Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement

Dr. Gale Hulme

Executive Director

I believe that leadership matters. Education leaders can and do make a positive difference in the lives of students...
Dr. JoAnn Brown
Director, Aspiring Leaders Program

I believe that success in school improvement lies with the leader and a new leader needs to have the proper knowledge, skills and opportunities to practice that can only come from performance-based learning ...
Mary Anne Charron
Director of Strategic Programs

I believe that leaders are the key to school improvement. Each day is critical in the life of a learner, and I believe that leaders have the responsibility to implement conditions and nurture cultures that result in high expectations for all ...
Joan Clark
Performance Consultant

I believe the one common denominator of all societies is the pursuit of education as the means for a better, more fulfilled life. In a global sense, this pursuit has or can have a very diverse framework, but the goal is the same; improve the education of the people. ...
Shirley Davis
Performance Consultant, Rising Stars

I believe that all enterprises rise and fall on leadership and that educational leaders lead in a positive direction, set clear expectations, establish agreed upon goals, and create the conditions for improvements that lead to student, teacher, school and system successes ...
Georgia Evans
Performance Consultant

I believe leaders have the greatest influence on the quality of a school or district, and I believe effective school leaders create successful schools...
Janie Fields
Performance Consultant

I believe that highly effective leaders build strong and effective educational systems which are responsible for the success of our nation’s schools...
Maggie Glennon
Performance Consultant

I believe that school leaders must be accountable for the success or failure of the teachers and students in their schools...
La Toya Handsford
Administrative Coordinator

I believe in the ancient proverb it takes a village to raise a child. I believe the district, community, parents and education leaders are equal stakeholders in the education process...
Dr. Leslie Hazle Bussey
Director of Policy and Research

I believe every child born in our country has a unique and important contribution to make to the advancement of our nation’s community, prosperity, and safety. As a nation, we espouse values of democracy and equity....
Pam Henderson
Operations Manager

I believe that student success is a collaborative effort. By ensuring that an environment exists where all stakeholders can share their knowledge and experiences, the best educational decisions will be made...
Peggy Hollis
Performance Consultant

I believe that education is the key to success in life, and that school leaders hold the key that opens the door to quality education...
Dr. Mildred McCoy
Program Manager, Leadership Preparation Performance Coaching

I believe that schools today need the type leadership that can promote the positive changes that are required to adequately prepare students to be successful in society today and in the future...
Dr. Meca Mohammed
Associate Director of Research and Evaluation

I believe that education is the great equalizer and that all students deserve access to high-quality educational experiences...
Dorothy Reynolds
Performance Consultant

I believe that district and school leaders hold the key to moving Georgia’s schools forward. Those leaders who work strategically with faculty and staff to continue to learn and grow will achieve greatness in service to our children...
Emmett G. Shaffer, Ed.D
Director of Business Development & Marketing

I believe education is important because it provides learning, structure and safety for students. In order to function effectively, society needs each and every individual to contribute to the best of his or her ability. ...
Mike Vanairsdale
Performance Consultant, Executive Development

I believe public education is the foundational social enterprise of this great nation. I believe that as public education goes, so goes the United States...
Tom Whitten
Performance Consultant

I believe that aligned educational leadership combined with standards-based instructional practices can assure that all districts, schools and most importantly children meet or exceed state, national, and international standards...
Georgia Wilson
Performance Consultant

I believe educational leaders like health care providers, should have as their mantra “cause no harm” to the students that have been entrusted to them for optimal educational opportunities ...

MEET THE GLISI TEAM

Mike Vanairsdale

Performance Consultant, Executive Development

ph: 404-643-5852
email: Mike.Vanairsdale@glisi.org

I believe public education is the foundational social enterprise of this great nation. I believe that as public education goes, so goes the United States. Therefore, we have no choice but to make public education succeed, and through succeeding enable the United States to become the world leader in student achievement. I believe all children can learn, but I also recognize that each child is unique, learns in different ways, and responds differently to different teaching strategies. I believe a key role of the education leaders is to create a climate of high expectation – high expectations for teachers, high expectations for students, high expectations for parents, and high expectations for self.

As part of the GLISI team, I bring 39 years of leadership experience from two wonderful careers to our important work of building education leaders. It is my personal mission to enable leaders at all levels to become the best leaders they can be. I will do this by leveraging my expertise in the area of Balanced Performance, bringing school systems in Georgia tools to insure continuously improving high performance of their organizations. An organization that is not continuously growing, learning, and improving is an organization that is doomed to mediocrity.