In the most successful Opportunity Culture schools, principals lead an instructional team of multi-classroom leaders. Other principals can emulate their approach using this set of tools, which helps principals plan for and lead a schoolwide team, along with tools for principals new to an Opportunity Culture school.
Beverley Tyndall
New Vignettes: How 4 Pioneering Teacher-Leaders Led Their Teams
What does teacher-leadership look like when teachers lead a team while continuing to teach? For four pioneering multi-classroom leaders in high-need elementary, middle, and high schools, it starts with taking accountability for up to 500 students and leading a...
Pioneering Multi-Classroom Leaders
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 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.
Pioneering Multi-Classroom Leaders
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...
Speaking Up: A Year’s Worth of Opportunity Culture® Voices
“How many teachers are out there struggling daily because of lack of support? How many burn out because they’ve tried all they know? How many leave our profession early because they can’t do it on their own any longer? How many kids suffer because they...
Yes, some Charlotte teachers make good money, but they’re rare
For more on this story, see our blog post, which details how many other well-paid Opportunity Culture® positions exist in Charlotte-Mecklenburg beyond the 26 cited here. Another 30 multi-classroom leaders make supplements of $13,000, and many other positions also...
Higher Pay for Charlotte Teachers: What Opportunity Culture® Provides
A great article in Saturday's Charlotte Observer highlighted what some Opportunity Culture® multi-classroom leaders (MCLs) make. As noted, 26 MCLs in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools receive supplements of $16,000 to $23,000--within school budgets, not from...
“What Is My Job, Anyway?” Teacher Hindsight From a Multi-Classroom Leader®
By Kristin Cubbage, first published by Real Clear Education, May 16, 2016
“My job is to ensure that every single one of my students, in all eight classes, has the most effective teacher standing up front each day, because our students deserve that kind of dedication to their lives.” After three years as a multi-classroom leader, Kristin Cubbage has a deeper understanding of her role and its impact. Read More…
Opportunity Culture® Voices: What Is My Job, Anyway? An MCL’s Thoughts
"When I became a multi-classroom leader in 2013, the position was new to our school, district and state—new to the nation, in fact. I have vivid memories of the questions I received, especially in an early meeting with team teachers, when one said, 'So what exactly do...
Kristin Cubbage on Being a Multi-Classroom Leader®
Kristin Cubbage, a multi-classroom leader at Ashley Park PreK-8 in Charlotte, N.C., describes the deep support her role enables her to provide to both teachers and students. Read Kristin’s related blog posts, An Opportunity for Change and “What Is My Job,...