Staffing Design Workshops
Create a staffing plan with workshops + support
Do you work with a district looking for an affordable, time-conserving approach to strategic staffing design—creating a plan that produces results for your district’s students and teachers? Our new virtual workshops can get the job done!
Design transformative teaching teams led by excellent, proven teacher-leaders, along with the structures necessary to support them.
District-Level Staffing Design Workshop
Our two-day district-level workshop is scheduled for the following dates, from 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET.
- February 18–19, 2026
- March 18–19, 2026
- April 14–15, 2026
- May 6–7, 2026
Along with these interactive sessions for department leaders, a district team gets eight coaching calls and online support, and an annual subscription to the Opportunity Culture® online portal. Learn more below!
School-Level Staffing Design Workshop
The two-day school-level workshop* will be offered on the following dates, from 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET.
- March 24–25, 2026
- April 29–30, 2026
- May 26–27, 2026
Along with the interactive sessions for a team of educators and leaders from each school, school teams get two coaching calls to finalize their plans, an annual subscription to the Opportunity Culture® online portal, and the opportunity to assert for Opportunity Culture® certification status. Learn more below!
*Note: District must participate or have previously participated in the district-level design for school to be eligible for this workshop.
See registration links below, or contact us at outreach@publicimpact.com for more information.
Hear what participants say about our design workshops:
"The people that we've worked with from Public Impact have been awesome… very, very supportive and asking really good questions, prompting us, pushing us to think about things; I think that we had a very successful design experience because of that.”—Opportunity Culture® Director
“If I had to describe it in one word, I would say intense, but it was very worthwhile. I appreciated it. … That was just tremendous, the amount of work that we were able to accomplish in a short period of time."—Superintendent
“[If something] is proven to make a difference for students, you can't wait to do it. You need to go ahead and do what you need to do to make it happen.”—Opportunity Culture® Director
District-Level Workshop
District teams will:
- Determine which Opportunity Culture® models and roles fit their needs
- Determine sustainable stipends for each role
- Learn about funding resources for sustainability
- Learn and discuss recruitment strategies for the roles
- Determine the roles’ selection process
- Determine the roles’ evaluation and accountability processes
- Network and collaborate with leaders from other districts
What is included?
- Two full-day, virtual sessions
- Eight coaching calls for the district leader or designated team member to support the design process. Public Impact® coach will also provide 1:1 support per district team during the design workshop.
- Annual subscription to the Opportunity Culture® portal, which provides asynchronous modules, tools, and templates to support design, and the ability to monitor the district’s design and implementation.
Cost: $51,100 per district team
Who should participate?
District design teams should include up to 10 decision-makers from these departments:
- human resources
- curriculum and instruction
- accountability
- finance
- communications
Each district design team should designate a leader to guide them through work time and prework for the sessions, and to serve as the primary point of contact for their Public Impact® coach.
School-Level Workshop
School teams will:
- Draft a full-implementation staffing plan that reaches all students and teachers with Opportunity Culture® teaching teams
- Draft a transition staffing plan based on current priorities and data
- Create schedules for the Opportunity Culture® teaching team roles
- Plan school-level selection process for Opportunity Culture® roles
- Discuss implementation best practices and pitfalls
- Assert for certification
What is included?
- Two full-day, virtual sessions
- Two coaching calls for the school team to support finalizing their school plan
- Annual subscription to the Opportunity Culture® portal, which provides asynchronous modules, tools, and templates to support and review the design process and principles; the ability to monitor school implementation compared to other schools in the district; and high-impact, on-demand professional learning and practical tools for educators.
Cost: $5,020 per school team
Who should participate?
School design teams should be comprised of 3–6 representatives, including:
- the school leader—to lead the team through work time and prework for the workshops;
- teachers from a variety of grade levels or subject areas;
- and counselor or staff member responsible for school-wide scheduling.
The school’s Public Impact® coach will provide 1:1 support for the school team during the design workshop.
Benefits
At the end of the workshop series, school teams can submit their plans to receive Certified Opportunity Culture School® status. With Opportunity Culture® certification and validation, schools can:
For more information, please contact us at outreach@publicimpact.com