Chicago-based Beth Napleton is an executive leadership coach, consultant and the owner and founder of Beth Napleton Consulting. She offers senior leaders in education and at mission-driven organizations a clear path to excellence through individual, executive and group coaching experiences.
Additionally, she offers busy leaders a container and her expertise so they can expand their capacity in all areas. Beth leverages her extensive experience in education to work with senior leaders in education and mission-driven organizations to help them clear out the “adult problems” that get in the way of student success.
Beth is a national award-winning teacher and has been in the education field for over 20 years. She served as Founder and CEO of a small charter school network on the South Side of Chicago that opened in 2013. She is a solo parent who lives in Chicago with her three amazing kids.
Trenches story: can talk about school with ratings, also about divorce and then death of ex. In Aug. 2018, school had been open 5 years. Lots of complexity at work. Had been running into enrollment prob. Had gotten poor test results. Was in the middle of opening schools. Personally in the middle of a divorce. Dad was being treated with colon cancer. Helped her with the real challenges of leadership. Came out of it inch by inch. Dad came out of it. Board didn’t authorize expansion of K. Led to a lot of soul-searching. Grew HS, 100% college acceptance. Stabilized the staff. Beth just focused on the next thing.
Talk about your journey as Founder and CEO/principal of a small charter school network on the South Side of Chicago that opened in 2013 *until 2021, started process in 2011*. 1 MS, 1 HS. Was interested in it a long time. Didn’t realize all operational implications. 2011-fellowship that took her around country, she learned about charter authorization process. Opened w/ 4-5th graders. 2nd yr of opening separated her role into 2. Roseland community. Great to hear from those kids now in college. It’s not the kids it’s the adults! Engaged a coach/brought in a consultant. Needed addt. perspective.
Tell about the work you do w/ helping organizations clear out the “adult problems” that get in the way of student success: Leaders come to her and say “I want to get to this place” she does a current analysis. She diagnoses their needs. Often, staff turnover is high, ppl don’t know how to fix it. Both private, charter, and regular public, alternative, early childhood. Works w/ supt., feeder area DOS. She works on external basic work, meets where they’re at. 6 mos process. Can talk about how ppl can see themselves. She tells them it’s “coach-sulting”. She charts out customized course. Interviews, focus groups, surveys. Align key stakeholders. Doesn’t want the plan to gather dust. She’s helping a leader write a slidedeck, f.ex.
Talk about your own podcast episodes, general resources on YouTube, website. she did live LinkedIn interviews, they turned into a podcast called Live on Leadership. She has a leadership quiz she can highlight.
Out of everything: There’s always a way, when in her trench she didn’t know how to get out. When you want to make a change, you don’t need to have the answers, but do get help. Click To Tweet
Where can people find you online?
Social media links:
Website: www.bethnapleton.com www.leadership.quiz.com also directs to her website.
Instagram- @beth.napleton
Facebook- @bethnapletonconsulting
LinkedIn @bethnapleton
The resource page of her website.
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