Aligned Education Consulting

School Choice
Starts With the Right
Partner.

Aligned Education Consulting are charter school consultants who help founders and families pursue school choice with confidence — leading charter school development and support, building charter review and evaluation systems, launching micro schools, and guiding homeschool families with the curriculum and structure that set students up for success.

Explore Our Services

Why Families & Founders Choose Us

Dedicated guidance for the school choice journey — from launching a charter school to building a thriving homeschool.

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Charter School Consultants

Deep, hands-on expertise developing, launching, and strengthening charter schools—from application and authorization to governance, operations, and growth.

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Homeschool Support

Practical guidance for homeschool families and programs: curriculum selection, learning plans, record-keeping, and the structure to keep students on track and engaged.

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School Choice Focus

We concentrate on the options that put families in control of their child's education—charter schools and homeschooling—rather than general K-12 consulting.

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Customized Approach

Personalized solutions tailored to your unique context, not cookie-cutter programs or methodologies.

Our Services

Focused support for the school choice journey—developing and strengthening charter schools, building review and evaluation systems, launching micro schools, and supporting homeschool families.

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Charter School Development & Support

End-to-end support for developing, launching, and strengthening charter schools—including application and authorization, operations, compliance, and growth strategies.

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Charter Review & Evaluation Systems

Building the review and evaluation systems that keep charter schools accountable and improving—performance frameworks, data and reporting practices, and authorizer-ready evidence for renewal and oversight.

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Micro School Development

Guidance for founders launching micro schools—shaping the model, enrollment and staffing plans, curriculum, and the lean operating systems that make a small, student-centered school sustainable.

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Charter Board Training & Governance

Comprehensive governance training for charter school boards to ensure effective leadership, compliance, and the strategic oversight that keeps a school mission-aligned and accountable.

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Curriculum Development & Alignment

Strategic curriculum design, development, and alignment for charter schools and homeschool programs—ensuring coherence with standards, best practices, and your educational mission.

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Executive & Leadership Coaching

Personalized coaching for charter school founders, principals, and education leaders—bringing proven, practical approaches to the unique challenges of leading a school of choice.

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Adaptive Strategic Planning

Dynamic, responsive planning built for the realities of charter schools and growing programs. We create flexible, actionable frameworks that adapt to emerging opportunities and challenges.

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Grant Writing & Funding

Expert grant writing and funding strategy to secure resources for charter school programs, facilities, technology, and the initiatives that advance your mission.

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Homeschool Support & Program Guidance

Hands-on guidance for homeschool families and programs: choosing curriculum, building individualized learning plans, navigating requirements and record-keeping, and creating the structure that keeps students engaged and on track.

Case Studies

Real results from real partnerships—a look at how we've helped charter schools and homeschool families turn their goals into outcomes.

Charter Startup

Helping a Charter Start-Up Build Its Budget

A founding team launching a new charter school had a strong mission but no financial roadmap. We worked alongside them to build a realistic multi-year operating budget—projecting enrollment-based revenue, staffing and facility costs, and reserves—so they could open with confidence and satisfy their authorizer's financial requirements.

Year 1 Balanced budget approved by the authorizer ahead of opening
Board Governance

Strengthening a Charter Board

An established charter school faced governance gaps that put its renewal at risk. We delivered board training, clarified roles between the board and school leadership, and put accountability and oversight practices in place—giving the board the structure to lead with confidence.

100% Of trained board members reporting clearer roles and oversight
Homeschool Support

Designing a Homeschool Program That Fits

A family felt overwhelmed choosing curriculum and meeting state requirements. We built an individualized learning plan, selected curriculum matched to their child's needs, and set up simple record-keeping—creating a structure that kept the student engaged and on track.

Full Year Learning plan and records aligned to state requirements

Meet Cecile

An experienced education leader dedicated to advancing excellence in education leadership and organizational performance.

Cecile Enright

Cecile Enright

Senior Consultant | LinkedIn →

A seasoned charter school consultant and education leader with more than two decades of experience guiding charter schools, education organizations, and homeschool families through growth, change, and strategic improvement. The focus is practical and results-oriented: building strong systems, developing effective leaders, and creating sustainable, student-centered pathways for success.

Charter School Development Charter Review & Evaluation Micro Schools Board Training & Governance Curriculum Development & Alignment Strategic Planning Leadership Coaching Homeschool Support

Personal Service. National Reach.

Aligned Education Consulting provides the personalized attention and relationship-based service you expect from a boutique consulting firm, combined with access to a national network of education experts across the country. When your project requires specialized expertise, we connect you with the right professionals to ensure comprehensive support for every challenge.

About Aligned Education Consulting

Aligned Education Consulting helps families and founders pursue school choice with confidence. As charter school consultants, we specialize in two paths that put families in control of their child's education: charter schools and homeschooling. From developing and launching charter schools to supporting homeschool families with curriculum, learning plans, and structure, we provide the strategic guidance and practical support that make a school of choice succeed.

Our work spans charter school development, board governance, curriculum development and alignment, leadership coaching, strategic planning, and grant writing—all in service of strong, sustainable options outside the traditional district model. With deep expertise across governance, leadership development, and instructional design, we tailor every engagement to your mission, your community, and the students you serve.

What sets us apart is our commitment to personalized, adaptive support. We don't believe in cookie-cutter programs or one-size-fits-all methodologies. Whether you're a founding team writing a charter application or a family designing a homeschool that fits your child, we adapt our proven approaches to your unique context, challenges, and goals.

Whether you're launching a new charter school, strengthening your board, refining your curriculum, securing grant funding, or building a homeschool program from the ground up, we bring strategic insight and hands-on support to help you succeed. Our commitment to student achievement and family empowerment drives everything we do.

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Results-Focused

We prioritize measurable outcomes and sustainable improvement in student achievement and organizational effectiveness.

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Collaborative Partnership

We work alongside your team, building capacity and ensuring lasting impact beyond our engagement.

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Strategic Excellence

We combine proven best practices with innovative solutions tailored specifically to your unique needs and context.

Insights & Articles

Perspectives on charter school development, board governance, leadership, and school choice—published here and shared on LinkedIn.

Strategic Planning

There Is No Universal Floor Plan

Touring preserved farmhouses in the Black Forest was a reminder that healthy organizations are built around the realities of the people they actually serve—not someone else's blueprint.

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Let's Work Together

Launching a charter school or building your homeschool? Get in touch to discuss how we can support your school choice goals.

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