TEACHER LEADERSHIP IN IPS

Mindy Schlegel, Human Resource Services Operations Officer

September 27, 2018

Overview

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Why Teacher Leadership for IPS?

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Teacher Leadership

4 Elevating Teachers as Experts and Leaders

Leading Groups &

Teams

Teacher

Leadership

Teacher Leadership

5 Role Types (SY 2018–19)

There are different ways the district offers teachers

an opportunity to build their leadership:

Evaluation TL

Recruitment TL

OC role:

Expanded Impact

Teacher

Clinical Prep TL

Change Agents

OC role: Multi-

Classroom Leader

Senior Clinical

Prep TL

Lead SPED

Specialist

• TL denotes Teacher Leader

• OC denotes Opportunity Culture

Teacher Leadership

6 Opportunities for Growth

Teach & Learn

All Teachers

Communicate & Support

Evaluation

Recruitment

Model & Train

Change Agents

Expanded Impact Teachers

Clinical Prep TLs

Coach

Senior Clinical Prep Leader

Multi-Classroom Leaders

Special Education TLs

Compensation Structure

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Compensation Roles

$6,800–$18,300 Multi-Classroom Leader

$6,800 Expanded Impact Teacher

$7,000 Senior Clinical Prep TL

$5,000Change Agents, Clinical Prep, Evaluation,

Recruitment, Special Education Leads

$1,000 Clinical Prep

Application Process

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Data submission, performance task, work

sample/observation

Interview

Centralized application with differentiated,

role-specific questions

Administrator recommendation

Year-Over-Year Iteration

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• 40% increase in district TL applications from 2017

• 380 applications for TL roles last year

SY 2016–17TL Count: 51

SY 2017–18TL Count: 98

SY 2018–19TL Count: 175

What Teachers Are Saying

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This is a great opportunity

to expand yourself and

your salary, while staying

in the classroom.

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”My coach empowers me to

process through tough

situations.

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”I love being a teacher leader

and the opportunities it gives to

me to help teachers develop

their craft. I appreciate the

opportunity to make IPS great.

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It’s been fun to be a part

of the team! We work

well together and get a

lot done.

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”I appreciate IPS investing in

finding ways to pay

teachers stipends for our

leadership work within

schools.

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The program gives teacher

a means of multiplying their

efforts and networking with

other teachers.

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Questions and Answers

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