Our Partners

Lyle Kirtman

CEO | Future Management Systems, Inc.

Lyle Kirtman, CEO, Future Management Systems, Inc. has been a management consultant for more than 30 years. FMS has provided executive coaching, executive search, organizational development, strategic planning and conflict management services to over 700 organizations (350 School Districts) in the public and private sector. FMS is a leader nationally in providing research-based leadership assessments for hiring and leadership development. FMS has a strong focus on the development of leaders in education. Lyle is also an established author internationally in education through his publications including:

• Leadership and Teams: The Missing Piece of the Educational Reform Puzzle 

• Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole System Change (co-written with Michael Fullan)

• Coherent School Leadership: Forging Clarity from Complexity (co-written with Michael Fullan)

• Smart Cities: That Work for Everyone (Contributor) by Tom Vander Ark – Published by Getting Smart

• Four Steps to Building Leadership Capacity - Harvard Education Letter

For four years, Future Management Systems and Lead·Teach·Learn·360° have partnered with clients to provide a comprehensive service model designed to increase the capacity of leaders at all levels within the system. We simultaneously integrate training and coaching supports that attend to “the people side” and “the instructional side” of coherent school leadership.

Systemic Reform for Learning Acceleration

edge4edu is a professional services consortium that provides comprehensive and customized training, coaching, and facilitation to Pre-K - 12 educators. Serving more than 20 diverse school districts across the nation, we engage central office administrators, principals, site leadership teams, and teacher cohorts. Our research-based, data-driven improvement process clarifies the organization’s mission, vision, and values. The collaborative development of a coherent instructional framework drives district and school site actions, secures staff commitment, and yields equitable gains in student learning.