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Advisory Services

We help school boards and school leadership to implement best practices aligning systems to improve student outcomes.”

– SLHA Advisory Team

Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer & Adelstein,
Advisory Services:
San Antonio, Austin, Houston and New Orleans

Attorneys Robert A. Schulman, Ricardo R. Lopez and Joseph E. Hoffer established Schulman, Lopez & Hoffer, LLP in 2011  providing education law, policy and strategic services to education entities statewide.

SLHA is now one of Texas’ largest school law, coaching, and advising firms, serving over 200 school systems in Texas and dozens of education impact organizations.

Rick Lopez, Joe Hoffer, and Denise Pierce are Partners at SLHA with decades of school advisory, legal and policy work advising ISDs and nonprofits on 1882 partnerships, districts of innovation, charter schools and education reform. They coach clients on strategy/change management, operations, governance and much more.

Dana Henry is Senior Counsel at SLHA with a deep background in management consulting and strategic planning.

Lisa Nyquist and Ramón Medina are school finance, operations, and compliance experts with significant grant and project management experience.

KEY ADVISORY AREAS

SLHA TEAM

RICK LOPEZ

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

CORRECTIVE ACTION

STRATEGIC PLANNING

DANA HENRY

GOVERNANCE

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

STRATEGIC PLANNING

JOE HOFFER

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

STRATEGIC PLANNING

LISA NYQUIST

FINANCE/OPS

COMPLIANCE & GRANTS

PROCUREMENT

DENISE PIERCE

VISION

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

1882 PARTNERSHIPS

RAMÓN MEDINA

FINANCE/OPS

COMPLIANCE & GRANTS

PROCUREMENT

KEY ADVISORY AREAS

SLHA CONSULTANTS

DR. ALAN SEAY

BOARD COACHING

CORRECTIVE ACTION

STRATEGIC PLANNING

DR. LARRY LEWIS

STRONG FOUNDATIONS

LONE STAR GOVERNANCE

HOPE ASTOR

STRONG FOUNDATIONS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING

DR. PATRICIA LEWIS

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

SCHOOL ACTION FUND

DISTRICT/GRANT MANAGEMENT

DR. LISA STANLEY

SCHOOL CULTURE & CLIMATE

STRATEGIC PLANNING

PROCUREMENT


SLHA Advisory Services offers coaching and support:

  • Vision-Setting
  • Crisis Management
  • Board & Leadership Coaching
  • Strategic Planning
  • Performance Metrics
  • Start up & Expansion
  • Performance Expectations (Individual Board Members)
  • Hiring Practices
  • Annual Superintendent Evaluations
  • Organizational Needs Assessments
  • Process Analysis and Improvement
  • Contracting & Procurement
  • Policy Issues
  • Parent/Community Engagement
  • Establish and Support 1882 In-District Partnership
  • Grant Management, Writing & Support
  • School Finance Operations
  • Compliance, Procurement & Vendor Management
  • STAAR Result Support

TEA Approved Provider

Texas Strategic Lead System of Great Schools Advisor & Effective District Framework Advisor

Strong Foundations Planning (SFP) & Strong Foundations Implementations (SFI)

System of Great Schools Advisor

1882 Partnerships

Lone Star Governance

EISO Board & Leadership Training

Governance Training Optimization (GTO)

Continue Professional Education (CPE)