Opportunity Culture District Capacity-Building

Opportunity Culture summer professional learning features virtual training for district personnel new to Opportunity Culture. During the school year, we offer virtual professional learning sessions for Opportunity Culture district leaders, timed to address topics and needs as they are likely to arise throughout the year.

National District Capacity-Building—Summer

• $750 per person
• Serves as onboarding for district personnel new to supporting Opportunity Culture implementation
• Includes 8 credit hours through synchronous and asynchronous content plus guidance on purposeful observation of Summer Professional Learning (SPL) for Opportunity Culture educators

Objectives include:

• Building a collaborative community of Opportunity Culture district leaders across the country
• Successfully launching Opportunity Culture district leaders in their new role

Session details:

• A national cohort with peers across the country
• Three, two-hour virtual sessions offered in June

Example topics:

• Setting a Vision and Establishing Role Clarity
• Establishing District-level Goals and Metrics
• Evaluating Current Opportunity Culture Implementation Through a Checklist
• Planning Support of Implementing and Designing Schools

National District Capacity-Building—School Year

• $1,200 per participant
• District leaders will attend Opportunity Culture Director community of practice meetings throughout the school year, along with select school-year professional learning sessions with “train the trainer” breakout rooms for Opportunity Culture Directors/district leaders/district PD department leads.
• Includes up to 12 credit hours per participant
• Developed and led by a former Opportunity Culture director

Objectives include:

• Building a collaborative community of Opportunity Culture district leaders across the country
• Building capacity of Opportunity Culture district leaders to support Opportunity Culture educators independent from Public Impact
• Learning about high-impact practices and create a plan to implement these practices

Session details:

• Eight, one-hour community of practice meetings throughout the school year
• Opportunities to purposefully observe professional learning for Opportunity Culture educators and discuss takeaways with a Public Impact facilitator and other district leaders in breakout rooms
• A national cohort with peers across the country

 Community of Practice Topics may include:

• District-led Feedback Rounds and Professional Learning
• Coaching Opportunity Culture Principals
• Effective District-wide Opportunity Culture Communication
• MCL Accountability and Program Evaluation
• Navigating University Partnerships
• Scaling Up Opportunity Culture in Your District