Insights for People Building the Future of Education
Thought leadership, tools, and guidance for founders, leaders, and organizations shaping what education looks like next.
Articles
Insight pieces on school design, founder strategy, and education innovation. View articles & media coverage below.
Policy Briefs
Analysis on microschool policy, school choice, and regulatory strategy. Coming soon.
For School Districts
A strategic framework for superintendents and district leaders exploring innovation. See the framework.
Founder Guides
Practical guidance for founders launching and growing innovative schools. Download the free guide below.
The Founder Blueprint
The flagship 8-part playbook for building an innovative school that lasts. See what's inside.
School Design Tools
Frameworks and worksheets to support school and program design. Coming soon.
Downloadable Checklists
Launch, enrollment, and operations checklists. Coming soon.
Podcast Interviews
Conversations featuring Dominque Burgess on education innovation. Coming soon.
Videos
Talks, interviews, and explainers. Coming soon.
Speaking Clips
Highlights from national speaking engagements. Coming soon.
Research
Research and data shaping the future of microschools and personalized learning. Coming soon.
Recommended Resources
Trusted tools, organizations, and reading recommended by Dominque. Coming soon.
Education Entrepreneurship Insights
Guidance for building programs, products, and ventures in education. Coming soon.
The Education Founder's Quick Start Guide
10 Questions Every School Founder Should Answer Before Opening Their Doors
Avoid costly mistakes by building your school on a strong foundation — not just a great idea. This isn't a "how to start a school" guide. It's designed to make founders think strategically before they invest thousands of dollars or months of their life.
- 10 strategic questions covering mission, ideal learner, enrollment, finances, regulation, and more
- Guided "Action Space" pages to work through your answers as you read
- A first look at the thinking behind the full Founder Blueprint
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The DOM™ Founder Blueprint
The complete, step-by-step system for designing, launching, operating, and scaling an innovative school — written to the standard of a published business book, not a template stretched thin. 200–250 pages across eight parts, built around the DOM™ School Design Framework.
Look Inside Part I: Discover
Real pages from the actual workbook — the frameworks, worksheets, and founder story inside, not a template stretched thin.
"If you take nothing else from this chapter, take this: your Why is not your marketing copy. It is the thing you will return to when everything else is on fire." — Chapter 1, Finding Your Why
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The Founder Blueprint
The complete 8-part playbook and workbook, delivered as each part releases — starting with Part I: Discover today.
- All 8 parts of the Blueprint (200–250 pages)
- Printable workbook & editable templates
- Budget spreadsheets & marketing calendar
- 100+ AI Prompt Library
- Free lifetime updates as new parts release
Blueprint + Strategy Session
Everything in the Founder Blueprint, plus a private 60-minute strategy session with Dominque to apply it to your school.
- Everything in The Founder Blueprint
- Private 60-minute strategy session with Dominque
- Personalized guidance on your specific model
- Priority access to future bonus content
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The Future-Ready District
A Strategic Framework for District Innovation & Transformation
Built for cabinets and school boards, not brochures. This framework introduces the DOM™ District Innovation Framework and shows how public districts can apply microschool-informed, learner-centered design principles at system scale — from innovation audits to District Learning Studios.
- The DOM™ District Innovation Framework: Discover, Organize, Mobilize
- Case studies, a current-state / future-state transformation matrix, and a full engagement guide
- No pricing — built to open a conversation, not close a sale
Free, instant download · Built for district and state-agency leaders.
Featured Articles & Media Coverage
National and statewide media coverage of Dominque Burgess's work building Burbrella Learning Academy and advancing microschool policy.
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Friday Feature: Burbrella Learning Academy
A feature highlighting Dominque's journey from launching Burbrella during the pandemic to building one of North Carolina's recognized microschool models — covering her philosophy, school design, online expansion, and advice for future founders.
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Meet North Carolina's Burbrella Learning Academy's Dominque Burgess
An interview discussing Burbrella's personalized learning model, project-based education, and practical advice for aspiring microschool founders.
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Republican Leaders Celebrate School Choice
Quoted as a school leader discussing Opportunity Scholarships and expanding educational options for families across North Carolina.
Articles Written by Dominque Burgess
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Think Big by Thinking Small: NC Needs More Microschools
Opinion piece advocating for statewide microschool legislation and explaining why policy should better support innovative learning environments.
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Paving the Way for Microschools in North Carolina
Explains how Dominque's experience changing Gibsonville's zoning ordinance became the basis for recommending statewide policy reforms for microschools.
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2025 Changed Everything: What Outdated Education Policy Taught Me About Building (and Sustaining) a Small School
A reflective piece on navigating regulatory barriers, school leadership, and the lessons learned while building Burbrella.
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