I am proud to announce that Dr. Fred Skoglund is our featured presenter for AZ ASCD’s Spring Professional Development Seminar on March 28th, at Grand Canyon University in McKinley Hall. Dr. Skoglund is highly respected by educators and administrators state-wide. He is the author of Student Success: How To Make It Happen and the founder and president of Viking Solutions, a consulting firm dedicated to enhancing educator performance and elevating student achievement. He is the creator of the Continuous Improvement System (CIS).
Dr. Skoglund has worked with many schools in Arizona training their campuses in the CIS approach. Dr. Dave McNeil, Director of Assessment, Accountability and Research in the Scottsdale Unified School District, was introduced to CIS as an Assistant Principal in 2002. He states, “It immediately gave our leadership team the tools to move an organization forward and keep change manageable.” Dr. McNeil became Principal of Washington Elementary School in 2005 and again reached out to Dr. Skoglund and his CIS approach because, “Fred and his framework was what this school and I needed in order to find success for the staff and children. The CIS broke down the many barriers involved in changing the culture of a school and putting a vision of excellence in place.”
Dr. McNeil further explains, “[The CIS framework] takes the focus away from the trivial day to day ‘stuff’ and placing it on the most important components, teaching and learning. As a school, we grew professionally and personally to maximize our capacity which in turn resulted in higher achievement for kids. Washington as well as I are blessed that Fred and his CIS was available to help the Washington community find success. Today as I am no longer at Washington Elementary School, but the framework still stands strong as Washington remains to reap the benefits of our journey together.”
Following a long and distinguished career in public school administration, Dr. Skoglund founded Viking Solutions. He now is the CEO of this educational consulting firm and the creator of the Continuous Improvement System. During the past ten years multiple schools across the Phoenix area have experienced enhanced teacher performance and elevated levels of student achievement under his guidance. He is the lead author of Student Success: How To Make It Happen. The book details the Continuous Improvement System. Additional information concerning the system can be found at www.vikingsolutions.net.
