H&S LEADERSHIP CONSULTING, LLC
About Our Team
Ron Schumacher, Founder/Consultant
Leadership, Data, Systems and Structures Coach
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.
In addition to his hands on experience, Ron has been trained at the University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders in Education and NISL.
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.
Kristi Schumacher, Consultant
Lead Instructional Coach, Professional Development Facilitator
Kristi Schumacher is a highly skilled literacy consultant with extensive experience helping schools and districts implement evidence-based practices that accelerate student achievement. Her work centers on the Science of Reading, and she is dedicated to ensuring that all students receive high-quality instruction grounded in research.
Kristi consults with 95% Group and H&S Leadership Consulting, LLC, where she provides professional development, coaching, and hands-on support for teachers and instructional teams. She has trained schools on the full suite of literacy products, modeled effective classroom practices, and guided educators in building strong systems of support for early reading and intervention.
Her prior experience includes serving as a READ Act Specialist with the Colorado Department of Education, where she developed and delivered statewide training for administrators to strengthen literacy leadership capacity. At the school level, Kristi has worked as an instructional coach and teacher partner, supporting educators across preschool, elementary, and middle grades. She has led the implementation of new literacy curricula, coached teachers in effective instructional strategies, and helped schools build early literacy and intervention programs that produced measurable gains in student outcomes.
Kristi holds a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Western Governors University and a Bachelor’s in Psychology/Education from Mary Baldwin University. She is a certified LETRS Trainer and holds CLDE certification.
With a proven ability to translate research into practice, Kristi is passionate about empowering teachers and schools to deliver instruction that changes students’ lives through literacy.