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Welcome to this edition of the Opportunity Culture® Newsletter! Opportunity Culture® portal subscribers receive these newsletters automatically as part of their district’s portal benefits (log in here). Not already subscribed? Join our mailing list here! |
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WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT
How-To’s for Some Pressing Education Concerns |
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How can you reverse student learning slides in three steps ? Avoid K-12 scale fail? Stop wasting student teachers’ time and money? Add tutoring time for free? Right-size your tutoring groups?
In a recent series of short posts, Public Impact® Co-President Bryan Hassel has advice! Get your thoughts flowing on all these topics—with interrelated solutions. |
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3 Moves to Reverse
Student Learning Slides
Read about these three moves: embed small-group tutoring in regular classrooms; spread accountable teacher-leader roles; invest in completing high-quality instructional materials with differentiated lessons ready for small groups. |
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3 Strategies for Adding
Tutoring Time for Free
Nearly any school can dramatically increase small-group tutoring time—and student learning growth—without spending a penny more. Read about the three strategies—around time, tutors, and materials—to make this happen. |
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3 Key Elements to Stop Wasting Student Teachers’ Time & Money
Schools need residencies and apprenticeships that prepare aspiring teachers to teach with excellence as they contribute immediately to high-growth student learning—all while earning full pay funded within regular school budgets. Read about the three key elements for quality residencies. |
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4 Critical Steps to
Avoid K–12 Scale Fail
Too many seemingly promising reforms fizzle out when they scale up. Read about how teacher leadership is key to scaling up successfully, and four critical steps to get there. |
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Making 6-Figure Educator Pay a Reality
In The 74 today, from Sharon Kebschull Barrett of Public Impact®: |
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“Ask teachers how much their pay matters, and they often shy away from a direct answer, feeling ashamed to admit they do their job for anything beyond a sheer love of helping students. |
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District leaders more openly acknowledge the importance of compensation, especially for teachers who must work a second job to make ends meet, and in regions that struggle to hire and retain educators.
But they can do more than just help their educators escape a two-job grind. In Texas, one district has made it possible for teachers to earn six-figure salaries without leaving the classroom — and without having to wait for decades.
Every state and district should make this their teachers’ reality.”
Using the example of Midland Independent School District, this op-ed considers how Texas districts are combining Opportunity Culture® pay supplements with state incentive funding for a sustainable answer to the compensation question. |
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STAFFING WORKSHOPS
♪♫ Summertime, and the Staffing Is Easy…
Well, maybe not easy, exactly—but summer can be a perfect time to join our two-day virtual design workshops, for an affordable, speedy way to create your staffing model and a plan that produces results for students and teachers.
Design transformative teaching teams led by an excellent, proven teacher-leader, and the structures to support them. Our next two-day district-level workshop is scheduled for July 16–17 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET. Along with these interactive sessions for department leaders, a district team gets eight coaching calls and online support, and full access to the Opportunity Culture® portal. Two-day school-level sessions follow.
Prefer to wait for fall to design? Sign up now for sessions in October, November, or December. |
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District-level Workshop |
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Dates: July 16–17; October 22–23; November 12–13; or December 10–11, all from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET |
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School-level Workshop |
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Dates: July 23–24; November 5–6; or December 3–4, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET. |
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SHOUT-OUT
Welcome to Newly Certified Schools
Congratulations to the newest schools to attain Certified Opportunity Culture School™ status for 2024–25! Since the last newsletter, three more schools have received Level 2 certification—in Wilson County and Wake County school districts. Many more have received Level 1 and provisional certification—now across eight states, including Arkansas, California, and Mississippi! Is your school on the list? Check it out on the Opportunity Culture® Dashboard. |
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CERTIFICATION
This Month in Opportunity Culture® Certification |
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Don’t delay—get certified for 2024–25 before the June 30 deadline! Review this quick document for more information and webinar registration—join us for one of the live webinars June 9 or 10 for personal support to submit your details on the spot.
Wonder where your school or district stands on getting certified? Monitor progress in the Opportunity Culture® portal. Select Monitor --> Certification --> School Certification Report
--> 2024–25 School report. |
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Use certification to plan for the upcoming school year. Identify the certification elements your school will focus on, and find resources in the “Tools” room of the portal. |
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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Step Up to the Plate!
With summer upon us, it’s time for teaching teams to report for batting practice, getting the training they need to knock the school year out of the park! ! In-person slots are filled, but we’d love to have you join July virtual PL sessions.
We offer highly rated leadership and instructional excellence training for the Multi-Classroom Leader®, Master Team Reach™, and Reach Associate™ roles. Not on an Opportunity Culture® team? Catch the skills you need for other advanced teaching roles as well. |
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RESOURCES
Tools for Summer Planning
When you’re ready to start preparing for 2025–26, the Opportunity Culture® website is ready to help! |
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Instructional Leadership and Excellence: These webpages offer curated resources on critical elements of instructional leadership and excellence for teachers, team leaders, and principals, including video clips of teacher-leaders and principals who have achieved high-growth student learning; discussion questions and printable study guides, with real examples from educators; tools to help principals and teacher-leaders as they guide their teams; and other developmental resources including books, videos, articles, and tools.
This summer, start here:
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Leadership: Teaching team leaders and principals can start with the “Launch and Lead” section, focused on setting the team vision and goals, clarifying team roles, organizing team work processes, and getting the right people in the right roles.
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Instructional excellence: Teaching team leaders can begin with the “Plan Ahead and Raise Sights” section focused on preparing for leading the team in high-quality instruction, routines, assessments, and data analysis.
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Teaching Reading: This section offers a variety of resources on using teaching teams to enhance the power of the science of reading.
Small-Group Teaching and Tutoring: This section offers links to video, audio, and written pieces about making small-group, school-day tutoring a reality for all students. |
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Webinars: Watch recorded sessions with great Opportunity Culture® educators, including:
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EVENTS
Upcoming Events
Get details on all the happenings in June! |
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