Testimonials

Dr. Corum is an engaging and powerful facilitator. She owns the room by relating to people with wit and humor. She takes the time to understand the audience and then engages from there. Her sessions keep you engaged because they are things that you can apply immediately as a leader. She is humble and presents from a lens of empathy and understanding. Her knowledge and experience allows her to meet leaders where they are and grow from there. Most importantly the sessions are interactive which allows you to really take in what you are learning.

— Candice A. Wayne, Director of Human Resources, Pattonville School District. 

Patty Corum is an outstanding educator who is exceptionally knowledgeable in the areas of human resources, staff evaluation, and leadership. Her ongoing work with our administrators has improved our consistency across the district with regard to teacher evaluation, and strengthened the connections between our building principals in the process.

— Dr. Donna Jahnke, Former Superintendent, Ladue School District

I have had the pleasure of working with Patty Corum in my role as Deputy Superintendent of the Mehlville School District and in my role as Superintendent of the Brentwood School District. In both instances Patty was instrumental in improving evaluative practices, particularly in the area of coaching and feedback. Patty is a master facilitator in working with administrators and teachers.

— Dr. Brian Lane, Superintendent, Brentwood School District

Dr. Corum has utilized her extensive knowledge of teaching and learning to improve instruction in the Pattonville Schools District. She has supported our principals and department leaders by teaching them how to provide feedback and help teachers build on their strengths. Dr. Corum has also worked with our administrators on strategies to conduct difficult conversations. We also have her working with our support staff leaders on effective coaching strategies, problem-solving, conflict resolution, communication, etc.

Our administrators and department leaders have found her presentations engaging, practical, and a good use of their time.  I highly recommend Dr. Corum as a presenter or trainer in your school district based on the work that she has done in the Pattonville School District.

— Barry Nelson, Ed.D., Pattonville School District Superintendent of Schools

Boonville School District began working with Dr. Corum at the recommendation of another district a few years ago.  The connection Boonville School District made with Dr. Corum is one of the most valuable and effective strategies implemented by our district.  Dr. Corum's professional development is "just what" public education needs right now--intentional, focused, quality-focused, and empowering.  Our administrators have shared "this is the most valuable work I/we have ever done as a district".  The continuous training, learning and growth our team has engaged has been transformative.  Our priorities and energy has shifted to what matters most in developing our team--a focus on teaching quality not teacher quality.  We are now exploring other avenues for Dr. Corum to support our district and other teams.

— Dr. Sarah Marriott, Former Superintendent, Boonville School District

Marshall began contracting with Dr. Patty Corum four years ago to develop and implement an effective and meaningful teacher/principal evaluation system, based on a continuous feedback loop. Her work was so exemplary that we quickly convinced her to guide building and district leaders in the rigorous study of the influence and effect of strong leaders. 

— Dr. Carol Maher, Former Superintendent, Marshall Public Schools

We had amazing feedback from our teacher leaders who participated in the training. Teachers stated that it gave them a clear understanding that our administrators are truly looking for the teacher talents when they visit classrooms to observe! 

— Dr. Tina Plummer, Assistant Superintendent, Pattonville School District / Former Assistant Superintendent, Mehlville School District.