Stronger Alignment
Across your leadership team
Grounded in the TrustED® framework
Practical Tools
Around trust and leadership
Shared Language
Implementation Strategies
Clear next steps for your school
Choose your training
Two Versions. One Framework. Built for Your Role.
The TrustED® training is available for two distinct audiences. Select the version that fits your role, the eight sessions and framework content below apply to both.
TrustED® School Leader Training
TrustED® Teacher Training
A research-informed professional development experience that identifies the organizational and relational trust factors school leaders need to build healthy, strong relationships with all school stakeholders
Key Outcomes
Understand the importance of establishing, maintaining, developing, and when necessary restoring trust
Identify and reflect on research-based factors that directly impact trust in the school and its leadership
Discover steps to enhance trust levels among all school stakeholders
Create a practical and actionable TrustED® Action Plan for greater trust
Who is this for:
Heads of school, principals, assistant principals, curriculum directors, board members, and administrators who supervise others.
The same research-informed framework applied to the classroom, identifying the organizational and relational trust factors teachers need to build healthy, strong relationships with students, colleagues, parents, and school leadership.
Key Outcomes
Understand the importance of establishing, maintaining, developing, and when necessary restoring trust in the classroom and faculty community
Identify research-based factors that directly impact trust between teachers, students, families, and colleagues
Discover practical steps to enhance trust with every stakeholder in a teacher's professional world
Create a personal TrustED® Action Plan to strengthen classroom culture and professional relationships
Who is this for:
Classroom teachers, faculty members, department heads, instructional coaches, and anyone who leads or influences learning in a school setting.
THE TrustED® TRAINING SERIES
Eight Sessions. One Complete Framework.
Every training session is research-backed and adapted to your school's specific context and priorities. Every training features custom session sequencing based on the TrustED® assessment tools. Every training session results in well-defined goals and action plans that are immediately implemented.
8
Up to 8 high-engagement and interactive sessions covering the components of the TrustED® framework.
90 - 120
Minutes per session · fully customizable to your schedule
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A complete 8-session series over one semester or year
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A condensed multi-day intensive
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A single session or custom selection of sessions
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An in-service day or back-to-school program
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Combined with the TrustED® 360 for maximum impact
Sessions can be delivered as:
THE COMPLETE SESSION LIST
Foundations session, ideal standalone or series opener
Participants will receive:
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A clear understanding of why trust is the foundation of sustainable school improvement, including how trusted leadership influences culture, performance, morale, and student outcomes.
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A practical framework for evaluating the current level of trust in their school or organization, helping leaders identify strengths, gaps, and priority areas for growth.
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A renewed leadership lens for decision-making, showing how trust-building behaviors can strengthen credibility, influence, and long-term school success.
Component 1 of 6 · The Foundation:
Participants will receive:
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A guided process for identifying the core beliefs and values that shape their leadership, including how those beliefs are experienced by staff, students, and families.
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Tools for aligning personal leadership convictions with schoolwide mission, vision, and culture, helping leaders move from stated values to lived values.
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A values-based leadership reflection activity that participants can use individually or with their leadership teams to strengthen clarity, consistency, and trust.
Component 2 of 6 · The Substructure
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Practical strategies for building authentic connection with faculty, staff, students, and families, especially through presence, listening, and relational consistency.
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A framework for providing meaningful support that increases confidence and commitment, rather than creating dependence or compliance.
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Actionable communication and relationship-building practices that leaders can immediately use to strengthen belonging, morale, and trust.
Component 3 of 6 · The Bearings
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A better understanding of how flexibility strengthens trust during change, challenge, and uncertainty, while still maintaining clear expectations.
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Practical ways to remain appropriately involved without micromanaging, helping leaders balance visibility, empowerment, and accountability.
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A leadership self-check tool to evaluate whether their current leadership presence is experienced as accessible, supportive, and responsive.
Component 4 of 6 · The Girders
Participants will receive:
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A decision-making process for adapting leadership practices to the unique context of their school, rather than relying on one-size-fits-all solutions.
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Strategies for contextualizing initiatives, policies, and improvement efforts so they are more likely to be understood, accepted, and sustained.
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A practical planning template for applying TrustED principles to current school challenges, transitions, or improvement priorities.
Component 5 of 6 · The Superstructure
Participants will receive:
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A deeper understanding of the connection between trust, culture, and relationships, including how leadership behaviors either strengthen or weaken school climate.
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Tools for diagnosing cultural patterns within the school community, helping leaders identify relational strengths, toxic patterns, and opportunities for repair.
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Practical strategies for intentionally shaping a healthy, trust-rich culture through rituals, communication, recognition, accountability, and relational leadership.
Component 6 of 6 · The Deck
Participants will receive:
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Practical methods for increasing clarity in communication, expectations, systems, and decision-making, reducing confusion and frustration across the school.
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A framework for creating order without becoming rigid or overly controlling, helping leaders establish consistency while preserving professional judgment.
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Tools for auditing current school systems and leadership routines, allowing participants to identify where greater clarity and order would improve trust and effectiveness.
Restorative session, for schools navigating trust challenges or transitions
Participants will receive:
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A process for identifying where trust has been damaged and why, including common causes such as inconsistency, poor communication, unresolved conflict, or perceived lack of care.
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Practical steps for repairing trust after leadership missteps, organizational conflict, or cultural breakdown, with emphasis on humility, transparency, follow-through, and relational restoration.
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A trust-rebuilding action plan participants can use to begin restoring credibility, strengthening relationships, and reestablishing confidence in leadership.
Format Options
Flexible to Fit Your Event
Single session
30 to 90 minutes · conferences, retreats, in-service days, board gatherings
Multi-session series
Multiple sessions delivered over a semester, school year, or condensed intensive · ideal for teams seeking deep and lasting alignment
Intensive format
Optional follow-up session for deeper application · ideal for leadership teams
Who This Is For
Ideal for Teams Who Want Lasting Change
Leadership teams
Department heads
Accreditation organizations
Christian & private schools
Faculty groups
School networks
International schools
Boards of governance
Emerging leaders
FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS & SCHOOL LEADERS
In their own words
"Dr. Toby Travis was truly exceptional! His level of energy and engagement was excellent. He left us all wanting to be better and to be more for our school community."
Jose Oyanguren
Headmaster, St. Augustine Preparatory School, Managua, Nicaragua
"A phenomenal training experience. Many times as administrators, our focus is on putting out fires... We lose perspective when it comes to developing relationships with our staff. Participate in this training and develop that TRUST!"
Leigh Sumter
Assistant Principal, Lawrence Road Middle School, Nassau County, New York
“ The TrustED® Training with Dr. Travis provides school leaders with the tools necessary to build trust in the most turbulent or divisive organizations. Without trust, progress and success are severely crippled.”
Dr. Donetrus Hil
Community Superintendent, Jeffco Public Schools, Denver, CO