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Partnering with a Local College to Develop New Teacher Training Opportunities
How to build a pipeline of teachers that are ready to teach in personalized learning environments.
Innovative Staffing to Personalize Learning
In a new report, Public Impact and the Clayton Christensen Institute analyzed eight schools and school networks that are not only personalizing learning, but also getting strong learning results with disadvantaged students.
Investment in Teaching Workforce Through Pipelines, Incentives, Personalized PD, and Virtual Coaching
Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the district is investing in the teaching workforce through an investment in teacher development through coaching and personalized professional development. The school...
Personalized Professional Learning
Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the district is shifting away from a one-size-fits-all for teacher professional development and towards personalized professional development tailored to each individual.
Virtual Coaching for Teachers
To support teacher growth, the Ector County Independent School District launched virtual coaching for teachers. Most coaches are not located within the district, so remote coaching was needed to provide the volume of coaching needed. Coaches watch...
Overview of Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University
Ector County Independent School District partnered with Harvard University researchers to explore how to structure a performance-based contract for virtual tutoring.
School Districts and Tutoring Providers Explore Outcomes-Based Contracting K-12 Math Education
This blog post provides highlights from the Outcomes-Based Contracting Summit co-organized by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research and Third Sector. Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri was a part...
Virtual, Outcomes-Based Contract Tutoring
Ector County Independent School District is currently piloting outcomes-based tutoring with a virtual tutoring company at the district’s lowest-performing middle school. The district targeted 40 of its highest-need students that will be provided...
Using Highest-Qualified Staff for 1:1 Support
To support students with the greatest needs for intervention, Hopkins Public Schools’ central office deployed paraprofessionals to school sites to support independent learning and work time for whole-group classes while highly-qualified teachers...
School-Based Budgeting with District Support at Hopkins Public Schools
Ann Ertl, Interim Director of Innovation, Design, and Learning at Hopkins Public Schools describes the district’s shift to providing school leaders with increased autonomy around school-based budgets.
School-Based Budget Decision Making with District-Facilitated Support
To support school leaders in building decision-making skills and autonomy around school-based budgeting, Hopkins Public Schools provided district-facilitated support to school leaders.