Tag: team-based models

Susana Cordova and Carole Basile talk via Zoom.

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 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.