Key Principles of Opportunity Culture:
Teachers lead the way. Each Opportunity Culture school creates a team of teachers who decide which aspects of the model fit their school best.
More students are reached with excellent teaching. Excellent teachers—those who typically make about 1½ years of progress each year with their students—reach more students directly or by leading teaching teams.
In most cases, large pay supplements are funded through reallocations of current school budgets, making the higher pay sustainable.
Teachers gain more protected, school-day planning and collaboration time, achieved through careful scheduling, and clarity about how to use that time.
Accountability matches the responsibilities of each person. Teachers can focus on their best subjects and roles, with accountability matching what they take on.