What are our partners saying about us?

Leverage Learning Group provides staff development that teachers enjoy and find worthwhile.  Their trainers are easy to work with and are able to adapt their delivery model to meet a District’s unique needs.  The CEO is always involved and service orientated.  Moreover, they care about students and student growth.

Leverage Learning Group has been absolutely essential in our commitment to building a Focus on Learning, Collaborative Culture, and Results Orientation in Capistrano Unified School District.  The customization of professional learning, development of resources and tools, and follow-up support is second to none.  We have never had higher ratings for our teacher and administrator trainings, making LLG our first choice in professional learning!

Our partnership with Leverage Learning Group has helped to transform the typical classroom visit by an administrator into a focused, strength based, student focused collaborative discussion amongst teachers and administrators that empowers our teams to learn from and support one another.

I have worked with Leverage Learning Group in two different school districts and with three different schools.  Jason has helped our leadership teams develop the capacity to spread our school vision. In all three cases our PLC's became more refined, our instructional focus more laser like, and our collective teacher self-efficacy more profound. The lens that the Leverage Learning Group provides lends itself to an action orientated approach to improving student outcomes.

It has been my distinct pleasure to have worked with Jason Willoughby over the past five years, as both a high school principal as well as in my current capacity as Senior Director of Educational Services. Jason has the ability to work with and communicate with educators in a manner that brings everyone’s affective filter down. This allows for rich conversations and a collaborative process that assisted our schools in furthering the development of our PLC’s. Additionally, Jason assisted our school sites in implementing instructional norms. He is particularly adept at planning professional development that requires active engagement by all participants.

I have had the pleasure of working with Jason Willoughby and Leverage Learning Group for several years. Jason and his team have provided direct support for our teachers through professional learning and coaching. LLG is able to meet our district’s specific needs as we work together closely to customize our professional learning in order to meet the needs of each site. Their professionalism and expertise have been an integral part of developing capacity in our teachers while positively impacting our students. In addition to the academic gains that LLG brings to our district, the level of customer service is always exemplary. Jason and his team have the ability to foster a positive working relationship with both teachers and administrators, which is a necessity when moving forward with district initiatives. We hope to maintain growth in our schools as we continue our relationship with Jason and Leverage Learning Group.

Jason's extensive knowledge, experience, and professionalism are widely respected. His focus on student achievement drives his work. This allows teachers and coaches the space to grow and thrive under his authentic, engaging, fun leadership style, while keeping their students at top of mind.

I have had the privilege of working with Jason Willoughby of Leverage Learning Group for the past decade.  His professional development skills are of the highest caliber.  Jason is a true professional.  His expertise, dedication, and support of school districts is amazing.  Whether he is working with administrators, teachers or classified staff he is engaging and his extensive knowledge base shines through his presentations.  Jason has presented professional development in numerous different ways over our time working together.  He has presented everything from a district-wide conference, to school sites, to individual teachers.  I know that no matter who the audience is, how big or small, if Jason or Leverage Learning Group is conducting the professional development, it will be high quality, engaging, and that staff will walk away having learned something new.

I have had the fortune of working with Jason Willoughby over the past three years. He began working with my department as a consultant for our formative and summative assessment systems. He trained our administrative and teaching staff in proper implementation of assessment systems as well as assisted in developing systems to analyze data collected to improve instruction. Our partnership continued to develop as our district moved forward towards the California Common Core Standards implementation. Jason and Leverage Learning Group guided our teaching and administrative staffs towards a successful path of implementing the new standards and assessments. He is also highly knowledgeable of the adult learner learning processes. He is highly respected by our administrative team as well as our teaching staff. He has the ability to communicate, educate, and inspire teachers in grades K-12.

I've been teaching for 22 years and have participated in my fair share of professional development. Without a doubt, these two days of literacy strategies training have been the best training we have ever had. I feel like I can start implementing all of this tomorrow! Thank you so much!