About
Who We Are
Genevra Self founded Juniper Consulting LLC after 20+ years as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and instructional designer in public education — most of that in Clark County School District, one of the largest districts in the country.
The work here came from watching well-designed tools fail at the classroom level because implementation was an afterthought. Training without time, modeling, and follow-up rarely changes practice. That constraint shaped everything Juniper Consulting LLC builds.
Juniper Consulting LLC now focuses exclusively on K–12 schools — public, private, and charter. Two products anchor the work: Juniper Reading CoLAB, a decoding intervention system for grades 3–12, and VOYAGE Horizons, a PLC framework built around how teacher teams actually process data and shift practice together.
Convictions
What Genevra Believes About Instructional Design
Implementation is where good curriculum goes to die.
The best instructional materials don't matter if teachers don't have the time, training, and support to use them well.
Teachers are experts, not end users.
Too often edtech treats teachers as people who need to be told what to do. Genevra's approach starts from the opposite assumption.
Older struggling readers deserve age-respectful materials.
Students who are 14 years old and reading below grade level don't need cartoon characters — they need structured, explicit instruction delivered with dignity.
Building in public builds better products.
Genevra documents development openly, sharing design decisions, research pivots, and pilot feedback in real time.