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OPPORTUNITY CULTURE® AUDIO
For Big Results, Go Big with Teaching Teams
New school years bring optimism and hope—and at the Opportunity Culture® initiative, they bring big goals as well, to reach as many students as possible with excellent learning. When schools and districts begin using teaching teams, should they wade in, or dive in? In this podcast, hear what district leaders have said over the past decade on how best to improve student learning growth and teacher careers.
Superintendents, district leaders, principals, and team leaders from North Carolina’s Wilson County, Hertford County, and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County districts, as well as Winchester, Virginia, and Ector County and Midland districts in Texas—several of whom have Opportunity Culture® experience in multiple districts—discuss what worked for them. |
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CALLING ALL FUNDERS
Let’s Clear the Waitlist! |
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We continue to have a substantial waitlist of school systems whose leaders are ready to launch Opportunity Culture® staffing design for their schools and seek funding to cover their design costs (not ongoing implementation). |
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If you are a funder who would like to sponsor a district or charter management organization’s launch, please contact us. If we do not have a school system meeting your specifications right now, we are also happy to help you reach out to systems in your preferred location(s). |
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IN THE NEWS
Read: A classroom staffing model is improving outcomes for teachers and students
Read about the results of Opportunity Culture® implementation in this article in EducationNC. |
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Keep Up with the Latest—Follow Us!
To keep up between editions of these newsletters, follow us on LinkedIn for thoughtful posts on timely topics, upcoming events, and celebrations of great things happening in schools!
For example, check out the latest post from Public Impact® Co-President Bryan Hassel, which begins:
"It would be a tragedy—and a huge economic loss—if the nation’s leaders turned away from tutoring based on one article.
I’m talking about a piece in The Hechinger Report on a University of Chicago Education Lab study finding strong impact for tutoring across 20,000 students, but not as strong as in prior trials.
Instead of giving up on tutoring, let’s learn lessons from a much broader body of research, and get it right at scale. ..."
Follow us to read his whole post! |
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SHOUT-OUT
Welcome to Newly Certified Schools |
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Congratulations to the last round of schools to attain Certified Opportunity Culture School® status for the 2024–25 school year! Since the June newsletter, six more schools have received Level 2 certification—in Edgecombe, Guilford, and Wilson County school districts in North Carolina. Many more have received Level 1 and provisional certification. What schools are on the list? Find out on the Opportunity Culture® Dashboard, and watch for more throughout the year, as schools get certified for 2025–26! |
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CERTIFICATION
This Month in Opportunity Culture® Certification
Opportunity Culture® certification is built on more than a decade of data and experience, reflecting what consistently works for students and educators. As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we’re excited about the September 24 launch of our redesigned self-assertion process for schools to become certified. The new process is more intuitive and user-friendly, helping schools and districts identify Opportunity Culture® design strengths and growth areas. Schools can re-assert for certification after making improvements—highlighting their progress while staying focused on what works. |
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To support this rollout, we’ll host a webinar on September 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET to walk through updates to the certification language. Following that, we’ll offer monthly support webinars, beginning October 16, to guide schools through completing self-assertion. |
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COACHING
This Month in Executive Coaching
Our executive coaching services empower leaders to drive real change, at every level, tailored to district and school priorities. Whether you're launching a new instructional vision, refining leader practices across schools, or strengthening Opportunity Culture® implementation, our coaching helps build systems and habits that transform outcomes for students and staff. This service meets leaders where they are and equips them to lead with clarity, consistency, and results. |
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“These sessions have helped me track my growth, validate my progress, and refine my leadership. I now feel confident that I’m on the right track.”—Coaching participant
“I always leave these sessions with new tools, fresh perspectives, and a renewed sense of purpose as a leader.” —Coaching participant |
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Contact us to learn more about our executive coaching services! |
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EVENTS
Upcoming Events
A busy fall awaits…we’re looking forward to district-hosted site visits to show off their results and spread the Opportunity Culture® word and lots of professional learning opportunities, plus design workshops for a cost-effective way to plan and implement teaching teams that get student results and make teachers happy.
See all fall events here. |
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September 2025
11 Observation & Feedback: Coaching Conversations, 4:05–6:00 p.m. ET | Register*
18 Opportunity Culture® Info Session, 1:00–1:45 p.m. ET | FREE | Register
18 Guiding and Developing Teacher-Leaders, 12:05–2:00 p.m. ET | Register*
18 Building Productive Relationships with Students, 4:05–6:00 p.m. ET | Register*
23 Understanding Changes to Certification Elements, 1:00 p.m. ET | FREE | Register
25 Differentiating Your Coaching, 4:05–6:00 p.m. ET | Register*
*Educators with Opportunity Culture® portal accounts should log in there to register
October 2025
2 Office Hours for Principals, 4:05–5:00 p.m. ET | Register*
9 Office Hours for Teacher-Leaders, 4:05–5:00 p.m. ET | Register*
16 Navigating the OC™ Certification Process, 10:00 a.m. ET | FREE | Register
16 Opportunity Culture® Info Session, 1:00–1:45 p.m. ET | FREE | Register
16 Office Hours for RA™ Paraprofessionals, 4:05–5:00 p.m. ET | Register*
22–23 District-Level Staffing Design Workshop, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET | Register
23 Visit to Carlsbad Municipal School District, 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. MT | Register
*Educators with Opportunity Culture® portal accounts should log in there to register |
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