Beverley Tyndall

Fall 2018 Newsletter

The Fall 2018 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes a look at what makes the multi-classroom leadership role different; an interview with Principal Donnell Cannon from Edgecombe County, N.C.; Opportunity Culture news stories from around the country; and links to free tools and resources to use now! Read the Fall 2018 newsletter here.

Select Staff Based on Solid Vision

Set a clear vision for what teacher-leaders will do, and select carefully to fit the vision, Principal Janet Moss says. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here. Note: This video contains trademarked terms, such as...

Choose Teacher-Leaders Carefully

Success begins with careful selection of MCLs with a service attitude who can establish trust and lead adults well, Principal Janet Moss says. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here. Note: This video contains...

Career Paths and Pay in an Opportunity Culture®

What if all teachers could achieve excellent student learning results by getting the right leadership and support? This guide presents examples of career paths that make this possible—using multi-school leaders, multi-classroom leaders, and other roles for teachers, who can collaborate, improve, and excel on teams led by multi-classroom leaders. Teachers and principals in all these paths reach more students with excellent teaching and earn more for it, within schools’ budgets.

Multi-School Leadership

Opportunity Culture multi-school leaders (MSLs) are excellent principals with a record of high-growth student learning who lead a small group of two to eight related or closely located schools for more pay, funded within the budgets of their schools.

Summer 2018 Newsletter

The Summer 2018 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes a look at engaging facts and figures on the Opportunity Culture Dashboard; a column by expanded-impact teacher Tu Willingham of Fulton County, Georgia; the announcement of the latest district to join an Opportunity Culture, Guilford County, N.C.; and links to free tools and resources to use now! Read the Summer 2018 newsletter here.

Fostering Teaching Efficiency Through Teacher Leadership

By Tu Willingham; first published by Georgia Public Broadcasting, May 23, 2018

“I have never been part of a more thoughtful, practical, and effective classroom model than this.” For Expanded-Impact Teacher Tu Willingham, leading an aspiring teacher throughout the year not only helped him effectively reach more students, but also increased classroom efficiency and allowed him to boost the school’s home-grown teacher pipeline. Read More…

Spring 2018 Newsletter

The Spring 2018 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes a summary of a recent study showing strong student learning gains in Opportunity Culture schools with multi-classroom leaders, a column by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools MCL Candace Butler, a spotlight on recent teacher-leader award winners, and links to free resources to use now! Read the Spring 2018 newsletter here.

Finding Inspiration Again Through Teacher Leadership

By Candace Butler; first published by EducationNC, February 23, 2018 

“I wanted to inspire more; I wanted to reach more. How could I take this ‘inspiring gig’ on the road?” Candace Butler found her passion for teaching renewed by becoming a multi-classroom leader—leading her teaching team through challenges with repeatedly renewed inspiration. Read More…