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Where is this happening?
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Opportunity Culture implementation began in Texas in the 2015–16 school year when the Texas Education Agency (TEA) made Texas the first state to support multiple districts in implementing Opportunity Culture designs. Opportunity Culture districts in Texas now include:
- Aldine Independent School District: This Houston-area school district began implementing Opportunity Culture models in the 2021–22 school year.
- Big Spring Independent School District: The Big Spring ISD, an eight-campus district in west Texas, began Opportunity Culture implementation in the 2015–16 school year.
- Ector County Independent School District: In 2019-20, Ector County ISD in Odessa, Texas, along with Midland ISD, began designing Opportunity Culture models with residencies in partnership with the University of Texas Permian Basin.
- El Paso Independent School District: El Paso ISD, the largest of the school districts serving El Paso, Texas, began implementing Opportunity Culture models in the 2021–22 school year.
- Harlandale Independent School District: Harlandale ISD, in south-central San Antonio, began implementation in the 2016–17 school year.
- Klein Independent School District: Klein ISD began implementing Opportunity Culture models in the 2021–22 school year.
- La Vega Independent School District: La Vega ISD, outside Waco, began implementing Opportunity Culture models in the 2021–22 school year.
- Midland Independent School District: In 2019-20, this Texas district, along with Ector County ISD, began designing Opportunity Culture models with residencies in partnership with the University of Texas Permian Basin.
- Mineral Wells Independent School District: Mineral Wells ISD began implementing Opportunity Culture models in the 2017–18 school year.
- South San Antonio Independent School District: South San Antonio ISD began implementation in the 2017–18 school year.
- Spring Branch Independent School District: Spring Branch ISD, which serves portions of western Houston, began implementing Opportunity Culture models in the 2017–18 school year.
- Waco Independent School District: Waco ISD began implementing Opportunity Culture models in the 2021–22 school year.