Alyson Rumberger, Ed.D is a district-level instructional specialist. She holds a Doctor of Education degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has been published in several academic journals: Phi Delta Kappan, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, and Berkeley Review of Education. Pamela Washington is currently serving as an elementary principal, where she provides instructional leadership. She received her Principal Certificate from Danforth (University of Washington) and Master’s Degree in Literacy from Seattle University. Emilie Hard recently retired as a district Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. She also served as a district Director of Equity, elementary school principal and classroom teacher. She was a contributing author in Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind (Costa & Kallick, 2008), and holds a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Oregon.