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Case study | Lawrence, MA

Jun 24, CPRL & E4E

State Receivership, Collaboration, and the CBA

Under state receivership, district and union leaders collaborated to develop a contract aligned to the Turnaround Plan, establishing policies such as school-based decision-making with teacher leadership teams and performance-based compensation aligned to a career ladder.
Compensation School-based Flexibility Teacher Leadership
Case study | Lindsay, CA

Jun 24, CPRL & E4E

Leveraging a Flexible Contract to Do Right by Learners and Learning Facilitators

Strong working relationships, earned organizational trust, and a shared student-centered vision allow the district to maintain a flexible contract that leaves space for ongoing collaboration and problem-solving between district and union leaders. This has led to aligned policies such as flexibility on class size and teaching hours, and investment in professional learning.
School-based Flexibility Teacher Leadership
Case study | Minneapolis, MN

Mar 23, E4E

How Minneapolis Teachers Achieved District-Level Change to Layoff Policy

The contract expanded layoff policy criteria beyond seniority to prioritize teacher diversity. Example categories include teachers who are among populations of underrepresented licensed teachers, teachers who graduated from Grow Your Own programs, and teachers in racially isolated schools.
Layoffs
Case study | Meriden, CT

Jun 24, CPRL & E4E

Productive Working Relationships and the Power of Off-Cycle Contract Change in Meriden Public Schools

The district utilized Memorandums of Understanding to pilot and evaluate an expanded learning day in some schools before expanding it district-wide via the contract, creating space for the intentional building of buy-in among stakeholders.
School-based Flexibility
Case study | Ravenswood, CA

Jun 24, CPRL & E4E

Relationship-Building and Continuous Improvement

District and union leaders engaged frequently and transparently in developing a contract that resulted in salary increases for all teachers, as well as an innovative career ladder designed to incentivize and reward high performance. These adoptions were tested through a soft launch and pilot year with built-in opportunities for renegotiation.
Compensation Professional Learning Teacher Evaluation Teacher Leadership