Lead with CPS - Stories

Hear from CPS leaders like you about their experience with Lead with CPS programs.

Spotlight

We just concluded the inaugural Lead with CPS NextGen Mentorship Program Banquet. This program is one of three parts of Lead with CPS's strategy - trainings, cohorts, and mentorship. This event allowed us to offer our heartfelt appreciation to the District leaders who served as mentors, and to congratulate our dedicated mentees for completing the program. As part of the celebration, we’d like to share part of a poem written by one of our mentors, Evangelina (Eva) Covarrubias that beautifully reflects the journey we’ve all been a part of:

"No roadmap, no compass, no voice of reason,
Just figuring it out, through struggle and season.

I stumbled and learned, I failed and I grew,
But oh, how I wish Lead with CPS was there too.
I wished for a program like this to be near,
To help me grow, to calm my fear.
Because now, I stand here, with passion to share,
A program like this is a treasure so rare."

Testimonials

"I wanted to highlight that my direct report following the Project Management Training felt that it was one of the best she had ever experienced and that the provider of the PD was really, really great. PD's can always be hit or miss. Everyone has been in one that felt like a waste of time. So to hear that this was a fantastic use of time and extremely well put together and presented I feel should be lifted up"

"Conflict resolution session encouraged me to shift from a "me" perspective to a more collaborative "we can be better together" approach, considering diverse viewpoints. You provided the necessary safe space, discussion, and reflection to help me resonate and reframe my thinking"

"Project Management Training is the sort of training that would have saved me from so many missteps and grief in relation to the many projects that we are thrust into as soon as we come into the central office. I'm leaving with some tools that can help build stronger relationships in the context of a project-team while not neglecting holding myself and other stake-holders accountable"