The Best in Class coalition is a joint venture between the Commit Partnership and Educate Texas of the Communities Foundation of Texas. We engage with school districts across Texas to strategically define and measure educator effectiveness and utilize this data to create the conditions for educator and student success.

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About Us
We support districts in multiple functions, from cultivating student interest in the profession, to working with Institutions of Higher Education and Educator Preparation Programs to ensure the highest quality preparation and clinical experiences. Through personalized consultation, the multiplier effect of meaningful professional convenings, and tools and resources to support the work, we strive to support school district and systems level leaders and teams as they implement and manage changes that ensure conditions are optimal for educators to have rewarding, well-compensated, and impactful careers.
More About Us30% Grade-level gains after strategically staffing high-performing teachers in select “Improvement Required” schools through Dallas ISD’s ACE program

Our Goal
Our North Star goal is growing the proportion of students across Texas who are on track for college and career success
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Featured Toolkit
The Accelerating Campus Excellence initiative (ACE) changes the human capital paradigm in schools by incentivizing a school district's more effective educators to lead and teach at historically underperforming campuses.
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2019 Teacher Survey
Check out what educators in Dallas-Fort Worth shared in the 2019 Teacher Survey.
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Our Toolkits
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Our Initiatives
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Our Groups
Learn More30% Grade-level gains after strategically staffing high-performing teachers in select “Improvement Required” schools through Dallas ISD’s ACE program

About Us
We support districts in multiple functions, from cultivating student interest in the profession, to working with Institutions of Higher Education and Educator Preparation Programs to ensure the highest quality preparation and clinical experiences. Through personalized consultation, the multiplier effect of meaningful professional convenings, and tools and resources to support the work, we strive to support school district and systems level leaders and teams as they implement and manage changes that ensure conditions are optimal for educators to have rewarding, well-compensated, and impactful careers.
More About Us
Our Goal
Our North Star goal is growing the proportion of students across Texas who are on track for college and career success
Learn More
Featured Toolkit
The Accelerating Campus Excellence initiative (ACE) changes the human capital paradigm in schools by incentivizing a school district's more effective educators to lead and teach at historically underperforming campuses.
View the Toolkit
2019 Teacher Survey
Check out what educators in Dallas-Fort Worth shared in the 2019 Teacher Survey.
View the Results
Powering Change
