Created in 1997 by Mutiu Fagbayi, Performance Fact, Inc. is a culturally diverse team of professionals with proven expertise in teaching, research, educational leadership, and organizational development.
We help leaders and their team:
Clarify shared vision, goals, and strategy.- Focus their implementation to deliver strong results.
- Build the capacity for consistent performance.
- Harness and disseminate the wisdom of successful practitioners and organizations.
- Build the foundation for a healthy, equitable performance-oriented culture.
Performance Fact collaborates with leaders and their teams by aligning our external perspective with their internal vision for their schools and communities.
The Performance Fact Premise
All students will learn at high levels when instruction meets their needs.
Whatever a student has not learned well yet is something she/he has not been taught well yet.
Student learning, then, is an “effect” whose “cause” lies in the quality and effectiveness of educational practices.
No lasting change can happen at the level of effect. Lasting change originates from the level of cause.
Therefore, if we want improved outcomes for students, the starting point must be the continuous improvement of teaching practices, leadership practices, and organizational practices, because they are the precursors to student learning.
Our Team
Mutiu Fagbayi
President/CEO
Mr. Mutiu Fagbayi (President/CEO) has extensive background facilitating and coaching… educational leaders and their teams at the national, state, and local levels. Since 1992, Mutiu has worked with educational leaders. Prior to creating Performance Fact, Inc. in 1997, Mutiu worked for Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York for 14 years as a research scientist and in several management positions at Kodak headquarters. Upon leaving Kodak, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), based in Washington, DC, from 1992-1995. Mutiu is a member of the Oxford International Roundtable on Education Policy based at Oxford University in England. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering.
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Amreet Waters
Executive Director – Data, Analysis, and Performance
Ms. Amreet Waters leads the data and survey initiatives at Performance Fact. She has over 10 years of… experience working closely with K-12 school systems to improve outcomes for students through an equity-focused approach to data. She collaborates with districts in organizing and analyzing data about student outcomes and professional practices, to support strategic planning, disciplined implementation, and continuous professional learning. Prior to joining Performance Fact, Amreet spent four years in the private sector working as a financial valuation analyst.
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Valerie Balanon
Creative Specialist
Ms. Valerie Balanon is a Creative Specialist at Performance Fact Inc. Her areas of focus include print… layout, graphic design, and digital marketing. She attended college at California State University Monterey Bay where she held positions as an Academic Technologies Assistant, Newspaper Production Manager, and Career Services Graphic Designer. In 2018 she graduated with a B.S. in Communication Design. Her professional experience includes desktop publication, digital asset management, content marketing, marketing automation, and website prototyping.
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Kaye Jadyrch
Director of Operations
Ms. Kaye Jadyrch has extensive background in operations management and administrative support…. At Performance Fact she coordinates communications with clients and strategic partners, provides client interface and problem-solving, and oversees scheduling, logistics, and business operations. Prior to joining Performance Fact, Kaye worked for school districts in the Chicagoland area, managing Board of Education documentation, composing and disseminating communication materials for administrators, and organizing grant reporting, including Title I, Title II, Title IV.
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By the Numbers
Years of Experience
States
School Districts
Referral Rate
*35 out of 36 clients were referred by other clients (2019-24)
Our firm has a particular interest in collaborating with school systems with significant populations of traditionally underserved students, including students from low-income households, students of color, English learners, and Special Education pupils.
Our Core Values
Five principles frame what we do, how we interact with others, and how we serve our clients. In fact, our name – PERFORMANCE FACT – is derived from those timeless ideals.
Performance
We believe that results matter. They tell us about the effectiveness of our practice, and focus our attention on solutions that matter most.
F
Fast Forward
We act with a sense of urgency, and continually search for ways to accelerate time to results for our clients.
A
Accountability
We rely on a fact-based approach, not opinion. Accountability means standing up for the results we produce, individually and collectively.
C
Continuous Learning
We view personal and team learning as a professional expectation, and as the fuel for personal development of services to our clients.
T
Trust
We build relationships based on uncompromising integrity, deep caring and total commitment to helping our clients achieve the goals that are important to them.