30+ Years Serving NYC Schools. Here's What That Means for You
Our Value to Schools
When you partner with PD Leaders, you're not getting a faceless corporation with generic programs developed in some distant headquarters. You're getting Dr. Nancye Barthelemy, a trilingual educator with three decades of experience working directly in and with NYC schools.
Most importantly, you're getting a partner who will customize every program to your school's specific needs, not force you into a pre-packaged solution.
- The unique challenges of teaching diverse student populations
- The reality of limited resources and competing demands on teacher time
- The importance of culturally-responsive teaching that honors students' identities
- The difference between professional development that looks good on paper and what actually works in your classrooms
Why We're Different From National PD Companies
Large national professional development companies serve hundreds of districts. They have impressive libraries of content and polished marketing materials. But they're selling you the same program they're selling to schools in Texas, California, and Florida.
We Customize Everything
We Understand NYC Schools
We Specialize in Cultural Responsiveness
We Stay Small Intentionally
PD Leaders | Most PD Providers | |
|---|---|---|
Local Expertise & Understanding | ✓ | ✓ |
Program Customization | ✓ | ✗ |
Cultural Responsiveness | ✓ | ✗ |
Implementation Support | ✓ | Limited |
Facilitator Quality | ✓ | ✓ |
Flexibility & Responsiveness | ✓ | ✗ |
Scale & Attention | ✓ | ✗ |
Practical Application | ✓ | Generic |
Research Foundation | ✓ | ✓ |
Sustainability | ✓ | ✗ |
Value & Investment | ✓ | ✗ |
Most PD providers are optimized for scale, serving as many schools as possible with standardized programs. We're optimized for your school's success, delivering customized professional development that creates real, sustainable change in your classrooms. Every partnership begins with a complimentary 15-minute campus needs assessment where we listen to your specific challenges and discuss whether we're the right fit for your school.