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State & Local · SLED: State, Local, and Education

HSI turns state and local priorities into observable action.

Heart & Science International (HSI) strengthens leadership and workforce effectiveness, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes for the agencies, districts, and administrators carrying out publicly funded initiatives — producing substantially improved, predictable, repeatable results.

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Who We Serve

Built for the realities of public-sector work.

From statehouse to classroom, HSI partners with the agencies, districts, and administrators responsible for turning plans into measurable, sustained results.

State agencies Local governments School districts Regional consortia Program and grant administrators Grantees Publicly funded initiatives

What HSI Delivers

From adopted plan to sustained practice.

Tightly scoped support for the leaders accountable for results across many sites, agencies, and grantees, grounded in the Science of Human Behavior.

Leadership & Workforce Effectiveness

Turns adopted plans and board priorities into observable staff and program behavior, and strengthens coaching, feedback, accountability, and execution across sites.

Implementation & Adoption

Aligns practices, systems, measurement, and reinforcement so new initiatives take hold, stay in place, and scale across sites.

Evaluation of Outcomes

Provides data-informed follow-through so leaders can see whether an initiative is producing predictable, repeatable results.

Related Work

Connects with HSI's education and school-safety work.

State and local initiatives often span more than one focus area. Explore the related work HSI does alongside SLED partners.

Education Systems

District, school, and classroom leadership work that strengthens values, expectations, and organizational systems.

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School Safety Initiatives

Behavior-based leadership and implementation work for school-safety initiatives.

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State & Local

Ready to discuss a state or local initiative?

Start with a conversation about the leadership, implementation, or evaluation outcomes your initiative needs.