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This significant investment builds on our work over the last decade that has included: 

• Establishing the highest starting teacher salaries in the nation;

• Building a career ladder that empowers teachers and leaders to plan their career trajectories;

• Ensuring clear expectations on how what teaching and learning looks like in DCPS schools;

• Providing a rigorous curriculum and scope and sequence;

• Providing aligned support and professional development through LEAP;

• Celebrating our teachers and leaders at Standing Ovation;

• And more.

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At its core, RISE provides professional development and learning opportunities to teachers, assistant principals, and principals at our highest need schools.