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Public Impact® Announces Opportunity Culture® Fellows

From OA Online, June 18, 2021

Public Impact® has announced the seventh cohort of Opportunity Culture® Fellows, made up of eight principals, including one from Ector County ISD, who have achieved strong results in their schools and districts.

Fellows provide support to their cohort, take one another’s ideas back to their schools, write columns or lead webinars about their experiences, and speak locally and nationally about their Opportunity Culture® roles. Their feedback and leadership are invaluable in helping to improve the Opportunity Culture® initiative, and all materials related to it. Last year, for example, fellows shared their expertise in these webinars and columns. Read more…

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