The Wildflower Foundation

New school support program - includes school startup and administration support: 1) regional supports - establishing an on-the ground presence in communities including recruiting teachers, navigating regulatory hurdles, establishing partnerships & fundraising, operations coaching and personal leadership development coaching2) national supports - creating and adapting our school startup journey framework, creating additional teacher-facing software tools, and establishing business processes and/or partnerships to simplify startup and ongoing administration, fundraising and developing alternative financing structures to generate renewable startup capital for a growing number of schools.

Existing school support program - includes network support and accountability: we believe that every teacher's deep commitment to making their school exceptional is our most valuable asset for making The network of schools exceptional. We have developed a set of processes by which teacher leaders work together to support and hold a mirror up to each other, and we are working to help refine those processes and develop tools to support them. We are also at The beginning stages of supporting The codification and sharing of wisdom beyond nearby schools through convenings and network technology.

Montessori innovation program - includes learning environment innovation: identifying potential innovation areas and supporting quality r&d in those areas (including our current area of most significant investment: supporting The observation activities of montessori teachers through The use of sensors embedded into The learning environment), developing partnerships with external researchers, convening Wildflower teacher leaders to share practices, facilitating The exchange of wisdom across The network outside of convenings.

Loan fund program