LIFE2:Proposal • March 14th, 2024
Contract Type FiledMarch 14th, 2024INTRODUCTION: One of the most urgent priorities for the Midlands Community Development Corporation (MCDC) in Columbia, South Carolina, is not only igniting, but sustaining continuous improvement in every school in our region. MCDC is a strong advocate for school and district transformation. What we have discovered as we have worked with schools and honored the voice of those closest to impacting the learning of children – our teachers – is that it should not be the job of educators alone to transform schools. School reform and transformation cannot be sustained without the buy-in and ownership of community stakeholders. We must leverage the intellectual, political, legislative and social capital of all community stakeholders to ensure the engine of transformation for our schools continues to run and produce access to highly effective and accomplished teachers, school leaders and school superintendents who can accelerate closing stubborn and persistent achievement gaps and facilitate co