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Harriette Thurber Rasmussen
Meet Harriette Thurber Rasmussen
Harriette’s commitment to build a new education system for the 21st century spans two decades and the opportunity to interact and influence every level of the system – from the building to the statehouse and through public and private arenas. Under the auspices of a variety of sponsors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates and Wallace Foundations, she has served as leadership and organizational development coach to education systems across the country, including a joint venture of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Business School, and The Kennedy School of Government that incorporates cutting edge research around student learning, organizational effectiveness, and the socio-political aspects of executive leadership.
As senior consultant to Harvard University’s Change Leadership Group, Harriette was involved in the research and development of their systemic change framework, served as a faculty member for the Coach Leadership Program, and co-authored Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools. A consistent goal of her work is organizational alignment, transformation, and leadership development that results in all students prepared for post-secondary education and a viable economic future in the 21st Century.
Harriette also has extensive background in community engagement, adult learning and professional development, Whole-Scale™ event design, strategic planning, and school board function. Based in Portland, Oregon, she is the author of numerous publications on parental involvement.
Synopsis: Change Leadership
(From Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, publisher of Change Leadership)
The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of school change and exercises that guide educators through the development of their practice as agents of change. It exemplifies a new and powerful approach to leadership in schools.