Lavanta Williams

Educator of many, Father of one, and Believer of making the impossible...possible.

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

@ZaydaRodrigue23 Hey you!! TYSM!! 🫶🏽

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

So, I promised God that if he would allow our school to be successful; I would be sure to give him the glory. I thank God for his favor and blessing. I thank him for our students, Admin. Team, teachers, staff, parents, community, and district. Amen 🙏🏽 #Faith

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

@CSE_Chameleons Thank you so much! 🫶🏽

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

TEA School Ratings released for both 2024 and 2025.
HGE and LCE- two schools, two great staff, students, parents and caring communities. To God be the glory! May he continue to allow us to love and educate all students that we encounter. They deserve it! One love!❤️ #Blessed

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

LCE's Back to School Week

"Unleash your Creativity; Build your World 🌎🫶🏽

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

LCE's Leadership Retreat 25-26. How Successful People Lead.

An impactful day of learning, leadership tips, and reflecting with our campus's amazing leaders. Make every minute count. 🫡

[Justin McMillan @justinwmcmillan]

Collective Teacher Efficacy is not a slogan. It’s a system.

John Hattie ranks Collective Teacher Efficacy as the #1 influence on student achievement—with an effect size of 1.57. But too often, it’s used as a buzzword without understanding what it really takes to create it.

So what does it look like in action?

1. Common Goals + Shared Clarity

“When educators believe that together they can impact learning, it becomes a powerful driver of success.” – Jenni Donohoo
Schools with CTE don’t just have “mission statements”—they have laser-focused, measurable goals that everyone knows and works toward. That means:
•Clearly defined learning outcomes
•Aligned PLC goals
•Instructional practices that are anchored in student data

2. Embedded Collaboration
True collaboration isn’t just meeting together—it’s working together toward student outcomes. According to Donohoo, teams must:
•Analyze student work regularly
•Engage in joint problem-solving
•Use protocols that focus on impact, not just planning

This means moving beyond “what are we teaching?” to “what worked, for whom, and why?”

3. Leaders Who Create the Conditions
Hattie and Fullan emphasize that leadership matters most when it builds teacher belief and action. That looks like:
•Protecting time for high-quality collaboration
•Modeling vulnerability and data-informed decisions
•Celebrating progress based on evidence, not just effort

4. Evidence of Impact
You can’t build efficacy without results. Teachers need to see:
•Growth in student learning
•Patterns of success from specific practices
•Reflection tools that track progress over time

Regularly asking: What is our evidence that students are learning better because of what we did?

5. Psychological Safety and Trust
Without trust, CTE can’t exist. That means creating a culture where:
•It’s safe to share failure
•Staff value learning over looking good
•Feedback is normalized, not weaponized.

You don’t declare collective efficacy—you build it through systems, leadership, and focused work.

When educators believe they can—and actually see they are—making a difference, the entire school moves forward.

#CollectiveEfficacy #InstructionalLeadership #JohnHattie #Donohoo #PLCThatWorks #LeadingLearning #StudentImpact #SchoolCulture #TeacherGrowth
@VisibleLearning @MichaelFullan1 @Jenni_Donohoo

[Veronica Roberson @DrVRoberson]

I am incredibly thankful for the people God has placed in my life as I travel along my leadership journey. #leadersgrowleaders #gratitude @FortBendISD @WLavanta @YEBlessinger @RhondaMason14

[Sam @samli_73]

The energy the principal has at school is magnetic - everyone can feel it. When things are challenging, the principal's support and ability to problem solve with staff, students, and families will encourage and motivate the community @ToddWhitaker @andrewmarotta21 #leadliu

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

But we “ain’t” no Rock “n” Roll Band! We’re just leaders that are taking a stand. We educate hard! We serve from afar! We learn so our minds can expand!
Students and teachers deserve leaders that care. HGE Leadership Retreat 23’
@tiffanydwill @shawndclemons

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

~Hunters Glen Leadership Retreat 23/24~

“Power Up! We’re taking our ‘A’ game to the next level.”

Game on! Start! Flawless Victory! 🕹️

@HGE_Owls @HuntersGlenELC @tiffanydwill @shawndclemons

[Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center @HuntersGlenELC]

We are ready to take it to the next level as leaders at our Leadership Retreat for @HGE_Owls and @HuntersGlenELC

[Hunters Glen Elementary @HGE_Owls]

Tonight was a night we'll never forget! We celebrated our 5th graders with a very special graduation! We want our students to remember what it felt like to cross that stage tonight and look forward to seeing them cross that big stage in 2030! Congrats OWLS! #failureisnotanoption

[Hunters Glen Elementary @HGE_Owls]

Today's the day we have prepped so much for! Good luck Wise OWLS on our Reading STAAR! We will rock this test!

[Hunters Glen Elementary @HGE_Owls]

The fifth grade team would love to thank those who participated in tonight's glow in the dark dance. Let's Glow Crazy was a huge success for our 3rd-5th grade owls!

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

@AlandraBrewing1 Thank you so much, and it was great seeing you again. Keep doing great things and making a difference.

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

It was an honor to present at this year’s TABSE Conference with these ladies. “A Dream Team is Everything.” 😊 Hunters Glen Elem., A Dr. Jay Cummings Demonstration School❤️

[Dr. Rhonda Mason @RhondaMason14]

Congratulations ⁦@HGE_Owls⁩ 2023 Dr. Jay Cummings Demonstration School ⁦@FortBendISD⁩ ⁦@WLavanta⁩

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

So glad to have Eddie B stop by to show our staff and students some love and laughs. He was outstanding! Thanks so much, and we appreciate you, too, Mrs. Obey. @comedianeddieb

[Lavanta Williams @WLavanta]

@YEBlessinger @HuntersGlenELC @HGE_Owls Thank you so much, Mrs. Blessinger. We truly appreciate you!