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‘No shortage of innovation’: A closer look at the Strategic School Staffing Summit 2025

The Strategic School Staffing Summit 2025, hosted by Arizona State University’s Next Education Workforce, will take place Feb. 5-6 and feature more than 40 sessions highlighting important topics relating to innovative team-based staffing.

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School and system leaders on the shift to strategic school staffing

School and system leaders share their experiences launching team-based strategic staffing models in new Next Education Workforce™ Virtual Site Visits videos.

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Teachers want collaborative and dynamic work environments

A new report highlights Next Education Workforce models as an example of strategic staffing that’s more attractive to teachers and more effective at meeting student needs.

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Experience innovative team-based staffing firsthand with Virtual Site Visits

Next Education Workforce’s Virtual Site Visits allow participants to watch three innovative, team-based school staffing models in action.

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How strategic staffing can attract and retain effective teachers

In a recently published guide from the National Council on Teacher Quality, the Next Education Workforce™ was highlighted as one of four approaches to transforming the teaching role through strategic staffing.

How teams are improving teacher job satisfaction and student academic support in Mesa, Ariz.

What happens when leaders and educators implement innovative, team-based staffing models in their schools and systems? Next Education Workforce™ models fundamentally redesign the one-teacher, one-classroom model to deepen and personalize learning for all students and improve working experiences for educators.

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