Taylor Reese Harper, M.Ed., is a transformational educational leader and culture strategist with more than 25 years of experience reimagining learning environments, leadership, and community well-being. As a School Launch & Transformation Partner with Big Picture Learning, she supports schools and leadership teams across the country in implementing the International Big Picture Learning Credential (IBPLC), strengthening advisory culture, and designing human-centered systems rooted in relationships, belonging, student voice, and real-world learning.

A former teacher, special educator, and school principal, Taylor has served students and families from Pre-K through high school across more than 25 years in public education. She previously led Washoe Inspire Academy and Innovations High School — Nevada’s first Big Picture Learning school — where she became known for cultivating innovative, relationship-centered learning environments grounded in student voice, belonging, wellness, and real-world learning. Her work has focused extensively on supporting underserved youth, alternative education communities, advisory systems, restorative practices, and transformational leadership development.

Taylor helps support the ongoing development and integration of BP Living within Big Picture Learning, weaving wellness, educator sustainability, student well-being, advisory culture, and community-centered practices into the fabric of school and organizational design. Through this work, she facilitates retreats, develops reflective tools and resources, coaches school and executive leaders, and partners with community organizations to help create more human-centered systems rooted in connection, belonging, and well-being.

Her work bridges educational innovation with holistic wellness, weaving together school transformation, social-emotional learning, leadership coaching, community healing, and human sustainability. Whether facilitating strategic planning sessions, supporting new school launches, or helping leaders reconnect to purpose and possibility, Taylor brings a deeply relational, creative, and courageous approach to change work.

Taylor lives in Reno with her husband of 28 years. She is a proud mother of two Big Picture Learning alumni, an artist, lifelong student of holistic healing modalities, nature lover, and relentless believer in the power of humans to heal, grow, and reimagine what’s possible.