Charlotte, N.C.’s Project L.I.F.T.

Charlotte LIFT cover New Teaching Roles Create Culture of Excellence in High-Need Schools

Case Study [pdf]  | Q&A [pdf]

Public Impact®’s second Opportunity Culture® case study explains the “truly different” things that Project L.I.F.T. did to redesign four schools using Opportunity Culture® models and principles. The study details the steps these schools took and the challenges they faced as they prepared to kick off their Opportunity Culture® models at the beginning of the 2013–14 school year. The accompanying study, Charlotte N.C.’s Project L.I.F.T.: One Teacher’s View of Becoming a Paid Teacher-Leader, offers a Q&A with an excellent teacher on one design team, now set to take on one of the redesigned jobs as a multi-classroom leader.

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