Tailored Support
Igniting transformational teaching & leading for equitable outcomes for ALL students
School and district-level messaging to build shared responsibility and instruction that is accessible and culturally and linguistically sustaining
Technical assistance for schools, districts, collaboratives, networks and organizations for your unique needs
Integration of Sarah’s Language Lens® approach and guidebook through speaking events or customized book study course
Keynotes and Consulting
Mary Lammi, Needham Public Schools, Assistant Superintendent for Student Support Services
“I have worked with many consultants in my 25 year career in education and have found Sarah Ottow and the Confianza Team to be truly one of the best! The expertise not only in the area of English Learners but also leadership and action cycles has been instrumental to the learning and growth for me personally and for our district. We are making great strides in deepening our understanding of culturally responsive practices and strengthening our ELL Program because of our partnership with Confianza and leadership from Sarah. She is an absolute joy to work with and I am truly appreciative of her efforts to support our work.”
Leadership Coaching
Co-creating the vision for change starting with asset mapping/needs assessment, diagnostics and visioning of equitable instruction in Tier 1
Touchpoints between coaching sessions for feedback and measuring progress on goals with coach-the-coach training
We have a limited number of spots available each school year
School visits can be added on, based on availability, for diagnostic and implementation support
Stacey Rogers, Assistant Superintendent, Plymouth Public Schools
“Sarah and her team helped us develop a common mission, vision and belief statement for our multilingual learners. This clarity allowed us to calibrate our teaching to ensure equity and equal access for our MLLs. Confianza is a highly professional and knowledgeable organization. They have helped us to frame our thinking as a district regarding how we support our MLLs. This has been our foundation for improving instruction for our MLLs. Confianza has been very easy and flexible to work with. As a district administrator, I have several initiatives that I am overseeing and I never have to worry about following up with them. The process has been streamlined, professional, efficient, and critical work for our district. They have been our thought partner and mentor as we delve into this work. I would highly recommend Confianza as a professional development provider/partner.”
School Visits
Celebrate what’s working for students and notice what can be improved in our non-evaluative school visits
We collaboratively set up Learning Walks with leadership to identify classroom trends, to measure progress and to provide recommendations and priorities for support
In-person PLCs/workshops and peer observations can also be part of school visits
We have a limited number of spots available each school year
School pre-conditions must be in place: 1) leadership team is willing and highly motivated to learn/refresh skills and knowledge in order to institute necessary change, 2) established systems for capacity building and differentiation
Allison Balter, Former Principal, Lawrence ENLACE Newcomer Academy
“Sarah has been an incredible support as a coach as we launched the ENLACE program...[providing] invaluable feedback on classroom instruction, professional development, student support structures, etc. Her feedback has helped us prioritize areas of growth in our teacher coaching and PD cycles. She has also just been an incredible sounding board and source of support.”
Support Sessions
Monthly interactive capacity-building using field-tested tools from The Language Lens Academy
Hands-on strategy to meet your school’s unique needs, complete with Sarah’s guidance for measuring impact, Q&A and recommended action steps for immediate transfer to practice
Embedded sessions to make the most of schedules, budgets and team time for professional learning
Dr. Tobie Bass, Director of Multilingual Learner Education, Achievement First, Rhode Island
“Working with Confianza has provided an array of knowledge and support at our district, school, and classroom levels. As a new director of Multilingual Learner Education, Confianza has been an essential partner in building school and district-wide structures to put a Language Lens at the center for teachers and school leaders. Confianza’s user-friendly tools and resources, expert direct coaching, and organized follow-through have been key to carrying out our vision to improve MLL Education. In short, I am SO GRATEFUL to work with Confianza and highly recommend their services.”
