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Download full textBarrett, Sharon Kebschull – Public Impact, 2018
When Okema Owens Simpson, the sixth-grade Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL) for English language arts (ELA) at Ranson IB Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina, plans her schedule for the coming week, she provides what her teachers need most: daily, on-the-job coaching; lesson planning; practice in delivering lessons; co-teaching or modeling a…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Grade 6, Language Arts, Faculty Development
Barrett, Sharon Kebschull; Han, Jiye Grace – Public Impact, 2015
Principal Alison Harris is blunt in describing what she confronted on her arrival to Ranson IB Middle School in 2011. "I was placed in what many people would call an impossible situation," she says. During her initial visit to the school in 2009-10, she watched as students changed classes--while teachers pressed against the lockers to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Effective Schools Research, Organizational Culture, Educational Change
Han, Jiye Grace; Barrett, Sharon Kebschull – Public Impact, 2013
Romain Bertrand is a middle school math teacher and Opportunity Culture enthusiast. As the 2012-13 school year wound down, he was already thoroughly looking forward to the next--when he will become a multi-classroom leader at Ranson IB Middle School, taking accountability for the learning results of 700 students. At Ranson, a Project L.I.F.T.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Profiles, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Leadership
Holly, Christen; Dean, Stephanie; Hassel, Emily Ayscue; Hassel, Bryan C. – Public Impact, 2014
This brief estimates the impact of a statewide implementation of Opportunity Culture models, using North Carolina as an example. Impacts estimated include student learning outcomes, gross state product, teacher pay, and other career characteristics, and state income tax revenue. Estimates indicate the potential for a statewide transition to…
Descriptors: Models, State Programs, Program Implementation, Academic Achievement
Han, Jiye Grace; Barrett, Sharon Kebschull – Public Impact, 2013
This case study reports on the work of Denise Watts, who in 2011 was the newly named Project L.I.F.T. executive director and a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools zone superintendent. She approached Public Impact for help in meeting the new Project L.I.F.T. (Leadership and Investment for Transformation) goals. Facing urgent needs for real change, Watts…
Descriptors: Case Studies, School Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, Program Design
Hassel, Emily Ayscue; Holly, Christen; Locke, Gillian – Public Impact, 2014
To help all students reach their potential, district leaders must ensure that every student has consistent access to excellent teaching. Opportunity Culture compensation and career path structures help make that possible, and this guide shows how. "Teacher Pay and Career Paths in an Opportunity Culture: A Practical Policy Guide" shows…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Career Development, School Districts
