Opportunity Culture
@opportunityculture.bsky.social
Excellent student results, excellent educator careers: A Public Impact national initiative using strategic staffing to extend the reach of excellent teachers & their teams for more pay, within budget, with proven learning growth. opportunityculture.org
How can the support of #OpportunityCulture teaching teams combine with a focus on implementation of high-quality instructional materials to address longstanding issues? District & state leaders describe how they worked together to make that happen in Madison Parish, LA.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
How can the support of #OpportunityCulture teaching teams combine with a focus on implementation of high-quality instructional materials to address longstanding issues? District & state leaders describe how they worked together to make that happen in Madison Parish, LA.
🎧https://loom.ly/z6hYsZo
🎧https://loom.ly/z6hYsZo
Congratulations to the schools in these districts that are the first in 2025-26 to receive Certified Opportunity Culture School®, Level 1, status!
With certification, schools can attract applicants looking for support and career paths, and reassure parents about the strength of instruction.
With certification, schools can attract applicants looking for support and career paths, and reassure parents about the strength of instruction.
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Congratulations to the schools in these districts that are the first in 2025-26 to receive Certified Opportunity Culture School®, Level 1, status!
With certification, schools can attract applicants looking for support and career paths, and reassure parents about the strength of instruction.
With certification, schools can attract applicants looking for support and career paths, and reassure parents about the strength of instruction.
We're excited to announce that our #SXSWEdu session for 2026 was one of the 178 chosen from 1,400+ proposals!
See you in March to explore how virtual and in-person educators collaborate through remote teacher-leaders!
See you in March to explore how virtual and in-person educators collaborate through remote teacher-leaders!
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We're excited to announce that our #SXSWEdu session for 2026 was one of the 178 chosen from 1,400+ proposals!
See you in March to explore how virtual and in-person educators collaborate through remote teacher-leaders!
See you in March to explore how virtual and in-person educators collaborate through remote teacher-leaders!
"Closest thing to a silver bullet that I've seen in my career"--Superintendent Gerry Washburn
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Listen to the latest #OpportunityCulture Audio--how Carlsbad Municipal Schools began to soar and lead the state: “I've been stunned at the acceleration that we're seeing.”
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Listen to the latest #OpportunityCulture Audio--how Carlsbad Municipal Schools began to soar and lead the state: “I've been stunned at the acceleration that we're seeing.”
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Closest thing to a silver bullet that I've seen in my career"--Superintendent Gerry Washburn
🎧https://loom.ly/F_Wa748
Listen to the latest #OpportunityCulture Audio--how Carlsbad Municipal Schools began to soar and lead the state: “I've been stunned at the acceleration that we're seeing.”
🎧https://loom.ly/F_Wa748
Listen to the latest #OpportunityCulture Audio--how Carlsbad Municipal Schools began to soar and lead the state: “I've been stunned at the acceleration that we're seeing.”
Congratulations to the first schools of 2025-26 to receive Certified Opportunity Culture School®, Level 2, status!
These schools design staffing models to standards correlated with student learning growth, including role selectivity, high-dosage #tutoring, and financial sustainability.
These schools design staffing models to standards correlated with student learning growth, including role selectivity, high-dosage #tutoring, and financial sustainability.
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Congratulations to the first schools of 2025-26 to receive Certified Opportunity Culture School®, Level 2, status!
These schools design staffing models to standards correlated with student learning growth, including role selectivity, high-dosage #tutoring, and financial sustainability.
These schools design staffing models to standards correlated with student learning growth, including role selectivity, high-dosage #tutoring, and financial sustainability.
#Principals are barrier crushers! In another video that was among the first #OpportunityCulture interviews we ever did, hear how one principal focused on distributed leadership.
(More resources for and videos of principals at https://loom.ly/PTphhSA)
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal
(More resources for and videos of principals at https://loom.ly/PTphhSA)
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal
October 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#Principals are barrier crushers! In another video that was among the first #OpportunityCulture interviews we ever did, hear how one principal focused on distributed leadership.
(More resources for and videos of principals at https://loom.ly/PTphhSA)
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal
(More resources for and videos of principals at https://loom.ly/PTphhSA)
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal
How can "strategy braiding" help a school district?
Superintendent Emeritus Scott Muri explained how “strategy braiding”—helping people see how multiple efforts connect to the same outcomes for kids—pointed the way to a turnaround, in an interview with Whiteboard Advisors.
https://loom.ly/tGPwl6Y
Superintendent Emeritus Scott Muri explained how “strategy braiding”—helping people see how multiple efforts connect to the same outcomes for kids—pointed the way to a turnaround, in an interview with Whiteboard Advisors.
https://loom.ly/tGPwl6Y
Q&A with Dr. Scott Muri: System Redesign, Strategic Staffing, and the Next Frontier for K–12
Dr. Scott Muri on how Ector County ISD transformed through outcomes-based strategy, teacher leadership, and disciplined execution.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
How can "strategy braiding" help a school district?
Superintendent Emeritus Scott Muri explained how “strategy braiding”—helping people see how multiple efforts connect to the same outcomes for kids—pointed the way to a turnaround, in an interview with Whiteboard Advisors.
https://loom.ly/tGPwl6Y
Superintendent Emeritus Scott Muri explained how “strategy braiding”—helping people see how multiple efforts connect to the same outcomes for kids—pointed the way to a turnaround, in an interview with Whiteboard Advisors.
https://loom.ly/tGPwl6Y
Congratulations to Person County #Superintendent Rodney Peterson, just named 2026 North Carolina superintendent of the year!
Person County Schools began using #MultiClassroomLeader teaching teams this year.
🖥️Read more: https://loom.ly/af5qoHU
🎧Hear from Dr. Peterson: https://loom.ly/XbtsE-A
Person County Schools began using #MultiClassroomLeader teaching teams this year.
🖥️Read more: https://loom.ly/af5qoHU
🎧Hear from Dr. Peterson: https://loom.ly/XbtsE-A
Person County Superintendent Wins Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2026 A. Craig Phillips NC Superintendent Of The Year Award | North Carolina Schoo
Superintendent of the year announcement
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October 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Congratulations to Person County #Superintendent Rodney Peterson, just named 2026 North Carolina superintendent of the year!
Person County Schools began using #MultiClassroomLeader teaching teams this year.
🖥️Read more: https://loom.ly/af5qoHU
🎧Hear from Dr. Peterson: https://loom.ly/XbtsE-A
Person County Schools began using #MultiClassroomLeader teaching teams this year.
🖥️Read more: https://loom.ly/af5qoHU
🎧Hear from Dr. Peterson: https://loom.ly/XbtsE-A
Why do superintendents decide to use #OpportunityCulture staffing designs in their districts? Two NC superintendents share what mattered to them.
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👀In a bonus clip, two of their principals offer words of advice to other schools considering this staffing.
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👀In a bonus clip, two of their principals offer words of advice to other schools considering this staffing.
October 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Why do superintendents decide to use #OpportunityCulture staffing designs in their districts? Two NC superintendents share what mattered to them.
🎧https://loom.ly/XbtsE-A
👀In a bonus clip, two of their principals offer words of advice to other schools considering this staffing.
🎧https://loom.ly/XbtsE-A
👀In a bonus clip, two of their principals offer words of advice to other schools considering this staffing.
Exciting news from North Carolina school districts!
N.C. schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School® status were two to three times more likely to exceed learning growth expectations than schools not using Opportunity Culture® staffing design, 2024–25 data shows.
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N.C. schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School® status were two to three times more likely to exceed learning growth expectations than schools not using Opportunity Culture® staffing design, 2024–25 data shows.
https://loom.ly/L2JPulo
Up to 3X Higher Learning Growth with Opportunity Culture Designs—New Data
North Carolina schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School® status were two to three times more likely to exceed learning growth expectations than schools not using Opportunity Culture® staffing design, 2024–25 data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction shows. Of all 258 sch
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October 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Exciting news from North Carolina school districts!
N.C. schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School® status were two to three times more likely to exceed learning growth expectations than schools not using Opportunity Culture® staffing design, 2024–25 data shows.
https://loom.ly/L2JPulo
N.C. schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School® status were two to three times more likely to exceed learning growth expectations than schools not using Opportunity Culture® staffing design, 2024–25 data shows.
https://loom.ly/L2JPulo
#OpportunityCulture teaching teams have made it to Capitol Hill, with U.S. senators hearing about positive results and the need to focus on great teaching--with support and higher pay--in a Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing on the state of K–12 education.
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Senators Hear About Opportunity Culture Results
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett Opportunity Culture teaching teams work, U.S.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#OpportunityCulture teaching teams have made it to Capitol Hill, with U.S. senators hearing about positive results and the need to focus on great teaching--with support and higher pay--in a Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing on the state of K–12 education.
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Thanks to the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education for hosting us on the podcast! We appreciate the chance to share how #OpportunityCulture staffing design allows districts to transform teaching and learning--for higher pay, within regular school budgets.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks to the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education for hosting us on the podcast! We appreciate the chance to share how #OpportunityCulture staffing design allows districts to transform teaching and learning--for higher pay, within regular school budgets.
🎧https://loom.ly/yzxlPkI
🎧https://loom.ly/yzxlPkI
Wade in or dive in to school changes? In this podcast, hear what some #OpportunityCulture district leaders have said over the past decade on how to best improve #student learning and #teacher careers.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Wade in or dive in to school changes? In this podcast, hear what some #OpportunityCulture district leaders have said over the past decade on how to best improve #student learning and #teacher careers.
🎧https://loom.ly/V50BWGg
🎧https://loom.ly/V50BWGg
Interested in #OpportunityCulture school staffing design--the design that has proven results backed by 12+ years of data? Learn the basics in a free online info session, or visit our booth in Oklahoma City!
🔗Learn more and register today: https://loom.ly/FzrfdmU
🔗Learn more and register today: https://loom.ly/FzrfdmU
September 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Interested in #OpportunityCulture school staffing design--the design that has proven results backed by 12+ years of data? Learn the basics in a free online info session, or visit our booth in Oklahoma City!
🔗Learn more and register today: https://loom.ly/FzrfdmU
🔗Learn more and register today: https://loom.ly/FzrfdmU
#WhaddyaKnowWednesday: Teaching team leaders--even if your year has already begun, it's not too late to build relationships with your team and clarify how you'll help them!
Learn more about the "plan ahead and raise sights" element of Instructional Leadership & Excellence: https://loom.ly/uIqC4Mo
Learn more about the "plan ahead and raise sights" element of Instructional Leadership & Excellence: https://loom.ly/uIqC4Mo
August 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#WhaddyaKnowWednesday: Teaching team leaders--even if your year has already begun, it's not too late to build relationships with your team and clarify how you'll help them!
Learn more about the "plan ahead and raise sights" element of Instructional Leadership & Excellence: https://loom.ly/uIqC4Mo
Learn more about the "plan ahead and raise sights" element of Instructional Leadership & Excellence: https://loom.ly/uIqC4Mo
School staffing with proven results: See it in action!
#NewMexico and #Texas education leaders, take note--we're registering participants now for 2025-26 visits to #OpportunityCulture sites! See see how teaching teams get great results for students and for teachers' careers. https://loom.ly/cnczK6U
#NewMexico and #Texas education leaders, take note--we're registering participants now for 2025-26 visits to #OpportunityCulture sites! See see how teaching teams get great results for students and for teachers' careers. https://loom.ly/cnczK6U
August 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
School staffing with proven results: See it in action!
#NewMexico and #Texas education leaders, take note--we're registering participants now for 2025-26 visits to #OpportunityCulture sites! See see how teaching teams get great results for students and for teachers' careers. https://loom.ly/cnczK6U
#NewMexico and #Texas education leaders, take note--we're registering participants now for 2025-26 visits to #OpportunityCulture sites! See see how teaching teams get great results for students and for teachers' careers. https://loom.ly/cnczK6U
#WhaddyaKnowWednesday: Are you new to leading a teaching team this year? Hear some strategies a successful leader used when she was new to both team leadership and her school.
Learn more about the "launch and lead" element of Instructional Leadership & Excellences: https://loom.ly/6e9tAlw
Learn more about the "launch and lead" element of Instructional Leadership & Excellences: https://loom.ly/6e9tAlw
August 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
#WhaddyaKnowWednesday: Are you new to leading a teaching team this year? Hear some strategies a successful leader used when she was new to both team leadership and her school.
Learn more about the "launch and lead" element of Instructional Leadership & Excellences: https://loom.ly/6e9tAlw
Learn more about the "launch and lead" element of Instructional Leadership & Excellences: https://loom.ly/6e9tAlw
We need your ❤️❤️ for one or all of these #SXSWEDU 2026!
❤️Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models That Boost Outcomes. Vote: https://loom.ly/O1PBXtE
❤️Making HQIM Stick: Teams & Teacher Leadership. Vote: https://loom.ly/6PRG-t4
❤️The Reform Cliff: Why Great Ideas Keep Failing. Vote: https://loom.ly/-mTr69Y
❤️Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models That Boost Outcomes. Vote: https://loom.ly/O1PBXtE
❤️Making HQIM Stick: Teams & Teacher Leadership. Vote: https://loom.ly/6PRG-t4
❤️The Reform Cliff: Why Great Ideas Keep Failing. Vote: https://loom.ly/-mTr69Y
August 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We need your ❤️❤️ for one or all of these #SXSWEDU 2026!
❤️Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models That Boost Outcomes. Vote: https://loom.ly/O1PBXtE
❤️Making HQIM Stick: Teams & Teacher Leadership. Vote: https://loom.ly/6PRG-t4
❤️The Reform Cliff: Why Great Ideas Keep Failing. Vote: https://loom.ly/-mTr69Y
❤️Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models That Boost Outcomes. Vote: https://loom.ly/O1PBXtE
❤️Making HQIM Stick: Teams & Teacher Leadership. Vote: https://loom.ly/6PRG-t4
❤️The Reform Cliff: Why Great Ideas Keep Failing. Vote: https://loom.ly/-mTr69Y
Take a look at the schools that wrapped up 2024-25 by reaching reach Level 2 status for their Opportunity Culture® staffing design and implementation--congratulations!
🔗Check out the full list: https://loom.ly/pIIo2Qo
🔗Check out the full list: https://loom.ly/pIIo2Qo
August 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Take a look at the schools that wrapped up 2024-25 by reaching reach Level 2 status for their Opportunity Culture® staffing design and implementation--congratulations!
🔗Check out the full list: https://loom.ly/pIIo2Qo
🔗Check out the full list: https://loom.ly/pIIo2Qo
#SXSWEDU 2026 #panelpicker voting starts today, and we need your votes!
Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models That Boost Outcomes. https://loom.ly/O1PBXtE
Making HQIM Stick: Teams & Teacher Leadership. https://loom.ly/6PRG-t4
The Reform Cliff: Why Great Ideas Keep Failing. https://loom.ly/-mTr69Y
Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models That Boost Outcomes. https://loom.ly/O1PBXtE
Making HQIM Stick: Teams & Teacher Leadership. https://loom.ly/6PRG-t4
The Reform Cliff: Why Great Ideas Keep Failing. https://loom.ly/-mTr69Y
August 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#SXSWEDU 2026 #panelpicker voting starts today, and we need your votes!
Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models That Boost Outcomes. https://loom.ly/O1PBXtE
Making HQIM Stick: Teams & Teacher Leadership. https://loom.ly/6PRG-t4
The Reform Cliff: Why Great Ideas Keep Failing. https://loom.ly/-mTr69Y
Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models That Boost Outcomes. https://loom.ly/O1PBXtE
Making HQIM Stick: Teams & Teacher Leadership. https://loom.ly/6PRG-t4
The Reform Cliff: Why Great Ideas Keep Failing. https://loom.ly/-mTr69Y
Coverage of #OpportunityCulture results in @educationnc.bsky.social today: https://loom.ly/oMgRLVk
Extending the reach of excellent teaching to more students, for strong learning results and educator careers--that's our focus, every day.
Extending the reach of excellent teaching to more students, for strong learning results and educator careers--that's our focus, every day.
A classroom staffing model is improving outcomes for teachers and students
Teacher-led teams are yielding “top-tier results nationally,” according to a press release from Public Impact.
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July 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Coverage of #OpportunityCulture results in @educationnc.bsky.social today: https://loom.ly/oMgRLVk
Extending the reach of excellent teaching to more students, for strong learning results and educator careers--that's our focus, every day.
Extending the reach of excellent teaching to more students, for strong learning results and educator careers--that's our focus, every day.
Looking for some good news? We see a bright spot in these Opportunity Culture results! loom.ly/QRh4tN4
Opportunity Culture® Models Perform Best Among School Staffing Initiatives
Top Results for Student Learning, Higher Pay, Educator Satisfaction By Public Impact Opportunity Culture® staffing models, which create teacher-led teams, continue to produce top-tier results national...
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July 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Looking for some good news? We see a bright spot in these Opportunity Culture results! loom.ly/QRh4tN4
A District Administration paper highlights our #OpportunityCulture model's effect in Ector County, TX.
Using our #teacher-leader roles with higher pay, along with other pipeline efforts, the district saw a 98% fill rate for vacancies & no more “F” & “D” schools.
Read more: loom.ly/puuxK1s
Using our #teacher-leader roles with higher pay, along with other pipeline efforts, the district saw a 98% fill rate for vacancies & no more “F” & “D” schools.
Read more: loom.ly/puuxK1s
Reimagining the Educator Workforce
This paper brings together national trend data, practitioner innovations, and policy research to analyze the educator workforce landscape.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A District Administration paper highlights our #OpportunityCulture model's effect in Ector County, TX.
Using our #teacher-leader roles with higher pay, along with other pipeline efforts, the district saw a 98% fill rate for vacancies & no more “F” & “D” schools.
Read more: loom.ly/puuxK1s
Using our #teacher-leader roles with higher pay, along with other pipeline efforts, the district saw a 98% fill rate for vacancies & no more “F” & “D” schools.
Read more: loom.ly/puuxK1s
5 how-to's for education strategies that stick--get your solutions thinking flowing with our compilation of the latest thinking from Public Impact and Bryan Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
5 how-to's for education strategies that stick--get your solutions thinking flowing with our compilation of the latest thinking from Public Impact and Bryan Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel.
loom.ly/yHFLFeU
loom.ly/yHFLFeU
Six-figure pay for teachers? It's a reality now in some Texas districts. Read how, in an op-ed in @the74.bsky.social from our VP @sharonkbarrett.bsky.social.
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Ask us how your state can make this a reality, too!
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Ask us how your state can make this a reality, too!
How Some Texas Teachers Are Earning Six Figures — Without Leaving the Classroom
Kebschull Barrett: In Midland, team teacher-leaders get a stipend plus a bonus from the state, resulting in increased pay, job satisfaction, retention
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June 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Six-figure pay for teachers? It's a reality now in some Texas districts. Read how, in an op-ed in @the74.bsky.social from our VP @sharonkbarrett.bsky.social.
loom.ly/kpCUPCY
Ask us how your state can make this a reality, too!
loom.ly/kpCUPCY
Ask us how your state can make this a reality, too!