Clients & Results
For nearly two decades, our team has consulted with dozens of agencies and organizations to provide exceptional results. Our founder and CEO has worked with most current clients for five or more years. At West Coast Strategic, we believe that sustained relationships are crucial for timely, cost-effective, and dynamic services. Below is a list of some of our CEO’s past and current clients.
Clients
K-12 Public Schools & Districts
Antioch Unified School District
Marin County Office of Education
Modesto City Schools
New Haven Unified School District
Oakland Unified School District
Redwood City School District
San Francisco Unified School District
San Rafael City Schools
Public Agencies & Universities
Alameda County Community Development Agency
California State University, East Bay
City of Berkeley
City of Oakland
San Francisco State University
University of California, Berkeley
Nonprofit Organizations & OTHER PARTNERS
Biotech Partners
California Academy of Sciences
Gibson & Associates
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County
Raising A Reader
Science is Elementary
Super Stars Literacy
Here are some reflections from clients and partners about working with our team.
“Nada Djordjevich and her team led a stellar public outreach and participation process.”
“Organized, solutions oriented, and highly responsive to the unique needs of each site. The tools and information provided had a positive impact.”
“A delight to work with. Utterly reliable and steadfast and will go the extra distance at every turn.”
“The team has done a remarkable job assessing the district’s needs and providing a plan to address those needs.”
“A pleasure to work with. Very responsive to our desires and respectful of our school culture.”
“Nada Djordjevich is a highly skilled and knowledgeable individual with a strong work ethic and capacity to analyze complex issues and implement innovative change.”
“Nada is an excellent researcher and writer, and a skilled presenter. She maintains a sense of humor and perspective and is comfortable with the ambiguity that comes from working in an ever-evolving world. She is one of the most ethical and responsible individuals I have worked with. You don’t have the privilege of working with people like Nada Djordjevich often. I can’t recommend her more highly.”
Results
Listed below are sample of our team’s successes in grant development, strategic planning, and evaluation.
Grant Resource & Partnership Development
$6 million awarded to the San Francisco Unified School District for science and math grants
$5 million for Elk Grove School District for mathematics grant from private foundation
$5 million for Smaller Learning Communities Grant for Modesto City Schools.
$5 million for K-12 STEM education in 3 Marin County school districts.
$1.7 million for STEM grant for East Bay School District
$1.5 million in grants awarded for highly competitive 21st Century after school program grant
$5 million awarded for high school college-career grant and mathematics grant for Antioch Unified
$5 million awarded for literacy grant for San Francisco Unified School District
$1 million awarded for Oakland Unified partnership grant
$500K to support arts education and STEAM learning in public schools in Marin County
$500k to support teacher recruitment in San Francisco County
$300k to support social emotional education and mental and physical health practices in Southern Alameda County
$250k to support visual and performing arts education in Southern Alameda County
$200k to advance dual language immersion education in San Francisco public schools
Strategic Planning & Engagement
Facilitated Art and Science Convening including Fine Arts Museums and San Francisco Schools resulting in the development of a logic model for PreK-12 science, literacy, art integration program.
Conducted community outreach process to engage 400 individuals and 24 agencies for a local plan to address climate change in the Unincorporated Areas of Alameda County.
Crafted successful charter renewal strategic plan and resource development for a nonprofit community charter school.
Worked with over 40 schools to develop their school site plans for improvement. Plans resulted in outstanding achievement with most schools exiting the state program based on exemplar results, including several schools receiving Title I awards for improved students outcomes in reading and math and lowered achievement gap.
Evaluation & Research
Led evaluation of $29 million Race to the Top District grant in California. Program met annual monitoring goals and received annual and no-cost extension funding.
Authored review of municipal funding programs to provide guidance for city governments.
Conducted 3 National Science Foundation grant evaluations, including STEM teacher recruitment and preparation, high school mathematics preparation, and an innovative career partner program with the UC Berkeley and a Bay Area biotech firm.
Evaluated middle school expanded day programs and online professional learning modules for educators for the California Academy of Sciences.
Conduct annual external evaluations of expanded day program for Super Stars Literacy and Girls Inc of Alameda County.
Identified by the US Department of Education for outstanding quality and significant results in evaluation .