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CCSD outlines 'Learning Leaders' pilot to keep top teachers in classrooms with $10,000 stipends
Summary
Superintendent Nita Huggins said the district will pilot a Learning Leaders program in FY27 that will select 20 teachers (5 early childhood, 5 elementary, 5 middle, 5 high) to serve as 'learning leaders' in classroom lab settings; selected teachers will receive a $10,000 stipend and the pilot cost is expected to be less than $50,000.
The Charleston County School District on March 23 outlined a pilot program designed to retain top teachers in classrooms by compensating them to serve as mentor‑teachers and lab sites for peer learning.
Superintendent Nita Huggins described the Learning Leaders pilot as an application‑based program that will identify 20 teachers across levels—five early childhood, five elementary, five middle and…
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