By Public Impact®, August 18, 2022
Welcome to all the new sites and schools beginning to implement their Opportunity Culture® designs this fall! Educators at 116 more schools—in both new and established Opportunity Culture® sites—are about to see their plans in action. It takes a lot of hard work, deep thinking, and extensive communication to bring these plans to life, and we at Public Impact® wish all of you the best!
These districts and charter organizations are either designing or beginning to implement Opportunity Culture® plans this year:
- Houston Independent School District (ISD), Texas
- Fort Bend ISD, Texas
- Spring ISD, Texas,
- Uplift Education, Texas
- Nash County Public Schools, North Carolina
- Thomasville City School District, North Carolina
- Mount Airy City Schools, North Carolina
- Winchester Public Schools, Virginia
- Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia
- Cutter Morning Star Public Schools, Arkansas
- Lee County School District, Arkansas
Opportunity Culture® Audio
Kicking off the school year with an effective communications strategy—in both newly implementing and established Opportunity Culture® schools—can increase staff comfort and buy-in with Opportunity Culture® roles. In Comprehensive Communications Strengthen Opportunity Culture® School , Principal Julie Shields of Bearfield Primary School in Hertford County, North Carolina, talks through how she plans communications to keep Opportunity Culture® implementation thriving over many years.
Shields had just begun Opportunity Culture® implementation in her school before Covid hit and knew she needed a strong communications strategy. Her efforts succeeded: In the annual Opportunity Culture® national survey, Bearfield Primary ranked in the top five for communicating its Opportunity Culture® plans and impact.
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