2022 Impact Report

Purpose & Persistence

A story of the impact The Holdsworth Center’s work had on educators and students this past year.

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Ask any educator and you’re likely to hear that 2021-22 was the hardest year of their career.

A COVID surge over the holidays, persistent staffing shortages and learning gaps all made for a perfect storm.

But they did what educators do.

They persisted.

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At The Holdsworth Center, we’re proud to have supported 867 of those public educators in 2022 alone through our leadership programs.

Teachers, assistant principals, principals, administrators, superintendents and other school leaders have told us that their work with Holdsworth was like finding a port in the storm.

was like finding a port in the storm.

During their sessions at the Campus on Lake Austin, they learned tools and strategies to help them:

  • Become stronger leaders
  • Grow more leaders around them
  • Deliver better results for students in their classrooms, schools and districts

With time and space to reflect on their work, envision the big picture and strengthen their skills, they left empowered and refreshed, their hope renewed.

their hope renewed.

Investing in educators does make a difference.

And not just for the educators, but for all the staff, students, families and communities they influence with their example.

And not just for the educators, but for all the staff, students, families and communities they influence with their example.

The challenges facing public education can seem overwhelming, leaving many people inside and outside of education to wonder, “Can anything really make a difference?”

The challenges facing public education can seem overwhelming, leaving many people inside and outside of education to wonder, “Can anything really make a difference?”

After reading the stories in this year’s Impact Report, we hope you’ll agree the answer is a resoundingYes.

Yes.