September 2023
Teacher Leader Pathway News
"Education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom"- George Washington Carver
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What a fantastic first week of school! We saw so many smiling faces. There was definitely excitement in the air as students returned to our buildings this year.
As we transition out of summer and into fall, take some time to rest and relax- soak up the last bit of summer. Do your best to recharge so that you can carry this momentum throughout the rest of the school year.
Check this latest newsletter for
- Support contacts
- Principal Corner
- Available TLP Positions
- TLP Mixer
- Fall PD
- Requalification Information
- Link to the Resource Hub
If you have teacher-leader team members who are not receiving the newsletter, please forward this email to them, and instruct them to use the link below.
--The Department of Teacher Leadership Team
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The Department of Teacher Leadership is here to assist you. Each team member is assigned a group of schools to support this year. Please contact your assigned school support specialist with any TLP needs you may have. Click the button below to find the team member assigned to your school. |
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The Department of Teacher Leadership would like to extend a big welcome to the newest schools in the Teacher Leader Pathway and those that were accepted into our 2023-2024 talent pool. There are now 118 TLP schools choosing to implement the pathway in order to positively impact student achievement, school culture, teacher effectiveness, teacher recruitment, and teacher retention. This year's talent pool resulted in 237 educators being added to TLP.
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Fall Site Visits are Here!
One of the priorities of the Department of Teacher Leadership is to provide strategies and guidance to support all Teacher Leader Pathway schools. For us to provide the necessary support for each school implementing the Teacher Leader Pathway, we will conduct site visits each semester. To provide the necessary support for you, your teacher leaders, and your schools, our team will begin fall visits on September 11th. The window for fall check-in completion will close on November 30th. Please use the link below to register for your check-in with your assigned school support person.
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Mentor Update
Multi-classroom leaders cannot serve in the role of mentor. Mentors and their mentees must be evaluated on the same rubric. Teachers are evaluated on the teacher rubric and Multi-Classroom Leaders are evaluated using the Teacher Leader Specialist (TLS) rubric.
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Fall Professional Learning Opportunities |
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In addition to specific courses for EITs and MCLs, the Department of Teacher Leadership will also be offering the following courses by Crucial Learning on a regular basis during the 2023-2024 school year. All classes will be offered in person from 8:30 am-3:30 pm at Spaugh. All TLP talent pool members and TLP Principals, Assistant Principals, and Deans are eligible to attend. Please verify with your administrator that you are able to attend each session as we will not be able to give you credit for the course if you miss a day.
Course dates are listed on MyTalent pages linked below.
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Getting Things Done (GTD) is training that teaches individuals how to increase focus on the most meaningful work, organize information, prioritize commitments, create mental space for innovation, and achieve stress-free productivity. It is productivity with purpose, or in other words—getting more of the right stuff done. |
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Crucial Conversations, “A discussion between two or more people where (1) stakes are high, (2) opinions vary, and (3) emotions run strong”. This course teaches methods for identifying when crucial conversations are taking place, how to diffuse tension and create an environment where all parties feel comfortable contributing to a shared beneficial solution. Crucial Conversations teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics—at all levels. |
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Influencer is a two-day leadership course that teaches proven behavior change strategies. This course allows participants to diagnose the real causes behind unsuccessful change efforts effectively, better motivate and enable others regardless of position, and identify six sources of influence to create lasting behavior changes.
*Crucial Conversations is the prerequisite for Influencer
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Crucial Accountability enables those who already know Crucial Conversations skills to learn accountability skills. During the course, participants will learn to diagnose why some people continually fall short of set expectations. This course teaches participants to derive a plan that both motivates and enables the other person to successfully change undesirable or inconsistent behaviors.
*Crucial Conversations and Influencer are prerequisites to Crucial Accountability.
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MCL Peer-To-Peer sessions are back for the 23-24 school year! Please save the following dates:
- Thursday, October 5th, 2023
- Thursday, December 7th, 2023
- Thursday, February 8th, 2024
- Thursday, April 11th, 2024
An additional email will be sent with registration links and a survey to provide feedback on what topics you would like to cover.
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The following positions are available for immediate hire!
See below for TLP vacancies for the 2023-2024 school year. The transfer window has ended so any position that you are interested in applying for must be considered a promotional move and fall within your maximum role determination.
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Requalification
The TLP requalification window will open on October 2nd and remain open until December 15th.
During this time, existing TLP teacher-leaders in their requalification year will be sent information about the documentation required for submission.
Requalification may result in a higher or lower maximum role determination, based on your updated documents.
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Coaching Caseloads
Use the form at the link below to list the names of teachers assigned to your coaching caseload.
Please be reminded of the following coaching limitations:
- EIT 3- Maximum 2 people coached for up to 50% of the EIT3’s day.
- MCL 1- Maximum 6 people
- MCL 2- Maximum 10 people, although research indicates that coaching caseloads above 8 have a negative impact on student impact and retention.
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Resource Hub
Attention Teacher Leaders! The resource hub is now LIVE!
Use this site to quickly find resources for coaching, leading PLCs, and improving your individual growth.
We will be adding resources so bookmark the link and check back frequently! If you have a resource you would like to submit to share with other MCLs you can submit it on the resource hub page.
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Join your colleagues from Teacher Leader Pathway for an opportunity to mix and mingle! On Wednesday, October 18th gather with other teacher leaders from our district for networking, food, and fun!
*Location and Time TBA*
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