School Partnership
Practical Partnerships
for Student Success
& Organizational
Improvement
Practical Partners
for Student Success
& Orgnaizational
Improvement
VFL Consultants helps school and district leaders address student disengagement, attendance, behavior, academic progress, alternative pathways, school culture, leadership alignment, and implementation challenges.
Primary Areas of Support
Student Success
& Re-Engagement
Attendance, behavior,
engagement, academic
progress, graduation readiness,
and off-track students.
Alternative
Pathways
Support for overage, under-credited,
course-failing, or disengaged students
who need coordinated plans
and progress monitoring.
Leadership &
Organizational Capacity
Culture, alignment, change
management, implementation,
strategic communication, and
team development.
Family & Community
Partnerships
Parent communication, community
collaboration, youth support
networks, and coordinated
influence around students.
Professional Learning
& Consultation
Workshops, coaching,
planning sessions,
executive consultation, and
implementation support
Primary Areas
of Support
Student Success
& Re-Engagement
Attendance, behavior,
engagement, academic
progress, graduation readiness,
and off-track students.
Alternative
Pathways
Support for overage, under-credited,
course-failing, or disengaged students
who need coordinated plans
and progress monitoring.
Leadership &
Organizational Capacity
Culture, alignment, change
management, implementation,
strategic communication, and
team development.
Family & Community
Partnerships
Parent communication, community
collaboration, youth support
networks, and coordinated
influence around students.
Professional Learning
& Consultation
Workshops, coaching,
planning sessions,
executive consultation, and
implementation support
Student Sucess Strategist
The Student Success Strategist model provides targeted, flexible support for schools and districts that need help connecting student needs, adult practices, family communication, progress monitoring, and organizational systems. Engagements can range from periodic consultation to structured on-site partnership days, without requiring a full-time five-day presence.
Partnership Journey Stages
- DISCOVER
- DESIGN
- ENGAGE
- STRENGTHEN
- SUSTAIN
Experience & Results
Patrick’s education experience includes more than seven years of school-based student support and leadership related to social-emotional development, attendance, behavior, crisis response, family communication, alternative pathways, and students at risk of disengaging.
- 40+ students advanced to the appropriate grade level
- 22 students graduated through the Panther Choice School of Innovation
- Grades 7–11 served through the alternative pathway
Raised Different in Schools
Raised Different™ gives schools a structured way to help students examine the influences, pressures, relationships, emotional responses, and decision patterns that can shape behavior and future direction.
School implementation uses developmentally appropriate, nonsectarian language and materials while preserving the core six-pillar framework.
Student Learning
Experiences
Interactive experiences built
around the Raised Different pillars
and adapted to student age,
setting, and identified needs.
Facilitator &
Staff Preparation
Preparation for educators, mentors,
student-support personnel, or
other designated adults who
will guide conversations and
reinforce the framework.
Family & Community
Connection
Opportunities to extend key
concepts into parent, mentoring,
and community conversations
surrounding students.
Appropriate Areas of Focus
Influence | Peer Pressure | Conflict Escalation | Emotional Discipline | Decision-Making
Protective Relationships | Self-Leadership | Future Direction
