Student Achievement
Through Empowering
Teacher Leaders
Jennifer Smith, Ed.S.
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
Wendy Rich, M.Ed.
Director of Elementaryy Education
Julie Pack, Ed.S.
Director of Secondary Education
Welcome and Agenda
– Asheboro City Schools Teacher Leadership Academy
• Frameworks for Learning
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Our journey!
Finding Teacher Leaders
The Structure of the TLA
The Impact and Power of the Experience
• TLA Graduates
• Other District Officials
– Enriching
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– Resources
– Seeking Feedback
• Where are we are now?
ACS Instructional
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Overview of Sessions
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Session 1: July 25, Knowing Yourself
Session 2: September 12, Understanding and Working with Others
Session 3: October 15, Conflict, Culture, and Change
Session 4: November 8, Professional Communities of Best Practice
Session 5: December 11, Transforming School Culture to Reach
Shared Goals
Session 6: February 8, High Poverty High Performing Schools
Session 7: March 13, The Complexity of Change
Session 8: April 19, What Have We Learned? Presentation of Projects
Overview of Projects
TLA Graduates’ Reflections
• Elizabeth Bernhardt
– Elementary Instructional
Facilitator
• Chandra Manning
– Secondary Literacy Coach
TLA Highlights Video
• (video—currently
(video currently in production—will
production will be
added before presentation)
As an administrator new to Asheboro City Schools, I have been extremely impressed
with the high level of leadership shown by many of the teachers at my school. Our
teachers hold major leadership positions in all of our key committees including our
School Improvement Team, our RTI Committee, our Curriculum, Instruction and
Assessment Committee, and our PBIS Committee. In addition, our teacher leaders
regularly provide in-house professional development to their colleagues on a variety of
topics including implementing the Common Core, effective classroom management
techniques, EC and ESL strategies, NC Teacher Evaluation, 21stt Century Skills, and
technology integration.
As I reflect on the willingness our of teachers to assume significant leadership
opportunities in our school, I believe that our district encourages a leadership mindset
through our Teacher Leadership Academy. This intensive training gives our teachers a
formalized manner in which to learn valuable leadership skills and define themselves as
leaders both to their colleagues and, perhaps most importantly, to themselves.
~ Brooke Zehmer, Assistant Principal—Lindley Park Elementary
Enriching the Experience
• The Announcement
• Awards
• Cohort members can return to be part of
presentation teams
Resource Examples
• Katzenmeyer & Moller
Moller, Awakening the
Sleeping Giant (Main Text)
• Kotter,, Our Iceburg
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• Capretta, Eichinger, Lombardo, & Swisher,
FYI for Teams
• Dufours, Eaker, & Many, Learning by Doing
• Marzano, Classroom Instruction that Works
• Jackson
Jackson, How to Plan Rigorous Instruction
Seeking Feedback
Your Feedback
• www.socrative.com
– Room #724305
– Use your laptop, smartphone, or tablet
Thank You!
Contact Information
Information:
jsmith1@asheboro.k12.nc.us
wrich@asheboro k12 nc us
wrich@asheboro.k12.nc.us
jpack@asheboro.k12.nc.us