1. Our Opportunity Culture Teacher Leadership Roles
Informational Session
Our Opportunity Culture
Teacher Leadership Roles
[This slide deck should be used for basic informational sessions for interested Opportunity Culture applicants. Throughout the deck, you must edit and add information to fit your district; check it carefully to be sure you have made all the edits needed.]

2. Opportunity Culture Topics Why Opportunity Culture?
OC Schools and Roles Available
Hiring Process
More Information
Welcome to today’s session, designed to give you basic information about the teacher-leader roles available in our district and our hiring process. Let’s jump right in!
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

3. Why Did You Become a Teacher?
To give a whole generation the opportunity for a better future?
Because you had a teacher who inspired you?
Maybe you have a passion for what you teach and want to pass that on?
Why did you become a teacher? Probably for one of these reasons! [Let audience read the slide]
Or because you want to make sure every student achieves their potential, even against the odds… because you became a teacher to help every student assigned to you.
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

4. The Challenge
Sometimes, it may seem impossible to help every student assigned to you because…
You have a wide variety of students with different needs.
It’s difficult to meet the needs of all students by yourself.
You may not always get the results you want, even when you work really hard.
You may not have the support you need to figure out what to do differently.
For many teachers today, their great reasons and inspiration for becoming a teacher can feel beaten down by the realities of the usual “one-teacher-one-classroom” school setup. [Pause to let audience read slide]
The demands on teachers have continued to grow, to provide personalized instruction for a wide variety of students, often without enough support to do that as well as we all want to.
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

5. Current Growth Isn’t Enough
With teachers working alone, students who…
Start 1 year behind…
Stay one year behind
Start 2 years behind…
Stay two years behind
That can lead to the achievement gaps so many schools struggle with, and the lower growth than we want.
Start on grade level…
Aren’t likely to leap ahead to compete internationally
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

6. Why Opportunity Culture?
Challenges in Teaching Today:
One-teacher-one-classroom model results in “solo practice” and teachers working in isolation
Absence of teams allowing for leadership, on-the-job learning, career advancement while teaching, and increased pay
Too few students experience excellent teaching
How can Opportunity Culture help to address these challenges?
Give more students access to excellent teaching
An Opportunity Culture is designed to address the needs of both students and teachers. [Let audience read slide]
Transform teaching into a profession with greater pay, opportunity, and support 1 2
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

7. Consistent Excellence Makes the Difference
With excellent teachers and the teaching teams they lead and support, students who…
Start 1 year behind…
Catch up by having excellent teachers 2 years in a row
Start 2 years behind…
Catch up by having excellent teachers 4 years in a row
Start on grade level…
Leap ahead to compete with advanced students across the nation and the world
Here’s what we know about how great teachers—those who make approximately a year and a half worth of growth with their students each year—and the teams they lead: That great teaching, if students get it consistently, can close achievement gaps and help all students leap ahead. [Pause for audience to read slide]
Catch up from behind…
Can also then leap ahead every year they have excellent teachers
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

8. Opportunity Culture: New School Models
An Opportunity Culture uses new models that:
Extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students 1
Transform teaching into a profession that attracts, retains, and develops great teachers by: 2
Enabling teachers to earn more, within recurring budgets, making higher pay sustainable over time
Providing support and development on the job through collaborative teams led by excellent teachers
Giving great teachers more authority to lead peers and clear accountability for the students they reach
Schools that create an Opportunity Culture design their teaching roles to reach more students with great teachers and their teams, for more pay, within regular budgets. Teachers get school-day time for planning and collaboration, on-the-job support and development, and teacher-leaders have clear authority and accountability for the teachers and students on their team. Students get great teaching, and teachers get multiple career paths that let them advance their careers while continuing to teach.
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

9. Opportunity Culture Principles
Teams of teachers and school leaders
choose and tailor models to:
Reach more students with excellent teachers and their teams
Pay teachers more for extending their reach
Fund pay within regular budgets
Provide protected in-school time and clarity about how to use it for planning, collaboration, and development
Match authority and accountability to each person’s responsibilities
These are the principles every Opportunity Culture school must follow. Within these principles, each school creates a design team of teachers and school leaders to adapt job models to fit their school’s needs.
[Consider editing slide to match district goals of percentage of students reached in core subjects, or a specific minimum amount of planning and collaboration time set by the district, if applicable.]
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

10. OC Roles Available in Our District
Opportunity Culture Roles
Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL)
Teaches students and leads and supports teams of teachers and assistants (Reach Associates)
Determines how students spend their time and tailors team teachers’ role according to their strengths
Accountable for the results of all students on the MCL team
Expanded-Impact Teacher (EIT)
Teacher at least 33% more students than typical
Students rotate between face-to-face learning with the EIT and learning supervised by an assistant (Reach Associate)
May incorporate digital learning
May work on a team led by an MCL
May be subject specialized (K-6)
Supplements
[Edit this slide with details about the roles your district offers. Fill out the supplements box with the supplement amounts for MCLs and other OC roles. Tell your audience about your levels of MCLs—for example, how many teachers and reach associates an MCL1 leads versus an MCL2.]
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

11. Career Paths: Move Up, Not Out, of the Classroom
In Opportunity Culture schools and districts, teachers can increase their impact, advance in their careers, and earn more by… 1 2
Extending reach directly to more students and playing increasingly advanced team roles
Leading teams of teachers and other staff members to reach more students
…without leaving teaching!
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

12. Opportunity Culture Topics Why Opportunity Culture?
OC Schools and Roles Available
Hiring Process
More Information
That’s the general overview of Opportunity Culture roles. Let’s look now at options within our district.
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

13. School Name Our motto: Principal: Grades and student population:
Key programs and initiatives
Recent successes
[This and the next slide are an example from one school using Opportunity Culture roles. Edit and create more slides as needed.]
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

14. Opportunity Culture Roles at Our School
[Add titles and brief explanation, such as how many teachers on an MCL’s team]
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

15. Opportunity Culture Topics Why Opportunity Culture?
OC Schools and Roles Available
Hiring Process
More Information
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

16. Application Process and Requirements
Written application, including
Resume and cover letter
Student data demonstrating prior excellence
Teacher evaluation ratings
Short answer responses
In-person interview
Principal recommendation
Reference check
(Optional) Model lesson
(Optional) Facilitate an MCL team meeting
[Edit slide to fit your district]
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

17. Opportunity Culture Hiring Timeline
Feb. 15: Application window opens for those currently in the district
Feb. 22: Application window opens for external candidates
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June
[Edit to fit your district]
Feb-May:
School-based interviews

18. How to Apply
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

19. Opportunity Culture Topics Why Opportunity Culture?
OC Schools and Roles Available
Hiring Process
More Information
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

20. Teaching, Leading, Learning
Click the image below to watch a 6-minute video about Opportunity Culture.
Here’s a bit more explanation of an Opportunity Culture, which is being used in schools across the country.
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org

21. Learn More
For more information on school models that extend the reach of excellent teachers and teaching teams, please visit
How Do Teachers Benefit?—webpage of links for teachers
4-Page Overview for Teachers: imagine a profession like this
Redesigning Schools—summary of the new models
School Models—model details and sample teacher schedules
Pay and Career Path Details
In the Media: Blog posts by Opportunity Culture teachers and teacher-leaders
This publication was made possible by support from from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
© 2015 Public Impact OpportunityCulture.org