Designing Education Programs That Actually Work: What Schools Get Wrong About Implementation
Leveraging 20+ years in K–12 systems, Yocheved breaks down how schools can design programs that are compliant, fundable, AND effective. She talks about implementation pitfalls, how to align program design with actual teacher capacity, and examples of schools that improved outcomes by redesigning their support structures.
Bio
If you say, “Jump,” I’ll ask, “Why?” Let’s challenge the status quo.
Yocheved Belsky is the founder and CEO of Clear Square Group, an organization focused on providing educational consulting for institutions, schools, and organizations. When clients requested helpfully utilizing pandemic-related EANS funding for school services, Yocheved launched M²Learning to help non-public schools and their students succeed despite the pandemic.
Yocheved has over 20 years of experience in the educational services industry as a charter school superintendent, service provider, key consultant, and K-12 educator. As a nonpublic school educator and charter school superintendent, Yocheved spearheaded one of the earliest online school programs in the country. In her work as a third-party service provider and educational consultant, she has created many government-funded educational programs and brought them to the market for different school models.
Yocheved is passionate about making sure all students receive the services they need to succeed in school. Through managing conflicting stakeholders, assessing educational needs, securing funding, and driving compliance measures, Yocheved and the M²Learning team provide an all-encompassing approach to help students succeed.
Topics
- What schools misunderstand about program design
- Why implementation fails even when the funding is available
- Aligning program design with staff capacity
- Building feedback loops with teachers
- Using compliance as a tool, not a barrier
- A case example of a redesigned school support program
Guiding Questions
- What’s the most common flaw you see in school program design?
- How does poor implementation sabotage even fully funded programs?
- How can leaders design programs teachers can realistically deliver?
- What role should feedback loops play in program development?
- How can schools use compliance requirements to strengthen program quality?
- Can you share an example where redesigning a program changed outcomes?