Next-Level TAs: How a Coveted Role Helps Students Succeed

It’s a winning formula: school paraprofessional + tutoring culture focus + support and training + pay supplement = a highly coveted role.

How do schools and students both win when districts begin using the Opportunity Culture® Reach Associate™ role? This short publication explains, with input from district leaders and those who have taken the RA™ role.

From the district perspective: “It really helps to build our pipeline when there aren’t a lot of people out there just begging to become teachers,” and the RA™ perspective: “I’m more hands-on….It’s helping the children get to the next level and succeed.”

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