When Charlie Butler returned to his hometown to become superintendent of the Madison Parish School District in northeastern Louisiana, he was looking for innovative ways to help the persistently low-performing system. With help from a state “instructional coherence cohort,” the district combined the support of Opportunity Culture® teaching teams with a focus on the implementation of high-quality instructional materials to address longstanding issues—and quickly started to see successes for both students and educators.
In the latest from Opportunity Culture® Audio, district and state leaders describe how they worked together to make it happen.
The collaborative support from the state to the district, the district leadership to the schools, and within the teaching teams went a long way toward creating a renewed spirit among educators that translated to students, they said.
“It’s remarkable to see the growth in the teachers and the way that they approach the work, the way they’re committed to the work… you feel it across the campus.””—Jesse Unkel, who led the instructional coherence cohort
Listen: For Louisiana District, HQIM + Opportunity Culture® Teams Sparks Early Wins
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