By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, September 29, 2021
Dr. Eric Ward, principal of Harding University High School, an Opportunity Culture school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, died on September 22 at the age of 46. Ward, a 2019–20 Opportunity Culture Fellow, had been an educator in Charlotte for nearly 25 years, including as principal of four schools.
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, March 29, 2021
Coming into her final semester of college as a student at the University of Texas Permian Basin in fall 2020, Chelsea McMahan decided to forgo a traditional student teaching post, applying instead for a full-time, paid, Opportunity Culture teacher residency in a fourth-grade class in the Midland, Texas, independent school district (ISD).
Six months later, McMahan found herself—as a newly minted, full-time sixth-grade teacher at another Midland school—standing before the district’s school board extolling the benefits of her residency. Read more…
New Video: Using Opportunity Culture® Roles to Support Science of Reading-Based Instruction The science of reading has “come alive” at Lucama Elementary, in North Carolina’s Wilson County Schools, after the principal and her team of Multi-Classroom Leaders led the use...
Opportunity Culture® Certification Standards Last modified: August 2024Certification and Validation Standards Certification Element Description OC™ pledge Principal signs the OC™ commitment pledge on behalf of the school community. OC™ access Principal uploads staff...
With a decade of successful implementation behind us, here’s one thing we know: Opportunity Culture®strategic staffing is long past the pilot phase. Studies show the power of Opportunity Culture®roles and teaching teams, along with our own continual data tracking. That research and data focuses us on a key to success for 2024–25: reaching all students with Multi-Classroom Leadership™ teams…
How can schools provide stronger support for special education teachers? Schools we work with generally start their strategic staffing planning by creating small Multi-Classroom Leader™ teams—grade- or subject-based teaching teams led a teacher with a record of student learning growth, who takes formal accountability for the team’s student results, for more pay. But some schools have begun to see the need for creating similar teams specifically for special education (SPED) teachers. Here’s an early look at what schools in two districts are doing, in the hopes of strengthening teacher retention and recruitment and better serving students…
Excellent Student Results. Excellent Educator Careers.Show your educators some love with the new Opportunity Culture®® portal! Based on 10 years of experience and data, the portal will let district leaders and educators design strategic staffing plans, learn how to...
Pay Teachers MorePay teachers more using Opportunity Culture® career pathsHow do schools and districts create career paths that pay teachers more, within regular budgets—especially in a time of persistent teacher shortages as schools struggle to recruit and retain...
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For Interested State & District LeadersCreate a legacy of results that lastMake the one decision that could meet your goals for students and educators: Commit to reaching all students with excellent teaching, consistently, and all educators with outstanding, paid...