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Building Teacher Capacity This Fall: Coaching Models That Support Retention, Readiness, and Results
Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by Mindy Rogers, Director of Opportunity Culture, Carlsbad Municipal School District (NM); and Derrick L. McMahon Jr., Former Educator, Current Customer Success Manager, Level Data
Sponsored by Level Data
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As you prepare for the new school year, you’re likely exploring strategies to ensure all teachers start strong and continue to receive the support they need to deliver high-quality instruction to their students. In this back-to-school edWebinar, a district leader from Carlsbad Municipal Schools in New Mexico shares how they built effective, sustainable coaching systems that are helping them attract new talent and support educators at every stage of their careers.
View this edWebinar to learn:
- How to create coaching systems that meet all teachers’ needs—from first-year hires to experienced educators
- How coaching systems can create a distributed leadership model that reduces the workload for principals and other leaders
- What effective professional learning looks like when it is job embedded, focused on subject-area content, and ongoing
- How to connect instructional coaching with retention goals and student growth
No matter the size or structure of your district or school, you walk away with practical strategies that you can use right away to improve the culture of coaching in your community. This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.
About the Presenters
Mindy Rogers is the Director of Opportunity Culture in Carlsbad Municipal Schools, entering her 19th year in education. She brings experience across PK-12 public education and executive roles in private education. Mindy previously led Opportunity Culture® in Ector County ISD (Odessa, TX) and began implementation in Carlsbad in 2023. Opportunity Culture® is an innovative staffing model that focuses on personalized, job-embedded professional development to improve teacher retention and uses small-group tutoring to boost student achievement. Mindy is passionate about supporting school leaders through professional development and coaching to build leadership capacity across districts.
Derrick L. McMahon Jr. is a dynamic and dedicated Customer Success Manager at Level Data with a diverse background in K-12 education. He enjoys leveraging his experiences as a classroom teacher, school leader, and passion for EdTech to help empower schools and districts to develop effective educators while driving student achievement. He currently manages partnerships with school districts such as DC Public Schools, Newark Board of Education, Carlsbad Municipal School District, and DeKalb County Schools.
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