PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AS A PATHWAY, NOT A LADDER The district takes the same personalized approach with adult learning that it does with students. Advanced Teaching Roles began as a career ladder designed to retain top talent; today they function as a lattice of roles and routes. Teachers who want to lead can step into multiclassroom leadership; content experts can serve as Teacher Development Specialists; highly effective practitioners who prefer to stay rooted in classroom instruction can opt to extend their impact to larger rosters with additional compensation and support. “Not everyone wants the same career,” Bennett says. “We want great educators to see a future here— without feeling like the only way up is out of the classroom.” THE NEXT 24 MONTHS: DEEPEN, EXPAND, PERSONALIZE Over the coming two years,Vance County’s priorities are clear. The district will deepen its personalized learning model for students and staff; expand the SLICE and SPARK NC experiences to reflect new careers and community input; strengthen pathways in emergency management, public safety, and health; and continue tuning its technology strategy so devices remain tools rather than tethers.The Center for Innovation will remain the district’s engine for 398 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 12
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