About Hero

We don’t build programs for districts. We build capacity in the people who lead them.

Tepper & Flynn develops instructional leaders through embedded coaching, published methodology, and tools co-created with practitioners in the field.

SINCE 2013

Since 2013, Tepper & Flynn has worked in schools — not just for them. Every framework we teach, every tool we build, and every resource we publish has been developed alongside the instructional leaders who use it, in the buildings where the work actually happens.

That’s not a philosophy. It’s how we’ve operated from the beginning.

Amy Tepper

“Amy Tepper provides an opportunity to ‘push our thinking’ as we develop our understanding of the rubric whether through facilitator questioning or creating the environments for collaborative peer-peer inquiry.”

Amy Tepper

CO-FOUNDER + AUTHOR + INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP COACH

Amy Tepper has spent nearly 30 years in K-12 education across traditional, blended, virtual, and international settings — as a teacher, administrator, program director, and coach. That range of experience is what allows her to meet leaders where they are, in whatever system they’re operating in.

Her work is grounded in evidence-based teaching and learning — the conditions that make professional growth stick long after a workshop ends. Amy has a rare ability to shift how leaders think, not just what they do. Districts don’t just implement her frameworks. They internalize them.

Since 2013, Amy has completed thousands of classroom visits as a peer validator, coach, and consultant across 10 states. She is the co-author of Feedback to Feed Forward and Learner-Focused Feedback, both published by Corwin as Visible Learning Supporting Resources.

Patrick Flynn

CO-FOUNDER + AUTHOR + ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP COACH

Patrick Flynn brings a rare combination to instructional leadership work — deep classroom experience, executive leadership across nine states, and a systems thinker’s eye for what makes improvement sustainable at scale. He has worked as a teacher, curriculum director, Chief Academic Officer, and Executive Director in district, regional, and international settings including the Abu Dhabi Education Council.

Where Amy works at the level of individual leader transformation in a classroom or building, Patrick works at the level of organizational design — building the structures, protocols, and shared frameworks that make growth consistent across an entire district.

Patrick is the co-author of Feedback to Feed Forward and Learner-Focused Feedback, both published by Corwin as Visible Learning Supporting Resources, and presents nationally and internationally on instructional leadership, performance management, and data-driven decision-making.

“Patrick allows our team to reflect on our strengths as administrators and work to improve our relationships with staff through effective communication and feedback.”

Amy & Patrick walking with a school instructional leader.

BUILT WITH PRACTIONERS

From the field — in their words.

Our frameworks aren’t developed in isolation. Every tool, every resource, and every training we deliver has been shaped by the school leaders we work alongside — piloting drafts, identifying gaps, and telling us when something doesn’t work in a real building. Their voices don’t just inform what we build. They appear in it.

Our clients say it best!

Now that I am using a balance of qualitative and quantitative evidence I’ve changed the lens through which I view instruction for myself and my teachers. My feedback has changed from what’s good vs. bad to what’s effective vs. ineffective. Balanced evidence has made my practice stronger and has translated into written feedback that really lets teachers see what happened throughout their lessons.

Anne Bilko , Principal

As an instructional coach, my work begins and ends with supporting teachers in their practice. Asking specific questions of the students right at the outset of a lesson has changed my focus in the classroom and helps me identify how the teacher is impacting student learning. Overall, the strategies have given me the tools to be a better coach in my district.

Elizabeth Stewart, Instructional Coach, Grades 6–8

At one time, my feedback to a teacher may have read, “Directions seemed unclear.” Now, my feedback is more detailed — specific evidence, specific students, specific outcomes. I focus on the why behind what I see, and ask the teacher before sharing what I learned. Who better to help teachers understand the impact of their instruction than the students in their classrooms every day?

Chris Tranberg, Assistant Superintendent

The work has transformed how I interact with students and teachers on a daily basis and continues to transform me as an observer—more importantly, as a leader of learning. The new strategies have completely changed my role—from my mindset, to the evidence I collect, to the feedback I provide.

Gina Olearczyk, Assistant Principal

AI & INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Human judgment at the center. Always.

AI is reshaping every aspect of school leadership — and how instructional leaders provide feedback is no exception. Using it well requires understanding its possibilities, questioning its limitations, and keeping professional judgment at the center.

Our tools are designed to help leaders leverage AI without replacing the human work — because the humans on both sides of feedback are what make it matter.

OUR COMMITTMENT

“Our tools and skill builders are designed to help you leverage AI while keeping human insight at the center of the feedback process — the humans we are teaching every day in classrooms, and the adult learners we support.”

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