About Me

Ron Schumacher has spent the last 30 years as a teacher, director and principal in Colorado.  He has experience at all levels PK-12.  Ron served as the principal of Elkhart Elementary, in Aurora Public Schools, for the last 12 years.  Elkhart was a “Priority Improvement” school with a long history of poor academic performance, high teacher turnover and behavior issues.  Within 2 years Elkhart had achieved a “Performance” rating; Colorado’s highest, which was maintained through the pandemic. No other neighborhood elementary school in the state of Colorado with 95%+ poverty rates and 65%+ ELL’s has had multiple years in Performance.  Elkhart has had eight consecutive years with a Performance rating and has also earned the Center of Excellence Award two of the last three years the award has been given. 

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In addition to his hands on experience, Ron has been trained at the University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders in Education and NISL.

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H&S has experience supporting schools in urban, suburban and rural areas as well as charter and neighborhood public schools.  

Ron founded H&S Leadership Consulting, LLC to help other school leaders by providing systematic support and coaching so that all children can have the opportunity to attend a high quality public school.