Stephanie Malia Krauss
Let's Work Together
TO REHUMAN YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES
Through her consulting shop, First Quarter Strategies, Stephanie partners with education and youth development leaders to protect and prioritize young people's human essentials — from birth to 25 — wherever they live, learn, and play.
Consulting Services
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Strategic guidance and training for leaders transforming schools and afterschool programs to address overwhelm and protect human essentials.
Listening tours, organizational audits, policy reviews, and staff development, to identify and plan for more holistic, humane practices.
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Co-development of Portraits of Thriving Youth and Thriving School Communities through a comprehensive community engagement process.
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Specialized advising to reimagine student support services, school-community partnerships, staff supports, and existing whole child approaches.
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Capacity-building for camps and summer programs to strengthen offerings and develop ways to better prepare and care for youth in changing times.
Comprehensive professional development for youth workers on caring for kids and themselves, along with foundational training in whole child practices and the science of thriving.
Facilitation of communities of practice and partnerships that advance youth thriving and combat the "dangerous weather conditions" of childhood, like addictive technology, overwork, and time scarcity.
Strategic advising for clinical, social service, and pediatric health professionals on improving systems of care and services in ways that better protect and prioritize young people's human essentials and holistic needs.
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Comprehensive professional development and resource development on youth thriving and whole child policies and practices.
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Network and coalition support for those working to address depletion among young people and the adults who care for them.
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Tailored support for efforts focused on youth in foster care, carceral settings, and/or youth experiencing homelessness, who are committed to rehumaning system environments and experiences.
WHAT REHUMANING PROTECTS + PRIORITIZES
"Since our ancestors began walking the Earth, humans have relied on essential capacities to evolve, endure hardship, and enjoy life. For thousands of years, we have honed these capacities to stay alive and thrive. They are our human superpowers. Practical and powerful, these essentials are
what we need to navigate modern life and counter the overwhelm we face. We must prioritize and protect them."
Report Release
A LANDSCAPE SCAN OF RESEARCH ON THE K-12 EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO EXPERIENCE FOSTER CARE, INCARCERATION, AND/OR HOMELESSNESS
First Quarter Strategies, with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, conducted a comprehensive landscape scan examining research on K-12 education for young people experiencing homelessness, foster care, and/or incarceration in the United States. Led by Stephanie Malia Krauss in collaboration with Maddy Day, Thaddeus Ferber, and Danielle Wallis, this groundbreaking report analyzes over 400 research publications from 2010-2024, including over 200 studies directly focused on K-12 educational experiences.
Past Clients
