In the modern education landscape of rapid innovation and challenging inequities, the traditional one-size-fits-all schooling model isn’t setting students and teachers up for success. Students deserve high-quality instruction from well-supported teachers, and teachers deserve rewarding, dynamic, and sustainable workloads. 

Giving those within the system—especially students and teachers with the highest needs—the tools to thrive means reducing teacher turnover, improving instructional quality, and ultimately redesigning the teaching role. With the right tools and data-backed resources, it’s possible. Below are key resources designed to help district leaders assess the current state and take action toward better-developed teachers, more effective instruction, and strategic compensation models. 

NEW RESOURCE: HOW TO SUPPORT PRINCIPALS 

When principals get effective support from their central office, they’re more likely to stay—which can reduce teacher turnover and improve student outcomes and experiences. This actionable resource outlines four high-impact ways for district leaders to support principals.

SEE HOW TO SUPPORT PRINCIPALS

GROWING GREAT TEACHERS

This report explores how system leaders can use existing resources to better develop, support, and retain new teachers and improve student outcomes. The report offers five recommendations for creating sustainable school system structures to better support rookie teachers.

SEE HOW TO GROW GREAT TEACHERS

IGNITING THE LEARNING ENGINE

This paper examines how four school systems accelerated teacher effectiveness and student growth through connected professional learning—a method of integrating research-backed practices into one cohesive strategy that is closely aligned with teachers' day-to-day work.

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TEACHER COMPENSATION TOOL

This calculator shows how system leaders can support teachers by designing a more effective teacher compensation system with their current budget.

USE THE COMPENSATION CALCULATOR

To transform experiences and outcomes for this school year and beyond, leaders must put systems and structures in place that build educator capacity and expand opportunities for educators to collaboratively plan and coordinate student supports. We offer guidance for districts to successfully and sustainably improve professional learning and collaboration, including concrete examples of staffing and scheduling models that you can implement today and improve over time.

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