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Meet the Founders

We don't advise from a slide deck. We've held these roles inside New York schools and districts — and we solve the problems we've already had to solve ourselves.

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Meet the Founders

We don't advise from a slide deck. We've held these roles inside New York schools and districts — and we solve the problems we've already had to solve ourselves.

Dina Reilly

Founder & Executive Partner

Former Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

Adelphi University · Nassau BOCES Think Tank · National Conference Presenter

30+Years in Education

$4.2MGrants Secured

Learning & Assessment

Portrait of a GraduateCompetency-Based LearningMastery-Based GradingAuthentic AssessmentPBAT Development

Systems & Support

MTSSSELCurriculum & Instruction

Leadership & Strategy

Strategic PlanningGrant DevelopmentLeadership Coaching

From the District Office to Your Team

Your district adopted Portrait of a Graduate, but classroom instruction hasn't actually changed.

As Assistant Superintendent, I led this exact transition — not as a consultant advising from the outside, but as the administrator responsible for rewriting curriculum, retraining teachers, and building assessments that measure demonstrated proficiency instead of recall.

Teachers are drowning in disconnected initiatives with no coherent throughline.

I sat in the district office juggling competing mandates. I build K-12 curriculum frameworks that connect the dots — so teachers stop experiencing every new initiative as “one more thing” and start seeing a coherent system.

You need grant funding but don't have a dedicated grant writer on staff.

I secured multiple state and federal grants as a sitting administrator. I know what reviewers look for because I've written and won them — and I can train your team to sustain that capacity after I'm gone.

Professional Highlights

▪Ruth S. Ammon College Community Award — Adelphi (2024)
▪National Schools to Watch — U.S. Dept of Education
▪Khan Academy national webinar presenter
▪$4.2M in state & federal grants secured
▪30+ years in New York school & district leadership

Cari Lubliner, LCSW

Founder & Executive Partner

School Mental Health Leader · Clinical Social Worker

PS I Love You Day · No Place for Hate · Private Practice Owner

30+Years Supporting Students

3 YearsNo Place for Hate

Mental Health & Wellness

Trauma-Informed PracticesSchool Mental HealthStudent WellnessSEL Systems

Crisis & Climate

Crisis ResponseSchool ClimateMcKinney-Vento

Counseling & Engagement

Individual & Group CounselingFamily EngagementCollaborative Coaching

From the District Office to Your Team

A student is in crisis and your team isn't equipped to respond.

I've led crisis response inside real schools — not after reading a manual, but in the moments that matter. I help you build the protocols and train the teams before the crisis arrives, so no one is improvising when a student needs them most.

SEL is a buzzword on your walls, not a system in your schedule.

I built districtwide wellness initiatives from the ground up — moving from posters and assemblies to tiered, measurable SEL systems actually embedded in the school day, with the data to show they're working.

Your most vulnerable students are falling through the cracks of a generic support model.

As a school social worker and LCSW in private practice, I've counseled the students nobody else could reach. I design MTSS and counseling structures that catch them early — and train your staff to sustain that safety net.

Professional Highlights

▪Master's in Social Work · LCSW · Private practice
▪Authored & facilitated K–12 social-emotional curricula
▪School crisis management & McKinney-Vento liaison
▪No Place for Hate recognition — 3 consecutive years
▪30+ years in school-based & clinical practice

Media & Presentations

As Seen In

Our founders don't just consult from the sidelines — they're part of the national conversation shaping the future of New York schools.

Featured WebinarSept 23, 2026

Sal Khan and West Hempstead: Building for New York's New Graduation Requirements

Dina Reilly, then-Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction at West Hempstead UFSD, joined Sal Khan to discuss moving Khan Academy from a small pilot to daily, district-wide practice across a Long Island district — and building for New York's new graduation requirements. She was one of three district leaders Sal Khan interviewed.

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Presented by Dina Reilly · Khan Academy (Khanmigo)

Radio AppearanceJune 2020

Spotlight on Long Island Schools — West Hempstead School District

Aspire360 founder Dina Reilly was featured on JVC Broadcasting's Spotlight on Long Island Schools, discussing West Hempstead's district leadership, curriculum, and student initiatives.

Listen to the interviewOpens on SoundCloud

Featured on JVC Broadcasting

A Letter from the Founders

Dear School and District Leader,

We started Aspire360 Learning Partners for one simple reason: we've sat in your seat. Before we were consultants, we were your colleagues.

Together, we bring more than 60 years of experience serving New York schools and districts — as teachers, building leaders, central office administrators, and mental health practitioners. We have led curriculum redesigns, launched Portrait of a Graduate initiatives, managed federal and state grants, and built the student support systems that schools rely on every day.

Along the way, we've seen the same pattern repeat itself. Schools and districts invest in promising programs that generate excitement for a year or two, only to see the momentum fade once the consultant leaves or the next initiative takes priority.

We believe schools and districts deserve better.

They deserve partners who focus on building lasting capacity — strengthening leadership, developing systems, and creating practices that continue to grow long after our work together is complete.

That's why we created Aspire360 Learning Partners. We are not here to deliver a program and walk away. We are here to work alongside your team, share what we've learned through decades of experience, and help build the internal capacity that leads to lasting success.

If you're looking for a trusted partner who understands the realities of leading schools and is committed to helping your school or district achieve its vision, we would be honored to learn about your school or district, hear where you're headed, and explore how Aspire360 Learning Partners can support your journey.

Warmly,

Cari Lubliner & Dina Reilly

Founders, Aspire360 Learning Partners

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