“Mr. Craft has a deep understanding of teacher effectiveness and student engagement. His work will assist PCSD6 to shift the needle on a hyper-focus on the Wyoming Standards through rigorous instruction, activities, and assessments, leveraging the work through collaborative teams.”

Vernon Orndorff, Superintendent - Park County School District No. 6 - Cody, Wyoming

“Mitch was asked to come into our district to do an audit of our collaborative processes. He met with building representatives, principals, and district leaders. He asked questions and listened. He synthesized the information and provided us with meaningful feedback. The teachers involved felt validated. His insights are helping us develop clarity in our work. We will be more effective as we move forward.”

Matt Davidson, Superintendent - Big Horn County School District No. 1 - Cowley, Wyoming

“Mitch has been great to work with! I was a little reluctant to work with him on the front end because I did not really know what to expect, and I was concerned about committing the time for the monthly meetings. I am glad that I did not let that hesitation keep me from working with him. His insight and support has been invaluable. Mitch has a wealth of knowledge and experience from which to draw, and he has access to tools that have allowed me to support my staff as we work to become more effective. I appreciate Mitch's non-judgmental approach and his meeting me where I am in my leadership journey and helping me to move forward.”

Tim Wormald, Principal - Powell High School - Powell, Wyoming

“Mr. Craft helped bring my leadership to the next level. His approach to leadership helps the lead learner meet the ever changing demands of the modern day classroom. Mitch met with me one-on-one and really understood my strengths and was then able to use those strengths to help me refine my practice as well as improve my areas of growth. He offered things to try, books to read, and helped build my confidence and always left me feeling that ‘I got this job and I can do it well!’”

Jennifer Black, Principal - Meadowlark Elementary School - Sheridan, Wyoming

“As a second year administrator, I greatly appreciate the support I received through Crafted Consulting. Mitch Craft's extensive knowledge and background in education is greatly appreciated. His coaching techniques include listening, crucial conversations, research based suggestions and timely follow up conversations. I am grateful to Mitch for his help in extending my leadership abilities. This has been one of the most effective forms of professional development I've experienced!”

Molly Swan, Principal - Highland Park Elementary School - Sheridan, Wyoming 

“Mitch has provided me with such immediately actionable feedback to help me be a more effective and responsive principal. He has a depth of understanding of instructional practices, professional learning communities, building management, and culture building. His understanding comes from years spent in the classroom, then as a highly effective principal, and then as an assistant superintendent dedicated to improving instruction and student learning across the district. Mitch helps by listening first. He gives me the time to share each of the elements of the problem or goal I am working on and then helps create steps to either solve the problem or meet the vision of the goal. Each of these steps involves elements of how to include teachers, parents or stakeholders for building leadership and ownership across our school. I trust Mitch to help me think about ways to solve problems that I get stuck on. He is logical, helpful, and gives solutions that work for both my leadership style and our school. Mitch continues to be the most influential mentor of my career.”

Alison Vold, Principal - Woodland Park Elementary School - Sheridan, Wyoming

“Mitch has been very responsive to not only the needs of our district, but to our individual team members as well. His expertise coupled with his unmatched ability to design and lead professional development has made a tremendous impact on our district. We look forward to continuing our work with Crafted Consulting.”

Kristie Garriffa, Asst. Supt - Sheridan County School District No. 2 - Sheridan, Wyoming

“Mitch has been working with our staff on vertical alignment. He is extremely knowledgeable and engaging. He is very professional, meeting with our team ahead of time so he could tailor his presentation to our district's needs. Our staff had a very positive reaction to the work he was leading and he hit the mark on our desired outcomes. I would highly recommend Crafted Consulting to anyone interested in district improvement.”

Doug Hazen, Superintendent - Big Horn County School District No. 2 - Lovell, Wyoming

“We invited Mitch to work with our staff on Math and ELA vertical collaboration. He was able to guide them through reviewing the foundations and “why” of vertical collaboration, revisiting essential standards and skills, connecting relevant assessment items, analyzing vertical alignment, and developing goals and an action plan for future work within our district. Mitch provided staff with a straight-forward approach to this collaborative work. Staff shared that working with Mitch was meaningful work in a low-stress environment.”

Aryn Tippetts, Curriculum Coordinator - Big Horn County School District No. 2 - Lovell, Wyoming

“Mitch brings valuable years of experience as both a building and district leader to his work. Mitch's expertise has been very helpful to mentor a new building administrator in our district. I plan on continuing this work with other new administrators in our district.”

Clark Coberly, Superintendent - Weston County School District No. 7 - Upton, Wyoming

“Through Mitch, I have gotten great advice which has helped me transition into my first year as a high school principal. Mitch provides great insight and empathy into the joys and struggles of leading a school, walking me through situations using his own personal experiences and things he has learned from others. He has used his connections to help me build a network of other leaders who I can reach out to for advice or questions. I have gained a great deal of wisdom as well as fundamental ideals while leading in an educational world with a great deal of distractions.”

Joe Samuelson, Principal - Upton High School - Upton, Wyoming

“As a first year principal, working with Mitch has been a great experience. Throughout the year, I was able to check in with an off site mentor who had a great deal of practical experience in administration. Meeting virtually with the new principal cohort, with Mitch managing and organizing, was a truly helpful experience. I was able to hear about similar situations and brainstorm positive ways to impact student learning and school culture. Throughout the year, Mitch has contributed positively to my growth as an administrator. I appreciate his depth of knowledge and his capacity to share that knowledge in many helpful ways.”

Tammy Schlenker, Principal - Meeteetse School - Meeteetse, Wyoming