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Viewing Opportunity Culture® implementation as a single, cost-neutral solution for multiple issues—student outcomes and educator career paths and satisfaction—Winchester Public Schools Superintendent Jason van Heukelum discusses why the district “jumped all in” and how that’s working out, with strong learning growth results. For the 2023–24 school year, seventh-grade math students were number 1 in the state for learning growth; fourth-grade math was in the top 10, and eighth-grade math was in the top 12. All three of these grades had 100 percent of their students reached by Multi-Classroom Leader® teaching teams. And across the district, 15 teams are now reaching 100 percent of students in a subject or grade, with nine teams students’ making high growth.
A Superintendent’s View: Go All-In with Opportunity Culture® Teams, Small-Group
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Transcript: A Superintendent’s View: Go All-In with Opportunity Culture® Teams, Small-Group
Opportunity Culture® Audio: Becoming a Student Growth State Leader: Lessons from Winchester
Opportunity Culture® Audio: How Small Groups Led to Big Middle School Math Growth
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Webpage: Small-Group Teaching and Tutoring