Cultural Intelligence and Leadership Development for Leaders of Schools & Organizations
Sankore works with executive and cabinet-level leaders across three sectors:
MN Educators
PELSB-approved cultural competency renewal. Six self-paced modules, about 6 hours, with the Cultivating Courage ebook included.
School Districts & Education Leaders
Superintendents, cabinet teams, and district leaders committed to building equitable systems — not just equitable statements.
Nonprofit & Social Sector Leaders
Executive directors and nonprofit CEOs ready to align their organizational culture with the mission they're already committed to.
Government Agencies & Public Institutions
Commissioners and agency leaders navigating the intersection of policy, public accountability, and structural equity.
Before you read our methodology, look at what it's built on.
Co-built the statewide Cultural Competency training every licensed teacher in Minnesota completes to earn and renew their license
Led Minnesota's Department of Human Rights response to school discipline disparities across 41 districts and charter schools statewide
Built the coalition behind Minneapolis Public Schools' first African American History course — the seed that grew into a district-wide graduation requirement by 2025
Co-founded Minnesota's first community-first Teacher Apprenticeship Program, still training BIPOC educators today
Most leadership and culture initiatives create temporary awareness. Sankore is designed to create lasting organizational change.
Our work is grounded in The Sankore Simple ABCs™ Pathway a proprietary methodology that helps organizations move from insight to implementation through a structured developmental journey of Assess, Build, and Champion.
The Sankore Simple ABCs™ Pathway guides leaders through a measurable developmental arc with practical tools, leadership profiles, innovation frameworks, and implementation-focused outcomes at every phase.
The Simple ABCs™ Pathway
Assess, Build, Champion. Leaders start by seeing where they are, build the skills and tools to lead change, and finish ready to carry that work across their organization.
It starts with the Cultural Intelligence Leadership Profile
A free self-assessment that shows your current leadership approach, your cultural intelligence strengths, and where to grow. Every engagement begins here.
Culture and Systems Together
We combine cultural intelligence and leadership development with innovation and systems thinking, so the changes your team makes hold up after the training ends.
Tools You Keep
Profiles, frameworks and practices stay with your organization after we leave, so the work continues without us in the room.
Three phases. One complete arc. Every Champion starts with the basics.
Where are we starting?
See clearly where you are as a leader and as an organization.
What will we do?
Shape a concrete intercultural action plan grounded in your real context.
What will we champion?
Shift your organization from the inside out and sustain it.
Thank you for your work with us! Your class was the most valuable and practical of all the classes I took.
The assessment is always the starting point, gives you an honest picture of your leadership profile, and includes an invitation for a free 15-minute reflection call to talk through what it means for your work.