WHAT IF IT WASN'T ABOUT ANOTHER CURRICULUM?
Your SPED teams don’t need more binders, more tactics, or another PD day that won’t stick.
They need a methodology. A mindset. A way of leading that makes the next step clear, every time.
LET'S BE HONEST...
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Your special education staff are working harder than ever — but they’re still overwhelmed.
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Every learner seems to be at a different level, and no one knows where to begin.
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You want to help, but too often you feel like you’re guessing.
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Deep down, you’re wondering:Â
“Am I really giving my teams what they need?”
INTRODUCING
FRUSTRATED TO REGULATED: The New Leadership Lens
A 60-minute live workshop for principals + special education leaders ready for clarity and connection.
WHAT IF CLARITY WAS THE FIRST STEP?
You need a lens — a way of thinking that takes the complexity and turns it into clarity.
That’s what the 4 Levels of Leadership gave us. Once we understood them, everything changed: coaching stopped being guesswork, staff meetings had direction, and our teams finally felt supported.
From that perspective, we built the House of Growth — a simple tool that helps staff look at any learner, know their starting point, and move forward with confidence.
For principals, it means you finally have a framework you can point back to — instead of scrambling for answers in the moment.
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INSIDE THIS 60-MINUTE WORKSHOP
You'll discover...
- Why most schools get stuck jumping straight to tactics — and how the 4 Levels of Leadership break that cycle.
- The leadership perspective that aligns with research on learning progression (Broadwell’s Four Stages of Competence) and instructional leadership studies.
- How your essence as a leader sets the tone for your school’s culture and how your staff show up.
- A practical tool (the House of Growth) to help your staff coach each other, reduce overwhelm, and stay connected.
- Why neuroscience confirms that when safety and regulation come first (Porges’ Polyvagal Theory, Perry’s Regulate-Relate-Reason), real growth follows.
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This isn’t another add-on. It’s a methodology — one that gives you clarity, your staff confidence, and your students the right, neuro-affirming path forward.
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IMAGINE IF...
Connect with your audience on social media and share the creative passion behind your work. This module includes:
- If your very deserving special education learners were always on a path to meaningful growth… how would that change the story of your school?
- If your amazing SPED teams felt consistently supported and heard — with clear action plans every day… what kind of culture could you build?
- If you weren’t drowning in programs and strategies that don’t stick… what new possibilities could you finally say yes to?
- If you had just a few guiding questions to coach your staff every day… how much lighter would leadership feel?
AND WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR MORE...
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This is just the beginning.
Imagine if this wasn’t one workshop — but the way your entire school operated.
- Every teacher using the same lens, every day.
- Parents recognizing your school as the place where exceptional learners thrive.
- Staff retention climbing because teachers finally feel equipped.
That’s what the full Illuminate Framework makes possible.
When you’re ready to bring it to your school in a deeper way, let’s talk.
HI, JACQUELENE HERE,
FOUNDER OF ILLUMINATE ACADEMY.
For 20+ years, I’ve been helping schools, families, and leaders create classrooms that are connected, steady, and growth-centered.
I built this framework because my own teachers were drowning, and my leaders were running out of ways to help. The 4 Levels of Leadership became the lens that changed everything.
What you’ll experience in this workshop is the same shift that empowered my staff — and it can do the same for yours.
Strong connections with staff and teachers; always willing to add new sensory items/tools to help engage with our learner; daily Dojo pictures and updates are a true gift to families of nonspeaking kiddos, it was such a good way for me to know what he did that day and talk to him about it. You could tell he felt valued and loved exactly the way he was and he had JOY going to school every day.
____ Megan DeVries (Parent of Learner)
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The IA team and the IA strategies / system really came through for our learner this year. A plan was developed for an area of need and the results were amazing. Also our learner is loved equally on her hard days and her easy days and that means the world to me as a parent. Also I loved this year how the team always looked for the why behind difficult behavior I feel like our learner is very understood and known.
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THE NEW LEADERSHIP LENS
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