BloomED Group

Happy National Family Engagement Day! Today, we celebrate and honor the crucial role families play in their children’s education. Research consistently highlights the vital importance of school-family partnerships in driving student achievement and school improvement. In October, I had the privilege of presenting at the NAFSCE (National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement), sharing insights on how family feedback can be leveraged for school improvement. On a personal note, I also contribute as president of the PTSO at my child’s school, where I witness firsthand the power of family engagement. As our K-12 education is likely to move towards more choice-based models in the months and years ahead, schools must prioritize family partnerships more than ever. Recognizing this, BloomED Group recently expanded its services to include a new marketing practice led by Dionne Kumpe. This initiative is designed to support education, community, and service-based organizations in better connecting with families and other key stakeholders to grow their impact. Our offerings include 1:1 advisory sessions, workshops, and a variety of brand, messaging, and marketing projects. Using Dionne’s certifications in StoryBrand and Unreasonable Hospitality and the almost five years I spent consulting organizations around family engagement, we help clients craft impactful communication strategies to engage families and inspire action. We also apply learnings from Dionne’s thirty years in the advertising industry and my thirty years in the education ecosystem, where I worked for the Lt. Governor of the State of Maryland, Baltimore City Public Schools, and Urban Teachers (now City Teaching Alliance). If you’d like to learn more about how we can help you connect with families and stakeholders, feel free to reach out!

BloomED is excited to see news from one of our prior clients today.....A recent IRB-approved study confirms the powerful impact of nXu Education's SEL & College & Career Readiness curriculum!?Students saw?3x growth in their sense of purpose?and?2x growth in social-emotional skills?compared to a control group. Check out their executive summary here: https://lnkd.in/gBtQj8nF.

I am excited to share that I started in Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses National Program--Cohort 22! (Yes, they have officially worked with well beyond 10,000 small businesses). I am excited to learn best practices of ways to grow my business, BloomED Group. I love that in our second week, we are already talking about how our business give back to the community. That is why BloomED is in business--to support organizations in the education ecosystem to advance disruptive transformation! Our values when we started four years ago haven't changed. The work of BloomED aspires to these values: EQUITY FOCUSED:? Design for Equity, Be Anti-Racist, Be Inclusive, Develop Skills of All, Transform Systems of Inequity STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE:? Thoughtful Decision-Making, Many Right Ways with Long-Term In Mind GROWTH MINDSET:? Be Okay with Discomfort Knowing it is Essential to Grow and Learn.?? BIG GOALS TOGETHER:?Courage to Take on Big Challenges and Set and Reach Shared Goals as a Team LISTEN DEEPLY:? Listen with Curiosity for Deeper Understanding and Analysis to Build Trust and Candor BE HUMAN:? Have a Sense of Humor, Humility, Have Fun, and Experience Joy Reach out to learn how we can work together! ?

In honor of National Family Day today, I'm excited to share that I'll be presenting a session virtually at the National Assembly for Family Engagement in Education run by the NAFSCE (National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement) on October 21. I hope to see you there!

Saw this opportunity and wanted to help get the word out to college youth interested in service and college staff and community members helping connect college youth to service. Applications are due by Sept. 27. Check it out! https://lnkd.in/eGxfcDM3

Happy Nonprofit Day! BloomED Group loves working with nonprofit clients all over the country on business development and organizational change projects particularly those focused on teacher workforce, family engagement, future of work and democracy. We recently added StoryBrand services with our amazing colleague Dionne Leigh Kumpe. We are taking new clients again starting in September! Reach out to learn more at www.bloomedgroup.com. I also love supporting nonprofits in my free time including GripTape, Podium RVA, and the Deep Run High School PTSO!

What a thrill to be able to talk to Senator Tim Kaine, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, and candidate for Congress in my district, Leslie Mehta, about being a small business owner of BloomED Group today along with Sally Raderer and Stacy Thomas of Good Run Research & Recreation, and Teyoshe Smith of Bite by Bite & Co.

Earlier this week, I presented a landscape analysis of youth service and leadership in Arizona to the Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family's Arizona Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism supported by a grant with the Mott Foundation through the America's Service Commissions. I got to interview over 56 stakeholders including Youth Service America (YSA), National Youth Leadership Council, Institute for Citizens & Scholars, other State Commissions, AZ @AmeriCorps programs, AZ nonprofit organizations, civic organizations, over eighteen Youth Commissions and Councils across Arizona. Special thanks to Emily Litchfield and Kainoa Spenser for this opportunity for BloomED Group to work on this project with you!

The Commit Partnership is looking for a State Policy Director for Postsecondary Education in Dallas, Texas. They are looking for someone with seven years of experience—preferably with four of them in higher education policy. The person will be part of a team that will set the higher education policy agenda for the 2025 Texas Legislative Session. The last session included a huge win that changed the way community college is funded to reward student success rather than enrollment. There is an opportunity for someone in this role to have a huge impact! The role pays between $110-120K with up to a 10% annual bonus, $5K for professional development, and relocation stipend. If this is a role you are interested in or you know someone who might be interested, you can set up time to talk to me to get more information about the role, the selection process, salary and benefits using my Calendly Link: bit.ly/HigherEDInfo. Or if you are ready to apply, please apply through The Commit Partnership website at: bit.ly/StatePolicyDir. Please share this message with your network! Thanks so much for your help! The Aspen Institute, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, The Institute for College Access & Success, Institute for Higher Education Policy, Jobs for the Future (JFF), StriveTogether, Catalyst:Ed, Bailey Hampton, Education Design Lab, EdTrust, EdTrust-West, Lumina Foundation

BloomED Group had a great time with Dionne Leigh Kumpe today presenting at Serve Virginia's Volunteer Summit--"How to Communicate Your Impact: A Storytelling Framework for Community Engagement. Tomorrow I'll be presenting about "Leveraging your AmeriCorps Experience to Career in Education!" Hope you can join me!