RE: Question 1: Your "A" team idea
The idea of an "A Team" is not meant to be a quick fix, but as as support mechanism that taps the expertise of experienced professionals. This sends a message that working with the lowest students is actually a career ladder move "up" and may help turn the tide on teachers fleeing to more affluent schools. Students would not feel betrayed if the A Team teachers worked closely with them and their regular teachers in cohorts. Thus the A Team will "graduate" along with the students. It's just an idea to get us to think "out of the box." |
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