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Transforming Tomorrow: Reimagining Schools for Each Learner

Shifting Perspectives, Inc. was founded in 2018 with a singular purpose: to help schools and leaders Grow Another Perspective—one that leads to equitable learning outcomes for every student, regardless of background, zip code, or identity.

We partner with districts, schools, and educators to transform leadership practice and educational systems in service of each learner. Our work is grounded in the belief that equity is not an initiative—it’s a way of being.

Our Services Include:

  1. Leadership Professional Development
    We design customized professional learning experiences that build leadership capacity in areas such as cultivating a coherent vision, creating spaces for productive discomfort, fostering a culture of collective efficacy, and engaging with data to drive decisions.
  2. Coaching and Mentoring
    We provide strategic coaching for district, school, and teacher leaders, focused on building intentional practices that drive cultural transformation.
  3. Instructional Impact Walks
    We guide leaders through focused school walkthroughs that reveal patterns, elevate student experience, and identify opportunities to improve access and outcomes for all learners.
  4. Keynotes, Workshops, and Lectures
    We offer dynamic learning opportunities to inspire districts and schools to lead with the mindset, tools, and courage to create lasting change.

At Shifting Perspectives, Inc., we understand that silence breeds inequity.
We help leaders find and use their voice—to advocate, to disrupt, and to reimagine in effort to elevate the educational experiences for each learner.

About Us

Dwayne Chism, Ed.D

Dr. Dwayne Chism, Ed.D., is the former Dean of the School of Education at Peru State College and a 2013–2014 Distinguished Alumni Graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In 2018, he founded Shifting Perspectives, Inc., an organization committed to cultivating effective leadership and supporting schools in meeting the diverse needs of each learner through intentional practices. A respected voice in the field, Dr. Chism has authored numerous articles for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and is the author of the 2022 book Leading Your School Toward Equity, which was named a finalist for the Excellence in Equity Award by the American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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SPEAKING

Including personalized keynotes, breakout sessions, book studies, and more.

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COACHING

Supporting educational leaders with ongoing individualized leadership development.

CONSULTING

Helping large and small educational systems refine practices to enhance educator performance and student outcomes.

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WORKSHOPS

Engaging educators in professional learning centered around meeting the needs of each and every learner.

MENTORING

Training and counseling educational leaders to lead with coherence.

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Leading Your Schools Toward Equity
by Dwayne Chism

“Dwayne Chism has answered the call for an equity book that speaks to the role of school leadership, replete with strategies for success. This needs to be in the hands of any school leader who’s serious about the infusion of equitable practices for EACH of the students in the building!”

-Baruti K. Kafele, bestselling author of The Equity and Social Justice Education 50 


 

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