BEST NC: Business for Educational Success and Transformation in NC

Today in North Carolina, Advanced Teaching Roles (ATR) are providing new avenues for teacher leadership, modernizing outdated school organizational models, empowering school leaders, providing novice teachers with embedded support, and improving student achievement. BEST NC is pleased to release a new policy brief on our state’s Advanced Teaching Roles program. This policy brief explains what ATR is, captures the history of the initiative, summarizes the research on its impact, shares best practices for school districts, and provides recommendations for scaling statewide.?Learn more about ATR and download the full brief at https://lnkd.in/e-Pf-CFN!

Compared to other state positions, teachers reach their earning potential much slower. Not only is there a need to increase the level and competitiveness of pay, but also to invest in early-career teacher salary. Front loading the schedule means teachers could earn full pay when they reach their full professional potential.

? Updated from BEST NC! Teacher Pay in North Carolina: A Smart Investment in Student Achievement. Includes new analyses of how increased and transformed teacher salary structures can make North Carolina a national leader in teacher pay! https://lnkd.in/eHY47i7E #NCEd ?? The report provides a rigorous, data-driven assessment of the teacher pipeline and teacher pay in North Carolina. It examines the challenges posed by our current system, including previously unexplored angles, such as how long it takes to reach the top of the pay schedule conflicts with the need to support a family. (See how it works out for a family of 4 with two incomes). ?? The data in the report clearly illustrate the need for a significant and strategic teacher pay investment to retain effective educators and recruit the next generation of North Carolina teachers, ensuring all students have access to a great teacher.

#DYK BEST NC's NEW Teacher Apprenticeship Brief is available to download now at https://lnkd.in/eZ9yJrm8 Get your copy for free today! #NCEd

Creating teacher apprenticeships within an Advanced Teaching Role structure ensures that both students and apprentice teachers have access to a highly-effective teacher. Learn more in BEST NC's New Teacher Apprenticeship report. https://lnkd.in/eZ9yJrm8 #NCEd

Apprenticeships work! Across industries, they improve workplace culture, strengthen the talent pipeline, boost productivity, and reduce turnover for both employees and employers. As one of the largest workforces in the state, it's time for the teaching profession to adopt this talent strategy! https://lnkd.in/eZ9yJrm8 #NCEd

More schools are filling classroom vacancies with teachers who have not received training or classroom experience, commonly known as Lateral Entry teachers.?By offering registered apprenticeships, these Lateral Entry candidates receive the experience and training they need to be successful as a future teacher. Learn more in?BEST NC's New Teacher Apprenticeship report. https://lnkd.in/eZ9yJrm8 #NCEd

Teacher Apprenticeship is a critical strategy to reduce teacher turnover and increase teaching quality. When schools replace teachers lost to attrition with brand new teachers, they are, in effect, “starting over” with a new teacher who must enter the profession and improve their effectiveness over time. Learn more in?BEST NC's New Teacher Apprenticeship report. https://lnkd.in/eZ9yJrm8 #NCEd

?? New from BEST NC! Teacher Apprenticeship in North Carolina: Exploring In-Classroom Preparation for the Next Generation of Teachers is now available online: https://lnkd.in/eZ9yJrm8. ? Why does North Carolina need Teacher Apprenticeship now? Like other states, we have a rapidly expanding core of teacher candidates who are eager to teach students, but are unprepared to do so. ?? Our Teacher Apprenticeship report provides rigorous, research-driven insights for enhancing the teacher pipeline through a cohesive teacher apprenticeship strategy in North Carolina. It expands on other Educator Innovation initiatives, like Advanced Teaching Roles and TeachNC. This report clearly explains how North Carolina can break the vicious cycle of teacher turnover and replace it with a virtuous cycle of strengthening the teacher pipeline through apprenticeship programs. #NCEd

The chart below shows Fall 2023 UNC System acceptance rates, broken down by the type of high school students attended. #NCEd