December 9, 2022

Lucama Elementary, a rural, Title I school in Wilson County, North Carolina, implemented several Opportunity Culture roles in 2021–22. Following a focus on data-driven, small-group tutoring, instruction based on the science of reading, and greater educator collaboration through Multi-Classroom Leader teams, the school dramatically increased student learning growth. Principal April Shackleford and Lucama educators explain their success, and why it led them in 2022 to expand to schoolwide Opportunity Culture roles.

Dramatic Student Growth Follows Focus on Data, Small-Group Tutoring, and Collaboration

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• Dramatic Student Growth Follows Focus on Data, Small-Group Tutoring, and Collaboration

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