PREPARING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW
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COHERENT SOLUTIONS
Coherence in school design ensures efficiency of resources and efficacy for students. Our solutions build on your context and align related elements for efficiency, efficacy and sustainability. For example, we built a 5-12 College and Career Seminar around school-wide Habits of Success. We developed Seminar teacher look-fors aligned to observation and evaluation rubrics to focus the work for educators.
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COMMUNITY CENTERED
The primary purpose of education is to serve our communities. We center those communities and those most impacted by our programs in design and implementation. This includes elevating the voices and talents of students, families, community members and industry partners towards innovative solutions to our most pressing educational problems.
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FUTURE READINESS
Our goal is to prepare all youth, regardless of circumstance, to elevate their talents towards success in college, careers and the future they choose. This means robust academic systems K-12 and rethinking secondary and post-secondary models, towards a P-16 approach with meaningful career pathways, accelerated coursework and work-based learning.
Together we can reshape schools
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Launch guides schools and organizations to align vision with strategy, governance, and resources, laying the foundation for successful programs and initiatives. Through research-based technical assistance and continuous improvement, we help you build systems that last.
Community-Centered Design: We engage students, families, educators, and community partners to design and redesign schools and programs.
Strategic Planning, Policy & Governance: We lead strategic planning with schools and organizations, develop and roll out state and local policy, and support boards to make sound decisions aligned with their vision.
Sustainable Implementation & Continuous Improvement: We manage implementation of whole-school redesign and program implementation, including project-based learning, college and career pathways, early college and advanced coursework, CTE and vocational programming, advising, MyCAP and more. We build the systems and resources that let your work sustain and grow.
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Launch strengthens the academic core so that every course, curriculum, and practice drives rigorous, relevant learning.
Academic Strategy & Program Design: We design instructional and program models aligned with student needs and long-term goals.
Project-Based Learning (PBL) and High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Implementation: We support development and implementation of PBL and the selection and implementation of high-quality instructional materials that improve teaching and learning.
Curriculum & Materials Development: We guide the development and customize student and educator-facing content, from projects, coursework and work-based learning to tools for teachers, leaders, districts, and organizations.
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Launch ensures every young person is prepared for success beyond high school through high-quality college and career pathways.
College & Career Pathways: We build on your programs of study, or design new ones, to create purposeful pathways that connect advanced coursework, career learning, and college and career advising to students’ postsecondary goals.
Early College & Advanced Coursework: We design and implement early college programs, dual enrollment, and advanced coursework, from K–12 and college partnerships to scheduling, student supports, and readiness measures.
Competency-Based Learning & Graduation Frameworks: We support the design and implementation of competency-based learning and graduation requirements that maximize what students learn and demonstrate.
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Launch invests in the people behind the work so that strong programs outlast any single initiative or leader.
Building Excellent Teams: We build staffing, collaboration, and professional learning systems, and train teams on the job so expertise stays in-house.
Leadership Coaching: We coach school, program, and organizational leaders and teams.
Strategic Advising: We serve as a thought partner to leaders and boards navigating complex decisions and change.
to be launch pads for young people’s futures
Founder and Executive Director
Lily Newman, M.Ed
Experienced education leader, dedicated to equity and transforming education systems to be the ramps to future success our youth deserve. Over 20 years of educational experience, from classroom teaching, to school design and leadership, to system leadership and non-profit services and supports.