepen my understanding of what it means to effectively execute day-to-day in schools. The team at VJR has a tool for any challenge your school may face. I haven’t come across a problem that Nikki Basome hasn’t had a tool for. I’ve experienced a great level of support and thought partnership.

The team at VJR Consulting was very good about providing structure around our work that led to efficiencies and sustainability. The team did a really good job of slowing us down and ensuring we were disciplined. The Professional Development and facilitation we received from Vernon was top notch. The team is incredibly disciplined around our continuous improvement framework. They made sure we were disciplined with one area of improvement before moving on to the next, which allowed for sustained impact.