A former teacher, elementary principal, middle school principal, and assistant superintendent, Lesli Laughter now is the Chief Academic Officer at 806 Technologies, in Plano, TX, a suburb of Dallas. Lesli works with school leaders all over the country. She guides them into developing needs assessments that focus their continuous improvement planning work. She also shows them how to be sure they are working on the right work and how culture plays an essential role. She is passionate about simplifying and clarifying continuous improvement and having fun along the way. Lesli is a frequent speaker at state and national levels and consults with educators at state, district, charter, and school levels. Lesli’s description of a great day always involves a good cup of coffee and energetic conversations about continuous improvement in schools.