Pioneering Multi-Classroom Leaders

An Opportunity Culture® Vignette Series

All vignettes [pdf] | Erin Burns [pdf] | Ashley Jackson [pdf] | Russ Stanton [pdf] | Karen Wolfson [pdf] | Video

Pioneering Multi-Classroom Leaders Erin Burns, Ashley Jackson, Russ Stanton, and Karen Wolfson each took accountability for up to 500 students and led teaching teams toward higher growth and personalized learning for all those students in their high-need schools in Charlotte, N.C., Syracuse, N.Y., and Nashville, Tenn. In these vignettes and accompanying video, they discuss their views of their roles, actions they took to lead their teams, mistakes they made, and how they recovered.

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