Grounded in the Science of Schoolwide Design & Implementation
Our work is guided by a research-informed methodology for examining how the systems that support teaching, learning, and school improvement work together.
Rather than looking at a challenge in isolation, the framework examines it across five interconnected components of the school or district system—revealing where coherence is strong, where it may be breaking down, and where focused changes can have the greatest impact.
INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMMING
Instructional programs and practices designed around what students need to learn and how they learn it.
PERSONNEL
CAPACITY
The people, roles, skills, and capacity needed to carry out the work effectively.
LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
Leadership practices, decision-making, and accountability that support consistent implementation.
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
Structures, processes, and systems that support consistent implementation across the organization.
RESOURCE ALIGNMENT
Time, staffing, funding, and resources intentionally aligned to identified needs and priorities.
Built on alignment, not isolated initiatives
Sustainable improvement does not come from one program, one training, or one initiative. It happens when instructional practices, collaborative structures, and leadership systems are aligned and working together.
Our approach focuses on:
Aligning systems across classrooms, teams, and leadership
Creating clarity around instructional priorities and expectations
Supporting consistent, high-impact implementation
Using evidence to guide decisions and next steps
This allows school communities to move beyond fragmented efforts and build systems that are clear, consistent, and sustainable.
A team of specialists aligned to your needs
Jana Lee & Associates brings together experienced education specialists with deep expertise across the areas that shape meaningful school improvement.
Rather than offering one-size-fits-all consulting, we connect schools and districts with specialists whose expertise aligns to the work at hand. Our team brings multiple perspectives together within one cohesive approach tailored to each school community's priorities and needs.
Ideas and insights from our team
Explore practical perspectives, research, and strategies from the specialists behind our work.
Specialized support across school systems
Our team brings specialized expertise across the areas that shape teaching, learning, leadership, and school improvement—allowing us to provide targeted support based on the priorities and needs of each school community.
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
& COACHING
CURRICULUM DESIGN
& IMPLEMENTATION
MTSS, SPECIAL EDUCATION,
& INCLUSIVE PRACTICES
ASSESSMENT & DATA-INFORMED DECISION-MAKING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
& STAFF TRAINING
SCHOOL CLIMATE, CULTURE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS
Why a collaborative model matters
School communities are complex systems, and meaningful improvement requires more than one perspective.
Our collaborative model ensures:
Access to specialized expertise across multiple areas
Consistent support aligned to a shared framework
A partner that can scale based on your needs
Solutions that are both strategic and practical
This approach allows us to provide depth, flexibility, and continuity in every partnership.
Founded by Dr. Jana Lee
With more than 15 years as a teacher, administrator, literacy specialist, and educational consultant, Dr. Jana Lee began her career as a founding team member of a high-needs school in the South Bronx.
There, she navigated the realities of lesson planning, diverse learning needs, and special education challenges while helping build systems designed to support every student.
As her career evolved into school leadership, Jana became known for developing strategic, collaborative systems that aligned educators, leaders, families, and stakeholders around meaningful student success. Her work has consistently centered on using research- and data-driven decision-making to create sustainable improvement and individualized support for students and school communities.
These experiences ultimately led Jana to found Jana Lee & Associates — a firm dedicated to helping schools and educational leaders create clear, actionable pathways toward lasting impact, stronger school communities, and improved outcomes for students.
Who we partner with
We partner with K–12 schools and districts working to strengthen systems, improve implementation, and create more consistent outcomes across their school communities.
You may be navigating:
Balancing competing priorities without a cohesive system
Difficulty achieving consistent implementation
Limited visibility into instructional practice
Pressure to improve outcomes without aligned systems and supports
Focused on results that last
Our work is designed to create measurable, sustainable impact across classrooms, teams, and leadership structures.
INCREASED
instructional consistency across classrooms
STRONGER
alignment between leadership and teaching practices
CLEARER
expectations and priorities across teams
MORE EFFECTIVE
data-informed decision-making
SYSTEMS
that continue beyond the engagement
What school leaders are saying
