July 11, 2017, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— In Arkansas, North Little Rock Middle School will begin this fall using multi-classroom leadership—in which excellent teachers lead a teaching team, for more pay, within the regular school budget—as a pilot school for a statewide initiative to reach all students with excellent teaching. Read the full press release…
Press Releases
Vance County Schools Joins Opportunity Culture®
February 2, 2017, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— With a focus on teacher recruitment and retention, Vance County Schools, based in Henderson, N.C., has joined the national Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets. Read the full press release here…
Edgecombe County Public Schools Joins Opportunity Culture®
January 11, 2016, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—To attract and retain great teachers, Edgecombe County Public Schools, located along the Tar River in flood-ravaged North Carolina, has joined the national Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets. Read the full press release here…
AZ Agency Wins TIF Grant to Implement Opportunity Culture® Teaching Roles
OCTOBER 5, 2016, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Using a $60 million federal grant, Arizona’s Maricopa County Education Service Agency (MCESA) will help at least five small and medium-size Phoenix-area districts and one charter network design and implement Opportunity Culture school models that reach many more students with excellent teachers. Read the full press release here…
N.C. Opportunity Culture® Schools Beat State Rates of Student Growth
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Fifty-nine percent of Opportunity Culture schools in North Carolina exceeded their student growth expectations in 2015–16, more than double the percentage of N.C. schools overall at just 28 percent, according to school performance data the state released September 2. Read the full press release here…
Harlandale Joins TX Districts Creating Teacher-Leader Roles
JULY 19, 2016, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Harlandale Independent School District, in south-central San Antonio, Texas, has joined the national Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets. Read the full press release…
Fulton County Schools Joins Initiative Offering Teacher-Leader Roles
May 13, 2016, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Georgia’s Fulton County Schools district has joined the national Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets. Read the full press release…
Indy Teachers Union Votes Highly Paid Opportunity Culture® Roles Into Contract
August 31, 2015, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Indianapolis school board and teachers union on Thursday became the first in the country to include Opportunity Culture roles in their new contract, offering pay supplements of up to $18,300 for teachers leading teams—35 percent of the district’s average salary. Read the full press release…
Early Results from Initiative to Extend the Reach of Excellent Teachers
July 21, 2015, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Public Impact has released early results and lessons from the first schools to implement Opportunity Culture school models, which extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets. Read the full press release…
Syracuse Schools Expand Initiative to Extend the Reach of Excellent Teachers
June 16, 2015, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—After a year of piloting new staffing models that extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, the Syracuse City School District, in partnership with the Syracuse Teachers Association, has expanded this “Opportunity Culture” initiative in 2015–16 to four more schools. Read the full press release…