Training and Coaching
School Connect’s unique training and coaching programs help you expand your network and increase your influence!
Training and Coaching
School Connect’s training and coaching programs strengthen and hone your unique skills and resources as an individual. AND we connect your skills and resources where they matter most – to build positive change in your community! Let us help you expand your network and increase your influence.

Practical Solutions
Learn best practices and practical tips from others working toward the same causes

Leadership Development
Your growth as a leader impacts the entire ecosystem, paving the way for tomorrow’s leaders

Personalized Learning
Find training and coaching for your goals in ways that fit for your community

Group Coaching
Group coaching expands our opportunities to learn, share ideas, and encourage one another

Find Training and Coaching for YOUR goals!
Preparing for a CAFE
Setup your school principals for success and learn how to get the most out of a School Connect CAFE!
- Book an in-person or virtual training to prepare your principals well
- Access the CAFE Toolkit and walk-through best practices with a trainer
- Examine your school’s current partners and brainstorm together who else to include
- Identify your top three target goals and strategize how to use community partners to support those goals
- Discuss how to connect with community partners for optimal results
- Access tools to make your table conversations more productive
School Champion Training
Learn to become a trusted partner of a principal and help connect community support to your local school!
- Join a School Champion Bootcamp for a group coaching experience where you can learn together and steal ideas
- Access videos, PowerPoints, and PDF tool kits for guided step by step support
- Learn to plan projects and initiatives as a team that will support the principal’s target goals
- Build a team of collaborative leaders who are action based, and outcome focused
- Track your progress in an engagement plan to see how much impact your community can make over time!
Working Genius for YOUR Team
- Learn about the six stages of work and how every person has genius to offer in two of them
- Access a personal assessment of every team member to identify their working genius – what each person offers that is unusually successful and brings them joy in the stages of a project
- Review a team map of your collective strengths to see how you fit together as a team
- Identify how you can work symbiotically with each team member from project start to completion
How to Host Love Our Schools Day
- Access tools with simple steps to make Love Our Schools Day practical and accessible
- Walk through the Love Our Schools Day project planning with a trainer to reduce the noise and clarify what simple steps are important
- Learn how to use Love Our Schools Day as an entry point for community partners to get involved on your campus
- Find and invite more community using School Connect tools
- Discover how to use Love Our Schools Day projects to support your target goals over time
- Collaborate with community for shared resources and support
- Give students the opportunity to give back
The Whole Child Approach
- Learn about the Whole Child Approach to education
- Discuss practical needs-based community support based on the Whole Child Approach
- Identify gaps and brainstorm places to start for community who might fit specific criteria
- Evaluate progress based on community engagement!
The School Connect Model for Community Engagement
- Learn about the value of connecting schools to community support
- See the magic that happens when everyone sits down at the same table and understands how they fit
- Identify strategic ways community can support target school goals
- Create an engagement plan for the community throughout the calendar year
- Learn how collaboration is your force multiplier!
Find Partners for YOUR School and Learn to Collaborate
- Invite partners to participate with you using an inclusive and collaborative approach
- Use School Connect tools to track and find partners
- Discover the value of win/win partnerships
- Learn about common mistakes people make when first building relationship
- Find clear, specific, ways include partners
- Use collaboration as a force multiplier to accomplish your goals
- Gain tips and tricks for positive and effective communication
Bootcamp for School Connect City Directors
- Complete 7 Training Modules to support the City Director Strategic Plan and Progress Map
- Access one on one coaching with a trainer to find personalized support and feedback
- Access group coaching to learn together and benefit from diverse experiences and connections
- Learn from experts in every sector who are successfully using the School Connect Model
- Use videos, PowerPoints, and PDF tool kits as a shared library for guided step by step support
- Find support from a School Connect Team member for year-round consulting and support
- Use School Connect programs, tools, events, and collateral to build your School Connect Community!
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
- What kind of Training and Coaching do you offer?
- What is Group Coaching?
- Are your training and coaching sessions in-person as well as virtual?
- How far in advance do I need to sign up for a session?
- Do you offer training for our team at work?
- What is the cost for your training and coaching?
- Can we book you for a speaking engagement at our event?
- What kind of sponsorship opportunities are there?
School Connect offers a variety of training and coaching to support leadership development, effective team building and performance, community engagement, whole child support, asset-based community development, and specific training to support School Connect CAFEs and Love Our Schools Days. Training is offered to support school districts, as well as leaders and organizations in the community looking to support youth and educators.
The School Connect Team has found that Cohort Coaching is a very effective way of increasing your learning experience as you get to learn and share in a “think tank” environment. Group coaching is available by appointment, but several of our programs include group discussion or interactive learning activities. Examples include school district trainings for Love Our Schools Day, CAFÉ’s, and the Whole Child Approach, and team specific trainings include our Bootcamps or Working Genius for YOUR Team!
We do offer speaking engagements on a case-by-case basis. For inquiries contact info@schoolconnectaz.org.
Some of our trainings are already under contract, while others are available to sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities provide these programs to school districts at no or low cost, and allow sponsors to support programs that align with their mission! For more information contact info@schoolconnectaz.org.

More Ways to Get Involved!

Connect at a CAFÉ
Connect with other leaders at a school district CAFÉ. Learn how you can collaborate to make a difference through local schools.

Sponsor a School
Sponsor a school to make a direct impact where it is needed most!

Love Our Teachers
Teacher Retention has a major impact on student outcomes. Let’s show teachers some love!

Love Our Schools
Join a project for Love Our Schools Day to strategically impact the greatest goals of the school!

Become a Champion
School Connect connects, trains, and coaches leaders like YOU to become school champions for the children in your community!
Join Our Village
Doing this alone is impossible; it takes all of us working together to make a difference.
Latest Podcast

News & Events

Champions of Education Awards 2025
The School Connect Champions of Education Awards event honors those who lead with heart and help us to build a brighter future for Arizona youth. Every year School Connect presents awards in 15 categories, including individuals ranging from kindergarten all the way to CEO! Join us to honor their legacy!
When it comes to helping students thrive, the most important question isn’t always “How can I do this?”
Instead, try asking...
“Who can help me make it happen?”
Your dreams deserve partners who are on your side!
Ready to find your "who"?!
In partnership with the Arizona Business & Education Coalition, Grand Canyon University, Victory Schools, and the Fiesta Sports Foundation, we invite you to join us September 10th for the Classroom to Career Workshop!
Learn more and get tickets at https://schoolconnectaz.org/classroom-to-career/
#ClassroomtoCareer #STEM #Arizona #Education #WorkplaceDevelopment

Happy Independence Day from School Connect—where we believe every act of empowering schools creates a brighter future for our kids!
Thank you for being part of our village!
#4thofJuly

Want to make a difference? You might be just one connection away...
Just ask these 21 incredible girls! When Brooke Mandelbaum, a high schooler with a big heart, dreamed of giving back and helping girls feel beautiful, all she needed was a pathway.
That’s where School Connect came in—connecting Brooke with counselor Adriana Toles at Alhambra High School.
Together, they made prom dreams come true for 21 young women from Alhambra and Cesar Chavez High Schools who had a chance to pick out their own dresses, received perfume and tickets, and created memories they’ll never forget.
This is the power of connection—reminding every student that they matter, inside and out.
Here’s to sparking more joy, one connection at a time!
#SchoolConnect #PromDreams #PowerOfConnection #EveryChildMatters

You`re invited to join us at the Classroom to Career Workshop on September 10th!
As Dr. Carol Lippert shared, during this interactive event, educators and industry leaders will come together to connect, explore ways to enhance learning, and develop effective workplace pipelines.
Will we see you there?!
👉 Grab your spot here: https://schoolconnectaz.org/classroom-to-career
Thank you to our partners: Grand Canyon University, Arizona Business & Education Coalition, Victory Schools AZ, and Fiesta Sports Foundation for making this event possible!
#ClassroomtoCareer #STEM #Arizona #Education

The most exciting opportunities for students rarely happen by accident...
They happen when the right people come together—each bringing something special to the table—to create something bigger than any one of us could achieve alone.
That’s exactly what’s happening with the Classroom to Career Workshop!
As we count down to September 10th, meet the incredible partners who are making this event possible.
More than sponsors, Grand Canyon University, Arizona Business & Education Coalition, and Fiesta Sports Foundation, are kindred spirits in believing in what`s possible when we come together to support schools and students.
Grab your ticket to join us on September 10th, and let`s connect and collaborate! https://schoolconnectaz.org/classroom-to-career/
