Dr. Kristilynn Turney

Elevate Your System with Proven Strategy and Support

Dr. Turney partners with schools, districts, and organizations to create lasting transformation in culture, instruction, leadership, and equity. Her consulting packages are rooted in research, refined through experience, and customized to your unique context.

🌍 Equity Audits & Culture Assessments

Why It Matters:
Schools can’t solve challenges they can’t see. Equity audits uncover the hidden barriers — in policies, practices, and culture — that prevent students and staff from thriving.

What We Do:

  • Conduct building walkthroughs, classroom observations, and focus groups

  • Analyze school and district data to identify equity gaps

  • Provide a written Equity Snapshot with actionable recommendations

Impact for You:
Leaders walk away with a clear roadmap for closing achievement gaps, improving student experiences, and aligning policy with values

🛠 Strategic Planning & School Improvement

Why It Matters:
Districts succeed when vision and execution align. A clear plan keeps everyone moving toward measurable goals.

What We Do:

  • Guide leadership teams through collaborative visioning and priority-setting

  • Develop multi-year Strategic Action Plans with benchmarks and accountability checks

  • Support turnaround efforts, charter renewal, and compliance requirements

Impact for You:
You’ll have a practical roadmap that turns goals into reality — whether you’re launching new initiatives, addressing low performance, or preparing for renewal.

🧠 Instructional Leadership & Professional Development

Why It Matters:
Strong teaching doesn’t happen by chance — it grows from intentional coaching and professional learning.

What We Do:

  • Facilitate engaging, research-based workshops on literacy, engagement, and culturally responsive teaching

  • Coach administrators on building effective instructional frameworks

  • Model lesson planning, classroom walkthroughs, and teacher coaching strategies

Impact for You:
Teachers feel equipped and supported, students are more engaged, and administrators gain tools to lead instruction with confidence

🎯 Leadership Coaching & Capacity Building

Why It Matters:
Even the best leaders need a thought partner. Coaching provides a safe space to process challenges and strengthen leadership habits.

What We Do:

  • Provide one-on-one or small group coaching for administrators

  • Build systems for distributed leadership and shared decision-making

  • Focus on resilience, communication, and adaptive leadership skills

Impact for You:
Leaders feel supported, confident, and empowered — and your entire team benefits from consistent, aligned leadership.

The Athens City School District had been making steady progress on our work towards student equity, however, we had reached a point where it was clear we needed to reassess our goals and initiatives and put together an updated plan. Dr. Turney has been able to quickly work with our team to garner specific information about our District, review our daily practices and policies, and provide guidance towards the creation of our updated equity plan. Having a neutral third-party complete the review provided a new perspective that brought clarity to our work. We have been very fortunate to have a professional with Dr. Turney's experience and background to help us continue to make progress on our equity initiatives
Dr. Thomas Gibbs
Athens City Schools Superintendent

Featured Programs

Culture & Equity Toolkit

Available for licensing

Flight Plan

Strategic Plan Development

Back-to-School Leadership Bundle

TPT + PD support

Micro-Trainings & Webinars

Custom or off-the-shelf options

We worked with Dr. Turney this year on the creation of our Diversity and Inclusion plan. She did a wonderful job keeping us focused on the work and collecting data to drive our plan. Dr. Turney's knowledge and professionalism were outstanding.
Tim Ackermann
Kings City Schools Superintendent

Ready to Transform Your System?

Schedule a free discovery call to explore your goals and identify the right solutions for your team.