About Brian
Brian M. Stack, C.A.G.S.,is the Superintendent of Schools for the Fremont, New Hampshire School District and the former Director of Competency-Based Learning for the New Hampshire Learning Initiative. He is also an author and associate for Solution Tree, a professional development provider that supports educators in schools and districts around the world. From 2006 to 2022, Brian was the Principal of Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, New Hampshire. During that time he was a member of the research, design, and implementation team for the district’s nationally-recognized K-12 competency-based learning system. Brian has a passion for assisting schools in the development and re-imagination of their own personalized, student-centered learning models. Prior to his work at Sanborn, he was a high school math teacher in Massachusetts and served for six years on the school board in his local community.
Brian has worked nationally as a speaker, consultant and expert coach for a number of schools and organizations engaged in personalized learning work. He has co-authored three books with fellow NHLI colleague Jonathan Vander Els on this topic: Breaking With Tradition: The Shift to Competency Based Learning in PLCs at Work (2017), Unpacking the Competency-Based Classroom: Equitable, Individualized Learning in a PLC at Work (2022), and Elevating Competency-Based Learning in a PLC at Work: Actionable Assessment, Defensible Evidence, and Equitable Grading (2024). He has also written countless educational articles that have been published by multiple professional organizations over the last decade.
“The shift to a CBE system causes schools to reflect on their core values and what system-changes will be needed to support the model. I love diving deep into these issues with educators.”
Brian received the New Hampshire Secondary School Principal of the Year award from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals in 2017. In 2010 and again in 2013 he was recognized with the Outstanding Role Model award from that same organization.
Brian has a BA/BS in math education from Boston University, an M.Ed. in education administration from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and a C.A.G.S. as a Superintendent of Schools from New England College. He lives with his wife Erica and their five children Brady, Cameron, Liam, Owen, and Zoey on the New Hampshire Seacoast.
Brian is available to speak to the following topics, or can work with your team to develop a custom professional learning experience.
Implementing deeper professional learning communities in your school or school system
Developing a Competency-Based Learning System in Your School District
Fostering a Collaborative Culture of Shared Leadership in a Competency-Based Learning System
Grading and Reporting in a Competency-Based Learning System
Assessment in a Competency-Based Learning System
Student Support Structures in a Competency-Based Learning System
Follow Brian Stack on Twitter at @bstackbu.