Opportunity Culture schools spur schoolwide academic growth even in classrooms not led by Opportunity Culture teachers¶

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q2 i? The study suggests Opportunity Culture schools spur schoolwide academic growth, even in classrooms not led by Opportunity Culture teachers, when certain actions are taken. → Center on School Turnaround at WestEd 2018

Evidence¶

Center on School Turnaround at WestEd 2018¶

Center on School Turnaround at WestEd. (2018). Thought Leadership Forum Brief: Talent Development and Opportunity Culture. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED592986

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The brief reports this as a suggestion of the AIR/Brookings study, conditioned on actions including publicizing planned growth, hiring strong non-selected applicants into other positions, demonstrating the value of coaching and collaboration, and allowing MCLs to informally coach teachers not on their teams during early transition years.

"The study also suggests that Opportunity Culture schools spur schoolwide academic growth, even in classrooms not led by Opportunity Culture teachers, when they take the following actions:"

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Related Claims¶

• The AIR/Brookings study covered 15,000 students and 300 teachers in three districts over two to three years, with 74 percent Title I schools — related
• Teachers on Multi-Classroom Leader teams produced learning gains equal to top-quartile teachers in math and nearly that in reading — related
• By 2017–18, more than 150 schools in nine states implemented Opportunity Culture, reaching over 41,000 students, with over $3 million in additional pay and 97 percent MCL retention support — related
• In 2015–16, North Carolina Opportunity Culture schools outperformed other North Carolina schools on state accountability growth measures — related