What is a scalable, sustainable tutoring culture, and how can schools build it? Opportunity Culture schools can create a tutoring culture when those in Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL) roles guide their teams to maximize the impact of small-group teaching and tutoring for all students, with all available adults. Our new on-demand module for district and school leaders and those in MCL roles provides an overview of […]
It’s Time to Rethink the ‘One Teacher, One Classroom’ Model
Education Week, July 20, 2022, by Irene Chen and Stephanie Banchero The last few years have taken a toll on our teachers. The COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing cultural divisions, and the Uvalde, Texas, massacre all weigh heavily. Morale is at an all-time low. Now is the time to rethink the teaching profession. Perhaps unsurprisingly, some districts […]
Uplift Education Joins National Initiative, Opportunity Culture, to Reach Students with Excellent Teaching
Accesswire, Thursday, April 14, 2022 DALLAS, Texas—Uplift Education is thrilled to announce that they have joined the growing, national Opportunity Culture movement to reach all students with excellent teaching, to help students meet their academic goals and leap ahead. Uplift has partnered with Tarleton State University, Public Impact, and US PREP to design and implement […]
New on the Opportunity Culture Blog: Keeping Kentucky’s Teachers; Hear & Read Principals Reflect
Don’t miss the latest posts on the Opportunity Culture website! Keeping Kentucky’s Teachers: How Opportunity Culture Roles Could Help When the Northern Kentucky Tribune took a look at why schools struggle to retain teachers, Data Editor Jan Hillard noted several “best-practice solutions,” including Opportunity Culture models. Hillard highlighted Opportunity Culture roles, such as Multi-Classroom Leadership, as a way to improve […]
Growing Opportunity Culture Residencies in Texas
Bringing a fresh approach to teacher training, five more Texas school districts will be providing yearlong, paid teacher residencies on teaching teams led by excellent teachers in the 2021–22 school year, by implementing Opportunity Culture roles in partnership with local universities and US PREP National Center (University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation). The national Opportunity Culture initiative, led […]
Annual Opportunity Culture Dashboard Update Highlights Growth, Educator Support in 2020–21
By Public Impact 510+ schools committed to Opportunity Culture 3,400+ teachers with advanced roles or on-the-job development 83,000+ students reached by excellent teachers extending their reach $9.2 million in extra pay for teachers in 2020–21; $29.9 million since Opportunity Culture began 49 Opportunity Culture sites in 10 states—and growing Strong educator support: 98% of surveyed […]
Opportunity Culture Spreads in Arkansas, North Carolina with State Support
By Public Impact After the continued promising results in Opportunity Culture schools in their states and around the country, Arkansas and North Carolina have awarded grants to seven districts to design their Opportunity Culture plans for implementation in 2021–22. Opportunity Culture schools use new roles—based on the cornerstone role of Multi-Classroom Leadership—to reach many more […]
Opportunity Culture: Teaching, Leading, Learning
By Public Impact Why and how should you use Opportunity Culture? Watch our two-part video to get the scoop! What barriers keep teachers and students from experiencing great support and strong learning outcomes? Part 1 highlights barriers that an Opportunity Culture can remove. Part 2 details how an Opportunity Culture provides on-the-job, consistent support for […]
Rethinking School Staffing
AEI, October 8, 2020, by Nat Malkus As schools confront massive budget shortfalls in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, it is critical that they examine how they might use existing funding more efficiently. On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus talks with Bryan Hassel about how districts might rethink their staffing models in a way that […]
What is an Opportunity Culture? Broadening the reach of the most effective teachers
Little Things First, June 2, 2020 Public Impact has been serving urban and rural schools for many years, helping them rethink what is possible in schools. Opportunity Culture is a subset of Public Impact that explores ways to increase the reach of our best teachers. is it time to rethink our model of instructional coaching? […]
Annual Dashboard Update: Reaching Ever More Students with Excellent Teaching and Teachers with Excellent Career Opportunities and Support
By Paola Gilliam With little time to prepare for at-home teaching and learning, Opportunity Culture educators are bravely and innovatively doing what’s best for students. We’re not surprised: Each year, we report the latest Opportunity Culture statistics in our online dashboard. Opportunity Culture—currently composed of 90 percent Title I-eligible schools—continues to expand Multi-Classroom Leadership, growing 50 percent annually, on […]
Lead Instructional Excellence with New Tools, Resources
By Paola Gilliam To help Opportunity Culture multi-classroom leaders, their teaching teams, and other teachers lead student success, Public Impact has added to its suite of instructional excellence support. Our tools and professional development are based on experiences and feedback of top Opportunity Culture educators, as well as hard research. We provide a free, full set of […]