Future Management is a front runner in leadership coaching in the education arena.  FMS has worked for 25 years with more than 275 school systems.  From this experience FMS has a successful track record in coaching superintendents, assistant superintendents, and principals.  FMS has participated in full superintendent searches, targeted search services for principals, special educational directors, business managers and other key leaders.  FMS will create new models for staffing that save money and meet key accountability targets, ensure hiring the best people with technology based assessments, and develop future leaders through succession planning.  Through FMS’s work with education and its diverse client list that includes the Massachusetts DESE and Durham Public Schools, FMS is known as a leader in the education forum. FMS has a 25 year track record of success stories in Education with a focus on K-12. Since we are a leadership development firm our work has involved executive coaching for Superintendents, Principals, Assistant Superintendents, Business Managers, Special Education directors and emerging leaders in urban, suburban and rural districts.

We are often hired to develop strategic plans for districts and school improvement plans for schools. Our comprehensive planning process has proved to help districts with internal organizational issues; improving student achievement and building stronger support from the community and the municipal government. Our focus on results and an inclusive process has served over 100 districts in creating strategic plans,

FMS also is known for resolving conflicts between key groups in school districts. This often involves working with School Committees/Boards on building a team, improving their relationship with the Superintendent, and improving their image with the public and municipal government.

FMS is also a leader in collaboration and consolidation across communities.

FMS has conducted many successful searches for Superintendents, Principals, Business Managers, Special Education Directors and other key administrative positions. Our unique position as consultants on a range of leadership issues provides access to candidates other search firms cannot identify. This gives us the reputation as the most aggressive recruitment firm in New England.

In addition to the search, we are committed to a strong entry and assimilation process for new leaders. Other search firms move to the next search while we work to ensure success in the district with the new leader.

Our vast experience has allowed us to achieve key results for leadership by past commissioners in education and the new secretary of education in Massachusetts. We were leaders in establishing the educational leadership alliance in the Commonwealth which has resulted in 3 million dollars from the state legislature and several million dollars from grants for state wide programs. In addition, our reputation as innovators resulted in Lyle Kirtman being appointed as the Chairperson of the Innovation Task Force in the Governor’s Readiness Program.