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REDESIGNING HOW SCHOOL STAFFING IS ORGANIZED

When schools rely on rigid staffing patterns and conventional instruction, students lose access to the learning they deserve and teachers lose the support they need. Strategic Staffing & Instruction Design works with school teams to reimagine roles, design innovative instructional models, and implement targeted academic supports. These shifts expand student access to personalized, high-quality learning while creating more sustainable, collaborative roles for educators.

Strategic Staffing & Instructional Design

CitySchools Collaborative works with schools to rethink how teaching and learning are organized through innovative instructional models, collaborative staffing, and focused academic interventions.

When schools rethink how teaching and learning are organized, through innovative instructional models, collaborative staffing, and focused academic interventions:

  • Students gain more access to high-quality instruction and personalized learning.
  • Educators benefit from clearer roles, stronger collaboration, and structures that make the work more sustainable.
  • Schools accelerate student success while enabling educators to thrive.

With Strategic Staffing & Instructional Design, schools:

  • Implement team-based models where educators share instructional responsibility.
  • Build flexible schedules and spaces that support dynamic, student-centered learning.
  • Optimize resources and tools such as community partners, personalized learning platforms, and AI-enabled supports.
  • Establish supportive systems with differentiated compensation, distributed leadership, and targeted professional development.

National research shows that innovative instructional and staffing models can lead to stronger student outcomes, improved teacher retention, and more equitable access to high-quality instruction.

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DC Bright Spots

  • Center City Brightwood Campus designed a staffing model that allows multiple educators to support almost every section of students throughout the school day.
  • DC Scholars Public Charter School leveraged team-based models to extend the reach of their strongest teachers and to integrate tutoring initiatives into their team-based models.
  • Friendship Public Charter Schools (PCS) crafted a new set of instructional roles to extend the effective reach of the best teachers to more students.

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Upcoming Event

Join CityTutor DC on Wednesday, November 20, for A Brighter Future: Learnings from Transforming Teaching, as we celebrate key findings and lessons learned during the pilot year of our Transforming Teaching Pilot (TTP) initiative.

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