Hope Public Schools Board Takes First ‘Opportunity Culture®’ Step

From SWARK Today, January 21, 2020, by Shelly Byrd

The Hope Public Schools Board took the first steps Monday toward orienting the Hope Public School District to an enhanced culture of teacher excellence through its participation in the pilot of the “Opportunity Culture®” model.

The board approved job descriptions for two key elements of the model, the “Multi-Classroom Teacher” and the “Direct Reach Teacher” Monday night.

HPS Superintendent Dr. Bobby Hart said the action stems from a grant by the Arkansas Department of Education administered through the Southwest Arkansas Educational Cooperative to provide the training resources for implementation of the “Opportunity Culture®” model to participating schools. Read the full article…

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