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Strategy in Focus: Activating Your Organization's Competitive Edge
Thursday May 8, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
TBA
Faced with limited resources and declining public school enrollment trends, K-12 districts are presented with a universal challenge: discovering and activating their competitive advantage. In this session, Guilford County Schools will share their systemic approach to identifying a “Hedgehog Concept”, inspired by Jim Collins’ Good to Great, to define the district’s strategic focus. In addition to exploring successes and challenges from the Guilford case study, participants will reflect on their own organizations’ competitive advantages. It is recommended that you attend this session with another colleague from your organization to collaborate with in the reflection exercises.
Speakers
avatar for Sonya Stephens

Sonya Stephens

Chief of Staff, Guilford County Schools
Sonya has been an educator for 30 years and has served Guilford County Schools for almost four years. In her role as Chief of Staff, she collaborates with the Superintendent to develop, execute, and monitor the district’s strategic direction and assists with the development, review... Read More →
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Erin Philip

Strategic Data Project Fellow, Guilford County Schools
Erin Philip is the Strategic Data Project Fellow at Guilford County Schools. In this role, she supports system-wide capacity building for program evaluation and progress monitoring, in addition to leading research on how to effectively support students through the middle-to-high school... Read More →
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Tiffany Perkins

Executive Director - Strategic Planning, Guilford County Schools, NC
Tiffany Perkins graduated from NC State University as a NC Teaching Fellow in 1995. She is in her 30th year in public education in NC with experience as a middle school math teacher, assistant principal, principal, state and district-level leader. Tiffany completed her National... Read More →
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Marshall Matson

Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Innovation, and Choice, Guilford County Schools
Marshall Matson is the Assistant Superintendent for Schools, Innovation, and Choice for Guilford County Schools in North Carolina.  Leadership of career and technical education, school choice, and program alignment brings a district focus on postsecondary readiness for enrollment... Read More →
Thursday May 8, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
TBA
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