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Episode Synopsis
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
My conversation with Dr. Maria Navarro, Superintendent of Charles County Public Schools, reveals a powerful blueprint for educational transformation in action.
Dr. Navarro's district has increased teacher diversity from 37.8% to 43.2% while dramatically expanding National Board Certification candidates from 8 to 117 teachers - showing how strategic leadership creates real change.
๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
โข ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ-๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: Piloting the 60/40 model (60% teaching, 40% teacher leadership) enables peer coaching and faster improvement.
โข ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ: Naming the idea that moving to high-needs schools can feel like a โdemotionโ opened honest, equity-centered conversationsโand change.
โข ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง: Charles, Calvert, & St. Maryโs are partnering with higher ed to build sustainable teacher pathways.
The Blueprint reforms aren't just policyโthey're changing how educators work together while keeping excellent teachers in classrooms through meaningful career advancement.
My conversation with Dr. Maria Navarro, Superintendent of Charles County Public Schools, reveals a powerful blueprint for educational transformation in action.
Dr. Navarro's district has increased teacher diversity from 37.8% to 43.2% while dramatically expanding National Board Certification candidates from 8 to 117 teachers - showing how strategic leadership creates real change.
๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
โข ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ-๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: Piloting the 60/40 model (60% teaching, 40% teacher leadership) enables peer coaching and faster improvement.
โข ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ: Naming the idea that moving to high-needs schools can feel like a โdemotionโ opened honest, equity-centered conversationsโand change.
โข ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง: Charles, Calvert, & St. Maryโs are partnering with higher ed to build sustainable teacher pathways.
The Blueprint reforms aren't just policyโthey're changing how educators work together while keeping excellent teachers in classrooms through meaningful career advancement.
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