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Partnering with schools and districts to engage students and
capture learning evidence through effective systems and storytelling.
Laurie Gagnon Consulting, LLC specializes in helping districts bridge the gap between vision and implementation—transforming deeper learning goals such as Portraits of a Graduate into lived realities through performance assessment design, student work analysis, and systems that center deeper learning. Whether you're just beginning your transformation journey or deepening existing work, I help you ground your efforts in a shared vision and clear understanding of where you are now.
When you work with me, you'll make specific progress on your area of focus, have a plan for sustaining that work, and solidify the coherence of your big picture.
New for Spring 2026: The Cross-School Student Work Calibration Lab.
Join a small cohort of MA districts for a cross-school collaborative session on the practice of calibration.
Systems Design
Systems Design
I help with systems for performance assessment, competency frameworks, graduation requirements, and community-connected learning.
Implementation Support
Implementation Support
Let's build your team's capacity to implement and sustain transformation over time with coaching, facilitation, and collaborative design.
Story Capture
Story Capture
I capture the stories of change to document progress, build credibility, and foster community support.
I partner with:
I partner with:
School districts committed to learner-centered transformation
Schools that have created Portraits of Graduates/Learners but need support making them real
Education organizations seeking support with learner-centered practices, strategic communications, and field-building
State agencies advancing competency-based education and performance assessment systems
My practice is rooted in Massachusetts, specializing in small-to-medium districts navigating the Commonwealth’s specific graduation and assessment shifts. I also partner with select organizations across New England and nationally on high-impact design and strategy projects.
What Others Say
What Others Say
Thank you for your dedication to competency-based learning and your many contributions, telling stories of how students and teachers are changing how their schools shift learning to be more engaging, personalized, and deep. You have no idea how many educators you've touched!
-Karin Hess, Ed Research in Action
In a world still catching up to what learning can be, you’ve been one of the voices pushing us forward. Thank you, Laurie, for your dedication to competency-based education and the growth you have inspired. Your advocacy for new systems of learning makes all the difference. And personally, thank you for driving me to become a better educator.
-Jay Jay Pina, Paraprofessional, graduate of Chelsea Opportunity Academy and co-presenter
Laurie is a thoughtful facilitator, metaphor maker, and story catcher. She asks the right questions to move folks forward in their learning journeys and school change work.
-Carisa Corrow, Educating for Good
Laurie, as your predecessor and close colleague during your first two years as CompetencyWorks lead, I was thrilled to see the outstanding skill, insight, passion, openness, and innovation you brought to the role. It was great working with you, and I’m confident that you will continue making essential contributions to student-centered learning whatever you do next.
-Eliot Levine, Education Consultant and
former Research Director of Aurora Institute
Ready to Connect?
Ready to Connect?
I'm always happy to have exploratory conversations about your transformation work.
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