Question 5 - Were there any themes or concepts during the length of the program you were hoping would be covered but weren't?

Question 5 - Were there any themes or concepts during the length of the program you were hoping would be covered but weren't? Focus group participants were eager to give suggestions for new topics or concepts for future SCOPE cohort members. One potential concept discussed was mentoring and coaching. Rather than the participants having mentors, they wanted to know what they could do to help mentor and coach teachers. Participants also wanted to learn more about the concept of response to intervention. They wanted to hear what cohort members from other school systems were doing to address this as “there are so many different ways of implementing that model.” It was felt that it would “be interesting to see how people would be approaching that information” regarding response to intervention. With No Child Left Behind passing and a new education initiative in development, participants would like to learn about strategies on bridging the achievement gap. One participant indicated that they were “looking at 10% of the population not doing well on the state tests” and