About Us

HowToAchieve®, LLC was founded by Dr. John W. Frossard as a way to improve schools, transform lives, and give more to charity.  Dr. Frossard is an award-winning school administrator with a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Virginia.  

Dr. Frossard is known for cutting through the maze of theory and research to provide proven and practical strategies that lead to higher student achievement, improved student engagement, more effective use of time, better relationships, and faster career advancement.  He is also the founder of the Principal Fast Track Association at www.PrincipalFastTrack.com -- a career development organization for current and aspiring school administrators.  

Described as both "America's Most Unconventional Educator" and the "Master Mentor of Principals," Dr. Frossard is a sought after consultant.  As a high school principal, he received extensive media coverage when he utilized his unique leadership skills to inspire his high poverty students to exemplary levels of achievement at two different urban schools. 

His career highlights include:

• As a superintendent, quadrupled his district’s number of honor schools of excellence within one year.  
• As a superintendent (in another district), described in the Charlotte Observer as leaving a "Lasting Legacy" after only one year.
• As a chief academic officer, raised test scores across the board in all assessed subjects and grade levels for African American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged subpopulations within one year.  
• As a chief academic officer, led the instructional program for a district named by an independent foundation as the nation’s best performing large district for African American males. 
• As a principal, surpassed the 90% passing rate on English and math state assessments at the district’s first majority-minority high school in the school’s first year. 
• First principal of four new high schools.  
• Principal of two new schools simultaneously (for one year).  
• Twice invited to the White House with his students from two different schools.