Next-Level TAs: How a Coveted Role Helps Students Succeed

It’s a winning formula: school paraprofessional + tutoring culture focus + support and training + pay supplement = a highly coveted role.How do schools and students both win when districts begin using the Opportunity Culture® Reach Associate™ role? This audio version of our short publication “Next-Level TAs” explains, with input from district leaders and those who have taken the RA™ role.From the district perspective: “It really helps to build our pipeline when there aren’t a lot of people out there just begging to become teachers,” and the RA™ perspective: “I’m more hands-on….It’s helping the children get to the next level and succeed.”Related Links:Publication | Next-Level TAs: How a Coveted Role Helps Students SucceedSpotlight | Madison Parish School DistrictVideo | From Reach Associate™ to Classroom Teacher (Edgecombe County Public Schools)Video | Using Opportunity Culture® Roles to Support Science of Reading-Based Instruction (Wilson County Schools)Video | Janie Martin on Being a Reach Associate™ (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)Video | A “Crucial” Opportunity Culture® Role: Reach Associates Provide Small-Group Tutoring (Hertford County Schools)Spotlight | Carlsbad Municipal Schools