From EdNC, by Bryan Hassel and Sharon Contreras, March 18, 2025
Opportunity Culture roles, created by Public Impact, make it possible for schools to have small teaching teams led by a teacher with a record of student success and adult leadership competencies. This Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL) role gets a significant pay supplement, made possible by school budget reallocations, and takes formal accountability for the results of all the team’s students.
From EdNC, by Sharon Contreras and Bryan Hassel, March 18, 2025
No school wants to gamble with their students’ futures. But when teacher shortages loom — with educators leaving the profession and fewer graduates opting to make the classroom their career — schools confront tough odds. Too often, schools are trying to find great teachers to serve every student after being dealt a losing hand.
When The Innovation Project (TIP) and Public Impact joined forces in 2024 to support the inaugural cohort of the TIP Opportunity Culture Consortium, bringing together leaders from five school districts — big and small, rural and urban — to rethink school staffing models, the large conference room was abuzz with renewed hope.
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Is your school implementing or designing its strategic staffing model, using the Opportunity Culture® portal? Join us March 12 from 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET for a free webinar to deepen your understanding of the why and how of the certification process—to maximize the...
February 21, 2025, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—In a year of bleak NAEP outcomes nationwide, the latest data on schools using Opportunity Culture® teaching teams provides hope for scaling up student learning results nationwide. Title I schools that had Multi-Classroom Leader®...
In a year of bleak NAEP outcomes nationwide, the latest data on schools using Opportunity Culture® teaching teams provides hope for scaling up student learning results nationwide.
Both experience with Multi-Classroom Leader® teams and the percentage of students reached by them affected schoolwide outcomes.
Title I schools that had several years of experience with these teams, which can include new educator roles, and reached students schoolwide showed the best growth results—boosting their odds of high-growth learning schoolwide by 83 percent over schools without the roles.
From First Alert 7, by Rachel Fortunato, February 12, 2025
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) – Over the past few years, MISD has been teaching its teachers how to be Multi-Classroom Leaders otherwise known as MCLs. The district says teachers that have become Multi-Classroom Leaders have led to student success overall. The program allows teachers to serve as coaches and mentors for other teachers and train them in proven instructional techniques.
“What a great way to help other teachers,” said Emily Terry, an MCL and 6th Grade Math Teacher for Midland ISD.
In our latest newsletter, learn which schools using Opportunity Culture® models have received certification at several levels for the 2024–25 year, as well as the first schools nationally to receive “validated” status; read our co-presidents’ response to the latest NAEP scores; register for upcoming professional learning sessions and site visits; get updates on the portal and certification (including the chance to order a banner for your school); and check out videos, blog posts, and news from districts across the country using Opportunity Culture® models. Read our latest newsletter here!
By Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel, co-presidents, Public Impact® The latest NAEP scores are no surprise, despite educators' hard work to support students, but this is not just an educational crisis; it’s an economic one. Education outcomes determine students’...
What tips do educators at Aycock Elementary in Vance County, N.C., have for maintaining Opportunity Culture® staffing models—so both students and teachers can thrive? Provide Strong Leadership Support and Trust the Power of Multi-Classroom Leader® Teams.