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NEW DESIGN WORKSHOPS
Staffing Design Workshops Speed Planning
Do you work with or know of a district looking for an affordable, time-conserving way to get strategic staffing designed—creating a plan that produces results for students and teachers? Our new virtual workshops can get the job done!
We'll begin with the district-level workshop on March 3 and 4: 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. The school-level workshop in April will focus on schools’ designs, along with two coaching calls for schools to finalize their plans, full access to the Opportunity Culture® portal during the design phase, and the opportunity to gain provisional-level Opportunity Culture® certification status. (Note: District must participate or have previously participated in the district-level design for school to be eligible for this workshop.)
For more information and pricing, please contact us at outreach@publicimpact.com.
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District-Level Workshop
District teams will:
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Determine which Opportunity Culture® models and roles fit their needs
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Determine stipends for each role
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Learn about funding resources for sustainability
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Learn and discuss recruitment strategies for roles
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Determine the roles’ selection process
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Determine the roles’ evaluation and accountability processes
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Two virtual, interactive sessions on March 3 and 4, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. ET.
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Eight coaching calls for the district leader or designated team member to support the design process. The Public Impact® coach will also provide 1:1 support during the design workshop.
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Full access to the Opportunity Culture® online portal, which provides asynchronous modules, tools, and templates to support design, and the ability to monitor the district’s design and implementation.
Who should participate?
Each district design team will need a leader to guide them through work time and prework for the sessions, plus 3-10 decision-makers from human resources, curriculum and instruction, accountability, finance, and communication departments.
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School-Level Workshop
District 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® roles
- Plan school-level selection process for Opportunity Culture® roles
- Discuss implementation best practices and pitfalls
- Assert for certification
What is included?
- Two virtual, interactive sessions, dates to be announced soon.
- Two coaching calls for the school team to support finalizing their school plan.
- Full access to the Opportunity Culture® online portal, which provides asynchronous modules, tools, and templates to support and review the design process and principles, the tools room full of practical tools and templates to support design, and the ability to monitor school implementation compared to other schools in the district.
Who should participate?
Each school design team will need a 3–6 member team:
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SHOUT-OUT
Congratulations to Newly Certified Schools!
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Congratulations to Rocky Mount Middle School, from North Carolina’s Nash County Public Schools, for being the first school to reach Level 2! This school was awarded the "Certified Opportunity Culture School™, Level 2, 2024–25” designation; four other schools in the district reached Level 1. |
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In September 2024, Public Impact® announced that 366 schools in 28 districts in eight states were awarded the new “Certified Opportunity Culture School™, Provisional Level, 2023–24” designation. Since then, many schools using Opportunity Culture® models have received certification at several levels for the 2024–25 year.
Showing their commitment to reaching all students with excellent teaching, consistently, and all educators with excellent, paid career opportunities, schools can use their certified status to attract applicants looking for support and career paths, and reassure parents, their community, state, and funders that they are using models that increase student learning.
Many schools have reached Level 1, and some of these have also attained “validated” status. Schools can validate their certification level by demonstrating the strength of their Opportunity Culture® model—and getting coaching to go to the next level—through feedback rounds. “School leaders have been excited about the opportunity to validate their certification and even increase their levels,” said ShaLeka Covington, who oversees Public Impact® certification work.
Learn more about certification and validation here.
Newly announced Level 1 schools are in: |
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See a full list of certified and validated schools on the Opportunity Culture® dashboard. |
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STUDENT LEARNING
A Sure Fix for NAEP Woes
The latest NAEP scores are no surprise, despite educators’ hard work to support students, but this is not just an educational crisis; it’s an economic one, write Public Impact® Co-Presidents Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan Hassel.
Education outcomes determine students’ job prospects, which affect local and state economies—and tax revenues. Learning boosts add to public funding, while shortfalls drain public funding. Whatever you care about, K–12 learning results could pay for it, and support students and their communities.
What is the sure fix? Choose changes with the maximum average outcomes. Maximum average analysis considers the results of a change for all students in your purview, including those left out when a change is not scalable or sustainable. The best options optimize results times reach—without running out of money, time, talent, or other scarce resources. And they do so this year, next year, and beyond—so students benefit over and over, not just for a short time, only to slide back later.
When the right outcomes are the goal, maximum average outcomes boost the economy—and fund the cost of changes via tax revenues.
Read more of their thoughts on our blog, and see more recent highlights from the blog below. |
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K-12 DIVE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR
“Significantly Influenced Student Growth” |
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As K-12 Dive noted, the Texas Education Agency gave Ector County ISD an F accountability rating in 2019, the first year under Superintendent Scott Muri, who introduced Opportunity Culture® models to the district .
By 2022, the most recent year rated, the district had earned its first-ever B rating from TEA. |
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REGISTER
Upcoming Events
In-Person Site Visits
Do you know educators who want to check out what Opportunity Culture® models look like in action? Spread the word about site visits planned for this spring! At press time, space is limited for the site visit to Winchester Public Schools in Virginia on March 5, so reserve your spot soon! There is still space for the Carlsbad, New Mexico, Municipal School District visit on February 27. |
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February and March Events and Professional Learning
2/13 Opportunity Culture® Info Session, 1:00–1:45 p.m. ET FREE — Register
2/19 Introduction to School Staffing Design with Results, 1:05–3:30 p.m. ET — Register
2/25 Master the SIMPLE-TC™ Framework | Session 4: Prioritize "Small for All" — Register
2/27 Site Visit: Carlsbad Municipal School District, New Mexico — Learn More or Register
3/3 District-Level Staffing Design Workshop Part 1, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. ET – Learn More
3/4 District-Level Staffing Design Workshop Part 2, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. ET – Learn More
3/5 Site Visit: Winchester Public Schools, Virginia – Learn More or Register
3/5 National Behavioral Event Interview Training, 1:05-4:00 p.m. ET – Register
3/12 Navigating the OC™ Certification Process, 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET FREE — Register
3/13 Opportunity Culture® Info Session, 1:00–1:45 p.m. ET FREE — Register
3/25 Introduction to School Staffing Design with Results, 1:05–3:30 p.m. ET — Register |
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BLOG
On the Blog
Have you checked out the Opportunity Culture® blog lately? Recent items include: |
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VIDEOS
Aycock Elementary’s Tips to Grow On
What tips do educators at Aycock Elementary in Vance County, N.C., have for maintaining Opportunity Culture® staffing models—so both students and teachers can thrive? Watch these three new short videos to find out! |
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