Turning to Opportunity Culture® staffing design to support instructional leadership opportunities had significant effects on students and educators in Ector County, Texas, the Bipartisan Policy Center reports in its new issue brief.
In Strategic Staffing in Ector County Independent School District: A Case Study of Innovation and Impact, policy analyst Adam Johnston highlights lessons that other districts can use. How can Opportunity Culture staffing and instructional design help your system or state?
The report reviews the district’s history using Multi-Classroom Leader® teams, noting how it began with a clear vision to address persistently low student achievement, focusing on schools with the greatest need and ensuring long-term financial sustainability for higher educator pay.
When Superintendent Emeritus Scott Muri came to the district in 2019, he faced 350 teaching vacancies and the threat of a state takeover, with half the schools rated D or F by the state. “This district was designed to fail,” he told Johnston. “We changed the way the system works.”
About half of the district’s schools use Opportunity Culture® design now, continuing with its use through the changeover from Muri to Superintendent Keeley Boyer.
Read about its efforts and results, and read more in our spotlight on Ector County ISD.