Portal User Log-inBy Hadley Moore, March 4, 2019; published by EducationNC, April 3, 2019
“The MCL role allowed me to grow and feel confident as an instructional leader. Without this experience, I would not have pursued administration.” Hadley Moore gained skills as a multi-classroom leader that helped her succeed as an assistant principal. Read More…
Three More N.C. Districts to Launch Opportunity Culture with New State Funding
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, Jan 31, 2019
In the latest round of funding for the state’s Advanced Teaching Roles pilot, the North Carolina State Board of Education awarded grants to three districts that will implement Opportunity Culture roles—Halifax County and Hertford County in eastern North Carolina and Lexington City Schools in Davidson County. Read More…
Voices from Vance: How Opportunity Culture Is Working for One N.C. District
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, January 25, 2019
What do teachers, multi-classroom leaders, and administrators think about Opportunity Culture? In Vance County, a school district north of Raleigh on the North Carolina-Virginia border, their feelings about Opportunity Culture reflect the district’s motto: Vance County Proud. Read More…
College Board, NC School of Science & Math, Public Impact Join Forces for Rural Schools
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, January 17, 2019
Public Impact is excited to announce that our Opportunity Culture initiative is partnering with the College Board and the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) to reach rural school districts with excellent NCSSM teachers. Read More…
Opportunity Culture Schools in N.C. Outpace State on Student Growth
By Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel, first published by EducationNC, January 2, 2019.
As the founders of the Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of great teaching to many more students, we keep a tight focus on how students and teachers benefit from Opportunity Culture implementation in their schools. Read More…
Opportunity Culture in the News: Edgecombe County Schools
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, November 29, 2018
Today’s Hechinger Report highlights Opportunity Culture in Edgecombe County Public Schools, a rural North Carolina district. Noting these “major accomplishments” in Edgecombe County, reporter Tara Garcia Mathewson quotes Erin Swanson, Edgecombe’s director of innovation, saying that Opportunity Culture could be transformational. Read More…
Welcome to the 2018-19 Opportunity Culture Fellows!
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, October, 25, 2018
Public Impact is pleased to announce our fourth cohort of Opportunity Culture Fellows. This year’s 15 fellows are Opportunity Culture multi-classroom leaders and principals who have achieved strong results and been leaders in their schools and districts. Read More…
Closing the Teacher Satisfaction Gap
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, October 4, 2018
What can schools learn from Google? A lot, says Talia Milgrom-Elcott, who leads 100Kin10, a network to which we belong that is devoted to addressing the nation’s STEM teacher shortage. Don’t miss her great piece in eSchoolNews, What Schools Can Learn from Google (Spoiler: It’s Not What You’d Expect) on the importance of leadership, empowered teachers, and time for collaboration and support. Read More…
Opportunity Culture in the News
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, August 10, 2018
Here are some recent reports that include Opportunity Culture, an initiative of Public Impact. Read More…
The Risks and Rewards of Using Blended Learning to Reach More Students
By Elizabeth Annette Bartlett; first published by EducationNC, August 8, 2018
“In the end, it wasn’t quite that simple—but the lessons we learned will continue to benefit students.” Middle school Blended-Learning Teacher Elizabeth Annette Bartlett saw blended learning in an Opportunity Culture as a means to reach more students and give them more time for hands-on labs—but, she discovered, age mattered for student success. Read More…
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