Revisiting Equity in Rubrics: The Hendy Instructional Excellence Rubric
A few years ago, we published a blog post, “Collaborating to Examine Teacher Observation Rubrics for Equity,” which marked a meaningful step in Hendy’s commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusiveness, and justice (DEIJ) through our expertise in teacher evaluation. The post detailed our initial, intentional work to examine teacher evaluation rubrics—a primary area of our…
Building a Coherent, Network-Wide Evaluation and Coaching System: Excel Academy Charter Schools and Hendy Avenue
Since 2024, Excel Academy Charter Schools (Excel) and Hendy Avenue Consulting (Hendy) have partnered to design and implement a comprehensive, coherent system for developing, supporting, and evaluating both teachers and leaders across the network. What began as rubric refinement and committee work evolved into a holistic system that now includes: Together, this partnership moved Excel…
Transforming Teaching: An Observation Coaching Protocol
Every educator knows that a rubric alone doesn’t change a classroom—it’s the conversation around that rubric that sparks growth. If you’ve downloaded the Hendy Instructional Excellence Rubric, then you know about the accompanying observation coaching protocol. This protocol provides a precise, 30-40 minute roadmap for leaders to effectively coach and support teachers. We are excited…
A Conversation on AI in Education: Aaron Cuny and Erica Murphy on the AI for Equity and Hendy Avenue Partnership
The partnership between AI for Equity and Hendy Avenue Consulting has been instrumental in helping school leaders navigate AI adoption. We sat down with Aaron Cuny, Founder of AI for Equity, and Erica Murphy, Hendy Consultant, to discuss their collaboration, what they’ve learned, and what’s ahead. You two have spent over 2 years working closely…
Building Toward Equitable AI Implementation In K-12 Schools: Hendy’s Partnership with AI for Equity
By Hendy Avenue Consulting Artificial Intelligence has the potential to enhance educator efficacy, efficiency, and sustainability. It also has the potential to exacerbate educational inequity if school systems serving under-resourced communities don’t have the support, training, and planning necessary to benefit from this technological advancement. This dual reality, AI as both opportunity and risk, is…
The Power of Precision: Defining the CAO and CSO Partnership
In many of the systems we support, there are two cabinet-level roles that are critical to student and teacher success: the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) and the Chief Schools Officer (CSO). In many instances, the CAO is the person responsible for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. They might manage the content-area experts who drive instructional quality…
The Heavy Lifting Framework: Getting Kids To Do the Thinking
In our work supporting schools and school systems, we get the honor of visiting classrooms across all grades and subjects. And, regardless of the school system, geography, age of kid, or content, we are seeing similar challenges in all of our visits: kids are too often not being asked to do the rigorous thinking work…
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From 46% to 73% Proficiency: Building a Culture of Mathematical Thinking at Hebrew Public – Hebrew Language Academy
A Case Study in Sustained Partnership and Leadership Development By Hendy Avenue Consulting The Challenge When Hebrew Public’s new Chief Schools Officer reached out to Hendy Avenue Consulting nearly seven years ago, the network was ready to transform its mathematics program. They weren’t just looking for curriculum recommendations or professional development sessions. They needed a…
Hendy Avenue: The 2025 Year in Review
We always love a good end-of-year recap, and we’re here with our own “Best Of” list! 2025 was a phenomenal year of deep thinking, high-impact partnerships, and big news. So, queue up the celebratory playlist and let’s dive into the year that was for Hendy Avenue Consulting! The Headliner List: Our All-Star Clients Our clients…