Teacher Leadership @ Linn-Mar

Teacher Leadership @ LM

Full time release Full time release

Mentor Coaches (3)

Instructional Coaches

(11 + 2)

Technology Integration Coaches (5)

Model Teachers

(20) Induction Specialist

(51)

Curriculum Facilitators

(27)

Team & Program Leaders

(28)

Program Coordinators

(2)

In the classroom (100%)

Course Development Facilitator (3)

Preparation through Launch Hiring Timeline

December-January 2014

Grant Writing

January 31, 2014Grant submitted

March 3, 2014Grant awarded

April 2014Full time release

positions posted & interviewed

April 21, 2014Program

Coordinators start date in position

May 2, 2014Coach positions

offered and announced

May 2014In-classroom

positions posted and interviewed

June 2014PD in Waukee &

Ankeny

August 1-8, 2014Program Launch: Full-

time release positions begin work

Rigorous application

• Interpersonal skills (constructive relationships)• District vision• Risk taking• Leader of change (student and teacher)• Assessing strengths/needs/interests of other

teachers• Support peers through problem solving• Effectively improve teaching• Teacher fit assessment (AppliTrack)

Interview Questions, for Full Time Release Positions

Question Look-For’sTell us about your knowledge of and current use of adult learning models.***

Knowledge of how to facilitate and support adult learning.

Give us an example of how you currently collect and analyze data to improve your practice and student achievement.

Ability to analyze data that impacts student learning. Evidence of changing teaching methods/styles to ensure student achievement.

Have you ever received feedback on your performance with which you did not agree? / Have you ever given professional feedback to someone who didn’t agree with you?***

Ability to give/receive/utilize feedback. Partners with administrators and peers.

Give us an example of your involvement and specific strategies and outcomes that have been a direct result of your current PLC group.***

Leads instructional change. Facilitates improvement in instruction and student achievement as well as provides/shares best practices.

How do you advocate for student learning and the profession?

Engaged in professional research, teach beyond the classroom; focus on advancing the profession and lead change.

Question Look-For’s

Tell us how you specifically lead outreach efforts and ensure collaboration with parents and the community?

Fosters a collaborative culture to support student achievement.

Presentation:Wide open….with a few parameters

Actualize teacher leadership collaboratively

Effectively communicates teacher leadership and improving student learning

Links own strengths, passions, research and best practices to operationalize the District’s mission

Interview Questions, continued

*** In-classroom position interview question as wellAdditional in-classroom position question:If you were to get a Teacher Leader Stipend Position, what would your first semester look like?

Linn-Mar Teacher Leadership Program (from applicant interview)

Program CoordinatorsVarious duties, paperwork, leading

trainings, meeting with TLC teachers, sharing skills, working in tandem

Course Development Facilitators-~Writing course work for set classes to be held at

LMU (Linn-Mar University)~Help with Summer Academy

Mentor Coaches-provide intense support, lesson planning, curriculum

implementation for Yr. 1 and yr. 2 teachers.

Instructional Strategists-provide intense support, planning, collaboration for all

teachers in your building. Giving teachers access to best practice

Curriculum Facilitators-will work to implement curriculum initiatives

within the buildings

Induction Specialist-provide immediate Q and A help/guidance in building when Mentor Coaches are

somewhere else

Program Leaders-focused initiatives within elementary buildings-PBIS

(operates similar to what it is now)

Team Leaders-grade level/content leaders operating much similar to what they do

now.

Technology Integration Coaches-providing technology support, as

well as implementing cutting edge practice and tools into

teacher’s daily delivery of instruction.

Model Teachers-these teachers have an open door policy so to speak. They allow others to watch them in their craft and

will meet/conferences about their teaching with other teachers.

How do we get results? (from applicant interview)

How teacher leadership will improve student learning: 1. Effective coaching encourages

collaborative, reflective practice(talk with each other)

2. Productive professional learning promotes positive cultural change

In order to accomplish the above ideas: I think we access data first- as a building/district first then as individual teachers. That data should drive initial initiatives and then we push forward with finding best practice/strategies that will help combat that data

How I will link my individual strengths, passions, research and best practice to operationalize the District's Mission.• Passionate• Will provide a variety of resources-

wide array of talents/experience• Accessible and approachable• I will work hard no matter if I am

the coordinator or a strategist.• Training ideas w/ Legos• Recommended books for specific

positions

Video used in applicant interview

Applied Teacher Leader Standards (from applicant interview)

Student Support Instructional CoachDomain I: Fostering a collaborative culture to support educator development and student learning.The Teacher:a. Creates a cohesive classroom by utilizing my associates in a way that best

suits their talents.Domain II: Accessing and using research to improve practice and student learningDomain III: Promoting professional learning for continuous improvementDomain IV: Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learningDomain V: Promoting the use of assessments and data for school and district improvementDomain VI: Improving outreach and collaboration with familiesDomain VII: Advocating for student learning and the profession

Infusing Linn-Mar’s Mission & Vision (applicant interview)

Linn-Mar already has many highly effective teachers who Inspire Learning every day. The TLP will Empower that Achievement by taking advantage of these great resources and allowing ALL teachers to access to their knowledge and expertise.

Teacher Leaders will work as a Professional Learning Community to “distribute the wealth,” ensuring that we build upon and learn from one and others' strengths

The student model

When a student is in need of assistance, in either a remediation or enrichment scenario, a team is brought together to discuss and implement the best options: teachers, counselors, administrators, parents.

The Teacher Leadership Program will work similarly for teachers needing/wanting assistance in order to improve their effectiveness in the classroom. It will use the Instructional Strategist, Technology Integration Coach, Model Teacher, Mentor, Curriculum Facilitator and Program Leader as their team, drawing upon the expertise of each in order to improve the classroom teachers' ability to further student learning.

Implementation timeframe (from applicant interview)

Building the plane while we're flying

Year 1: Strong focus on rehabilitating Mentor Program, installing Instructional Strategists, utilizing TICs, organizing Program Leaders and Curriculum Facilitators, building the Teacher Leader PLC

Year 2: Constructing and sustaining relationships, with classroom teachers, pushing the institutional change of opening classroom doors (using Model Teachers), continued work on organization of program, adding & deleting positions where needed, evaluating effectiveness of program in relation to student learning

Year 3: Continued refinement and evaluation of the program, considering options if funding is not renewed

Year 1 through Year 2 Planning Hiring Timeline

August 2014 - Today

Full scale implementation with 150 positions in TLP

September 2014 – January 2015

Cognitive Coaching• 8 days• 19 Coaches, 2 TL

Coordinators, 9 stipend positions, 10 principals, Deputy Superintendent, Student Service Director

December 2014 - Today

Program Evaluation & Year 2 planning• 12/16/14 – full time

positions re-posted• Planned 2/15 – in-

classroom positions re-posted

Ways to Follow our Progress

http://www.linnmar.k12.ia.us/tlp/default.asphttp://lmlionleaders.blogspot.com/Twitter: @LionLeaders