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ERIC Number: ED631157
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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District Leader Collaboration: A Key to Opportunity Culture Schools' Success
Barrett, Sharon Kebschull
Public Impact
When Dr. Tina Lupton and Dr. Timisha Barnes-Jones joined the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Opportunity Culture implementation was happening in the midst of COVID. Lupton, the executive director of professional learning, and Barnes-Jones, the area superintendent for a network of 15 transformation schools, used their experience in other Opportunity Culture districts to help the schools make some adjustments. By the following year, three of those Opportunity Culture schools came off North Carolina's "low-performing" list; nine of the 11 schools implementing Opportunity Culture models either met or exceeded the bar set by the state for expected student learning growth--results they attribute in part to these models. This report highlights several keys to success: extensive, consistent communication at all levels; a strong hiring process; and a focus on data-driven instruction, especially using small groups, as well as the work-in-progress strong accountability system. [For the other pieces in this series: "At Ibraham Elementary, Data Drives Small-Group Instruction, Student Gains," see ED631155; and "At Petree Elementary, Schoolwide Opportunity Culture Roles Underpin Growth," see ED631156.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Public Impact, Opportunity Culture
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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