April Harvey

Accomplished educational leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing school improvement, building high-performing teams, and strengthening organizational effectiveness across diverse educational settings. Known for developing systems that align people, processes, and priorities to improve instruction and support student success. Skilled in strategic planning, leadership development, accountability systems, and organizational support that drive meaningful and measurable results.

EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT CONSULTANT at I Am Educational Services (2019-03 – Present)

• Partner with schools and educational organizations to support school improvement, organizational effectiveness, and strategic planning initiatives.
• Develop systems, resources, and operational solutions that strengthen instructional alignment, stakeholder engagement, and student outcomes.
• Provide contracted educational leadership support, compliance guidance, professional learning, and organizational development services across Pre-K through Grade 12 settings.
• Support school leaders in addressing operational challenges, strengthening accountability systems, and implementing sustainable improvement strategies.
• Provide contracted educational services for K-5 schools including student support programming, compliance documentation, progress monitoring, stakeholder communication, and behavior accountability system implementation.

PRINCIPAL IN RESIDENCE at Phalen Leadership Academies (2025-03 – 2025-08)

• Supported district leadership initiatives across two campuses through school improvement planning, operational support, instructional alignment efforts, and organizational initiatives.
• Developed a standards-aligned academic readiness framework integrating curriculum pacing, assessment priorities, and more than 2,000 assessment-aligned academic vocabulary terms.
• Created instructional pacing resources recognized as exemplar materials and disseminated across a national charter school network.
• Supported intervention planning, assessment readiness efforts, professional learning initiatives, and accountability systems designed to strengthen student outcomes and instructional consistency.
• Collaborated with campus leadership teams to support instructional improvement, operational effectiveness, and organizational priorities across multiple school settings.

LEAD INSTRUCTIONAL COACH at Distinctive Schools of Michigan (2018-01 – 2020-06)

• Led professional learning initiatives and staff development efforts designed to strengthen instructional effectiveness and organizational performance across Kindergarten through Grade 8 settings.
• Supported school leaders through coaching, implementation planning, data analysis, and school improvement initiatives.
• Partnered with administrators and instructional teams to improve outcomes through strategic support and capacity-building.
• Facilitated instructional planning, leadership development, and implementation of organizational priorities designed to strengthen academic performance.
• Contributed to school improvement efforts that resulted in Distinguished School recognition.

Master of Arts in School Administration – Wayne State University

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education – Wayne State University