From The Charlotte Observer, August 3, 2017, by Ann Doss Helms and T. Keung Hui
As North Carolina’s leaders look for ways to pay the state’s best teachers for results, they’re putting their money on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to help them figure it out. CMS was one of six districts awarded grants for systems that pay teachers for results and leadership, rather than just experience and credentials.
In the Media
Elevating the Teaching Profession: A Call to Action
From CTL Online, May 10, 2017 by Deborah Walker
This research paper by Dr. Deborah Walker and Barb Myerson-Katz on how to elevate the teaching profession examines two broad categories largely under the control of individual districts and schools. The authors feature Opportunity Culture as one example of a research-based, comprehensive model aimed at boosting student learning by transforming teacher roles throughout a school.
IPS rewarding exceptional teachers
From WTHR-TV, April 11, 2017 by Rich Van Wyk
Here’s an idea to improve schools and teachers. Pay exceptional teachers more money. Give them the responsibility of helping other teachers and keep them from quitting to take better paying jobs. Indianapolis Public schools is trying to do just that and getting recognition from the National Council on Teacher Quality.
One More Time Now: Why Lowering Class Sizes Backfires
Published on Education Next, March 21, 2017, by Bryan Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel You’ve probably read an article with a headline like this. Why say it again? Because class-size reduction continues to be so seductive. Our own state of North Carolina is just the...
Opportunity Culture® Columns on The 74
Our series of columns for The 74, whose motto is 74 Million Kids. 74 Million Reasons to Talk Education, will come from Opportunity Culture educators eager to share what their jobs are like, the differences they make for students, and the lessons they’ve learned as they extend the reach of their great teaching to many more students.
Teachers in an Opportunity Culture®: Well-Paid, Powerful, and Accountable
Published on The 74, March 14, 2017, by Bryan Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel A decade ago, inspired by the best teachers we’ve known, we formed the seed of an idea — the notion that great teachers, those who induce high-growth learning and strong student thinking...
Indianapolis is experimenting with a new kind of teacher — and it’s transforming this school
Published on Chalkbeat, February 16, 2017 by Dylan Peers McCoy Teachers at School 107 are up against a steep tower of challenges: test scores are chronically low, student turnover is high and more than a third of kids are still learning English. All the school’s...
Teacher leadership roles come to Edgecombe County
Published on EdNC.org, February 14, 2017 by Liz Bell When teachers get really good, they often stop teaching. After years in the classroom, the desire to move onto something with higher pay, more responsibility, and greater challenge is understandable. When that time...
Opportunity Culture® Expands, Bringing More Excellent Teaching to SCSD Schools
Published December 20, 2016 on www.syracusecityschools.com This year, five new SCSD schools have implemented Opportunity Culture®, a staffing model designed to provide more students with access to excellent teaching while also providing teachers with added support and...
N.C. Opportunity Culture® schools beat state rates of student growth
Published on EdNC, September 16, 1026 by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel Fifty-nine percent of Opportunity Culture® schools in North Carolina exceeded student growth expectations in 2015–16, more than double the percentage of N.C. schools overall at just 28...