ECISD, MISD to implement Opportunity Culture®

From OA Online, December 12, 2019, by Ruth Campbell

UTPB and its partner schools are the newest members in the University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation (US PREP), a news release said.

Ector County ISD and Midland ISD are designing their Opportunity Culture® plans now for implementation in fall 2020 in 16 schools — eight in each district.

Both districts have experienced large teacher shortages. ECISD has 350 openings. Read the full article…

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