Opportunity Culture® Dashboard
In 2023–24, the average supplement for Multi-Classroom Leader™ educators was 23% of average pay. Since the initiative began in 2013, $78.8 million has been reallocated to higher educator pay.
Teacher Pay Supplements in Opportunity Culture® Sites 2023–24
| Highest Opportunity Culture® (OC™) Supplement | $25,000 |
| Average Multi-Classroom Leader™ (MCL™) Supplement | $13,513 |
| Average MCL™ Supplement as Percentage of Average Teacher Salary 1 | 23% |
| Average OC™ Supplement Paid to Teachers 2 | $11,174 |
| Range of OC™ Supplements for All Teachers | $1,500 – $25,000 |
| Range of Reach Associate™ Supplement 3 | $1,000 – $5,000 |
| Range of Salaries Paid to OC™ Teacher Residents 4 | $18,000 – $25,000 |
| Approximate $ Reallocated to Higher Pay in 2023–24 3 | $20.9 million |
| Approximate $ Reallocated to Higher Pay Since OC Launch 3 | $78.8 million |
1Average is calculated using state average teacher salary in states implementing Opportunity Culture® models, weighted by the number of MCLs per state. Source: NEA Research. (2024). Rankings of the States 2023 and Estimates of School Statistics 2024. Retrieved from http://www.nea.org/
2Teachers in advanced roles include the Multi-Classroom Leader™, Master Team Reach Teacher™, and Team Reach Teacher™ roles. See Teachers page for descriptions of these roles.
3 Reach Associate™ (RA™) role range and totals reallocated include only extra RA™ pay received in the form of fixed dollar supplements. Some also earn extra pay by being placed in a higher step on the assistant pay scale.
4Teacher resident salaries are not included in the reallocated totals.
Each school using Opportunity Culture® models forms a design team, which includes teachers, to plan its Opportunity Culture® implementation to fit the needs of the school. The team determines what roles to include on Multi-Classroom Leader™ teams, and it reallocates the school’s budget to fund supplements to teachers’ pay that are sustainable within the regular budget. Pay levels for roles are set by each district.
These sustainable pay supplements encourage teachers to stay in teaching roles so they can extend their reach to more students, and, in the case of those in Multi-Classroom Leader™ roles, provide support and on-the-job development to small teaching teams. Research shows that these teams achieve significantly higher student learning growth on average.