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Cumberland moves to expand Opportunity Culture model; district seeks grants to fund teacher supplements
Summary
District staff described Opportunity Culture teacher-leader roles, reported academic performance trends at participating schools and asked the committee to approve a consulting contract and funding approach to expand the model to additional schools over two years.
Cumberland County Schools staff told board committee members on Jan. 30 that the district will seek to expand its Opportunity Culture model — a teacher-leadership framework intended to extend the reach of effective teachers — to additional schools and requested approval of a scope of work and consulting contract to support the expansion.
Ruben (presenting) said Cumberland began Opportunity Culture work in 2018 through a state Advanced Teacher Roles (ATR) grant and that the district was one of the first 10 North Carolina districts to join. Opportunity Culture uses multi-classroom leaders (MCLs), reach associates and team teachers to increase…
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