Tag: Arizona
How the 2026 Strategic School Staffing Summit reflects a turning point in the field
The seventh annual Strategic School Staffing Summit, hosted by Arizona State University’s Next Education Workforce™ initiative, took place Feb. 4–5, 2026, and featured more than 30 virtual sessions on how schools, systems and states are building and sustaining team-based staffing models, reflecting a field gaining traction and moving toward scale.
‘A night-and-day difference:’ Educators share how teaming has changed their schools for the better
Four educators from across the country shared how teaming shapes their day-to-day work in a session entitled “A Conversation With Educators Working in Next Education Workforce Models” during the 2026 Strategic School Staffing Summit.
Team-based school staffing expands across states, improving outcomes and experiences for students and educators
Across 16 U.S. states and two countries, educators are working in teams rather than alone, creating more student-centered learning environments while building careers that are collaborative, sustainable and satisfying. In just seven years, Next Education Workforce™ team-based staffing models have grown from a single school to 128 schools serving roughly 33,000 students.
A national first: North Dakota’s new approach to team-teaching
North Dakota became the first state in the nation to be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor for a new Lead Teacher Registered Apprenticeship, building upon the state’s pioneering efforts to strengthen its education workforce pipeline.
A Q&A with the authors of ‘Unlocking the Potential of Team-Based Staffing’
In this Q&A, co-authors Brent W. Maddin, Lennon Audrain, Lisa Maresso Wyatt and Kaycee Salmacia share the experiences that helped shape the book and their work with the Next Education Workforce; what they hope school and system leaders will take away from the book; and why this book is important, especially now.