Consulting



About Sara Sonnenschein

I've spent more than three decades in education, and I've sat in just about every seat a school has.

I taught for 19 years. Then I led elementary schools as a principal for 10 — five years at Bnos Penina, which I rebuilt from a struggling school into a thriving one, and five years at Bet Yaakov of the Jersey Shore. From there I ran a daycare, and today I'm an administrator at a high school. Somewhere in the middle of all that, I also founded Curriculum HQ and wrote a writing program now used in more than 80 schools.

That path means I've done just about everything a school runs on:

  • The money — government funding, grants, and the financials that keep a school afloat
  • The academics — curriculum mapping, scheduling, and program planning across grades
  • The people — hiring, training, and developing teachers
  • The day-to-day — student management, discipline, and building real relationships with parents

I've handled all of it, at every level from daycare through high school. What I love most is bringing order to the chaos — helping a school go from scattered and overwhelmed to clear, organized, and running smoothly. Whether you're rethinking your curriculum, untangling a schedule, or launching a new program and trying to make it actually stick, I'd love to help you build something that works and lasts.

Work with me

Consulting Packages

  • Curriculum Maps

    Your curriculum, mapped and ready to teach.

    Get my complete, ready-to-use curriculum maps — customized to your school's own books and programs — for any grade from Nursery through 8th. Each map lays out the full year at a glance so your teachers always know what to teach and when. Delivered done-for-you and tailored to your school.
    Includes 2 weeks of email support for any questions as you get started.

    From $300 per grade / $2,000 for a full-school set (Nursery–8th)

  • Maps + Teacher Training

    The map, plus the know-how to use it.

    Everything in Curriculum Maps, plus hands-on training so it actually gets used. I meet with your principal to plan the rollout, then train your teachers on how to teach from the maps with confidence. You don't just get the tool — you get a staff that knows how to run with it.
    Includes 30 days of follow-up support after your training sessions.

    From $2,500 to $4,000 (includes maps for your grades + training sessions)

  • School Consulting

    A partner for the whole picture.

    For schools that want more than a map. Drawing on 30+ years in education — as a teacher, principal, and administrator — I work alongside your leadership on whatever your school needs: curriculum, scheduling, teacher hiring and training, budgeting and government funding, student management, and the systems that keep a school running smoothly. Includes ongoing access between sessions — I'm a message away.

    Custom engagements — $500/hour or a custom project rate. Let's talk.