RISE, a DCPS
equity initiative.
RISE
RISE — Rigorous Instruction Supports Equity — was a Department of Education TSL grant from 2020-2023 that worked to cultivate, support, and invest in DCPS teachers, assistant principals, and principals at RISE schools.
At its core, RISE was about honoring educators as professionals and providing opportunities to learn and grow.
The RISE grant ended September 30, 2023. The work of recruiting, retaining and developing DCPS' teachers and leaders continues within DCPS' Central Office. If you have a question about RISE, please see below:
If you are a RISE educator or school leader with a question, please contact:
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For questions about RISE stipends contact Ryan Turgeon
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For questions about future educator content professional development, contact the Professional Learning team
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For questions about future school leader professional development, contact the School Leader Recruitment, Selection, and Development (SLRSD) team
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For questions about recruitment initiatives, contact the Office of Talent Acquisition & Retention (TAR)
Please use this link to find additional Central Office contact information that may be helpful to you.
Since the grant ended, DCPS continues to support educators and school leaders across the district--extending the reach of RISE's most important work. To learn more, visit:
For more information about the key components of the RISE grant, please see below.
RISE Educators
Ensuring that our best educators are in RISE schools.
At DCPS, we work to recruit, develop, and invest in a talented, caring, and diverse team to provide a learning experience where students get the rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social emotional learning experiences. RISE provided professional development and learning opportunities for teachers at our highest need schools, notably:
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RISE Speaker Series (SY2022-2023)
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RISE Summer Conference Series (Summers 2022 and 2023)
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Exploring Leadership Workshop Series (SY2022-2023)
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Microcredential Opportunities (SY2020-2021, 2021-2022)
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RISE New and veteran Educator Networking Opportunities (SY2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023)
RISE Bonuses
Signing Bonuses
At DC Public Schools, we believe that talent is a key lever for equity. Aligned with this belief, RISE enabled DCPS to offer signing bonuses in SY2022-2023 and SY2023-2024 to teachers joining our highest need schools in specific high-need content area.
RISE Effective Educator Bonus
This pilot bonus incentive supported growth for DCPS teachers at RISE schools by providing a bonus for classroom teachers who are moving along their LIFT stages and continuing their professional growth at our highest need schools. Like LIFT, this program is about recognizing teachers as professionals and investing in educators in our schools.
All RISE bonuses were funded through the Department of Education's TSL grant, which ended September 30, 2023. If you were a RISE educator from SY2020-2023 and have questions about bonuses, please contact Ryan Turgeon.
RISE Assistant Principals and Principals
Supporting leaders in RISE schools
At DCPS, we work to recruit, develop, and invest in talented, caring, and diverse leaders to provide a learning experience where students get the rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social emotional learning experiences. The RISE grant supported individuals to grow and lead in RISE schools, notably:
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Emerging Leaders Program (SY2022-2023)
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RISE Principal Residency (SY2021-2022 and SY2022-2023)
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Professional Networking and Learning Opportunities (SY2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023)
RISE Bonuses
Signing Bonuses
At DC Public Schools, we believe that talent is a key lever for equity. Aligned with this belief, RISE enabled DCPS to offer signing bonuses in SY2022-2023 and SY2023-2024 to teachers joining our highest need schools in specific high-need content area.
RISE Effective Principal and Assistant Principal Bonus
This pilot bonus incentive supported growth for DCPS assistant principals and principals at RISE schools. DCPS knows that leadership matters. The RISE Effective Assistant Principal and Principal Bonus Program was all about supporting our rising school leaders who are working to support students in our RISE schools.
All RISE bonuses were funded through the Department of Education's TSL grant, which ended September 30, 2023. If you were a RISE school leader from SY2020-2023 and have questions about bonuses, please contact Ryan Turgeon.
RISE Schools
At DCPS, we work to promote equity, eliminate opportunity gaps, and systematically interrupt institutional bias. For the RISE grant, we identified the DCPS schools that received a 1- or 2- STAR rating on the DC School Report Card as participant schools.
During the grant period, teachers, assistant principals, and principals at the follow schools could access additional resources through professional development and performance-based compensation during the grant period:
Education Campuses
Middle
Schools
Eliot-Hine MS
Johnson MS
Kelly Miller MS
Kramer MS
MacFarland MS
McKinley MS
Sousa MS
High
Schools
Anacostia HS
Ballou HS
Ballou STAY HS
Coolidge HS
Dunbar HS
Eastern HS
H.D. Woodson HS
Ron Brown HS
Roosevelt HS
Roosevelt STAY HS
Elementary
Schools
Aiton ES
Beers ES
Bunker Hill ES
CW Harris ES
Drew ES
Garfield ES
Hendley ES
Houston ES
King ES
Langley ES
Leckie ES
Miner ES
Moten ES
Noyes ES
Patterson ES
Simon ES
Smothers ES
Stanton ES
Thomas ES
Tubman ES
Turner ES
Browne EC
Cardozo EC
Walker-Jones EC
Wheatley EC