Develop teachers.
Train and coach emerging teachers and facilitate professional learning for educators, including district professional development in Philadelphia through a major curriculum provider.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Starr Butler
Classroom experience.
Schoolwide impact.
Educator, published curriculum writer, and professional learning facilitator with over a decade of experience across charter schools and New York City public schools. Starr currently teaches at a member school of the New York Performance Standards Consortium.
10+Years in education
PublishedCurriculum writer
LicensedNYS School Building Leader
CONSORTIUM CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
Performance-based learning.
Practiced in the classroom.
As an educator at a New York Performance Standards Consortium member school, Starr brings firsthand experience with inquiry-based instruction and performance-based assessment tasks (PBATs). Her work includes guiding students through historical research, evidence-based writing, revision, and oral defense, and facilitating professional learning with Consortium educators.
THE EXPERIENCE
Built through the work.
Strengthen practice.
Help develop teacher-led professional learning communities using research-supported frameworks and improvement science to strengthen instruction and student outcomes.
Shape curriculum.
Published curriculum writer with development experience for Teachers College, Columbia University’s Black History Initiative.
Expand opportunity.
Co-create schoolwide programs that support students academically and expand access to extracurricular opportunities.
THE FOUNDATION
Credentials with purpose.
- Teachers College, Columbia University
- Graduate degree · Public School Building Leadership
- Brooklyn College
- Graduate degree · Social Studies Education
- Lehman College
- Bachelor of Arts · History
- New York State
- School Building Leader certification
HOW WE CAN PARTNER
From ideas to instruction.
Curriculum development
Design meaningful learning experiences aligned with school and state context.
Teacher training & coaching
Build teaching capacity through practical support and professional development.
Project-based instruction
Support the transition from test-centered instruction to authentic, project-based learning.
Mastery learning
Strengthen performance assessment and instruction that helps students demonstrate what they know.
Teacher leadership
Prepare teacher leaders to guide collaborative learning and sustain instructional improvement.