For nearly two decades, CTL has designed and managed professional development initiatives for and in partnership with schools, districts, institutions of higher education, and local, state and federal agencies.  Every project we undertake benefits from our depth and breadth of experience, including --  

• Extensive experience helping to design and implement federal grants, as well as smaller projects
• Value as a research partner with experience gathering, applying and analyzing research results of multiple initiatives from a practitioner perspective
• Talented staff with K-16 subject area expertise, leadership background, and a range of in-school and school support experiences
• Recognized, original professional development designs, including in-depth and sustained coaching for improvement and sustainability
• Ahead-of-the-curve technology use, including social media to build teacher and administrator professional communities, electronic data collection and analysis tools, interactive video conferencing (IVC), and other online professional development capability
• An award-winning website with ongoing updated information for clients and partners, including Co-Creating Solutions, CTL's blog to which all staff contribute

An established non-profit business, CTL is dynamic in its approach to project management, applying internally the same principles of leadership, collaboration and effective implementation that we advocate with clients and partners, through -- 

• A business office that efficiently manages budgeting, grant disbursements and related tasks for  large federal grants as well as smaller projects, ensuring project completion on time and on budget 
• Regular, independent financial audits that are consistently highly rated
• IRS 990 posted on the CTL website as an example of transparency in operations
• Annual budget between $1.5 and $2 million
• Exemplary leadership succession accomplished from Founder to new CEO, a model that can be shared with other organizations anticipating leadership succession
• Strategic planning based on broad stakeholder, staff and Board involvement
• Ongoing leadership development including project management training for all staff
• Stability of staff with minimal turnover
• Strong, positive Board relations

CTL's physical facilities also reflect a commitment to effective and efficient collaboration internally and with clients and partners, through --

• Ten thousand square-foot offices and training facilities that ensure light-filled, flexible spaces for meetings and professional development, including a large training room equipped with an interactive whiteboard
• An interactive video conferencing (IVC) studio equipped with a large-screen video monitor and camera, document camera, whiteboards and more
• A digital video editing suite
• Convenient location just .5 mile from Interstate 71 in Louisville, Kentucky (home of the UPS worldwide air hub and located within a day's drive of much of the population of the United States), providing easy access to meeting and training space for clients and partners, and parking to accommodate project-wide trainings and meeting