Teacher Leadership Roles in the BPS
Principals: Following is a list of some of the teacher leadership roles that exist in Boston and may be applicable to your school. Many of these
roles are selected or even defined by the principal. You may find this list to be a useful tool for strategic matching of your teachers to the
leadership roles that are within your school. By selecting teachers with the right skills for these roles, you will increase your school’s capacity
to support effective teaching.
The following are examples of roles many teachers assume while teaching full time:
Role
Grade level team
leaders
Service Team
Facilitators
(for AAF)
Language
Assessment
Team (LAT)
Facilitator
Part-time New
Teacher
Developers
(NTDs)
August 2011
Description
Selection process
Support colleagues in effective data use; facilitate team
meetings, serve as an ILT member, representing their
content/grade-level team, communicate regularly with their
headmaster/principal and the whole faculty regarding the
team’s process and learning.
*A model job description template for this role is available
from the TLRC.
Facilitate cross-disciplinary teams to guide data-based
problem-solving using the Academic Achievement
Framework (AAF).
*Has an Implementation Guidebook
Varies: teachers volunteer,
rotate this responsibility, or
are selected by the principal
Support ELL data collection and use:
1) student identification
2) student placement and services
3) student assessment
4) monitoring procedures
5) supporting instruction through participation on ILT and
meeting with teachers re: student data
*Has a formal, written job description.
Part-time NTDs support the development of one or two
new teachers. “They provide critical orientation and inclassroom support to novice teachers, accelerate their skill
and knowledge development, and facilitate opportunities
for analysis of student work and understanding and
reflection on instructional decisions, curriculum
development and assessment of student achievement.”
*Has a formal, written job description.
Principals designate them
following OELL criteria
Principals designate them
Contacts
Comments
none
Many schools define this role
informally.
John Verre
jverre@boston.k12.ma.us
Claudia Rinaldi
crinaldi@edc.org
BPS OELL Department:
Eileen de los Reyes
edelosreyes@boston.k12.ma.
us
Principals designate them
following criteria from BPS
Office of Teacher
Development and
Advancement
Boston Teacher Leadership Resource Center
Maria Campanario
mcabps@gmail.com
BPS Teacher Development
and Advancement:
Your Notes
All schools will have at least
one by end of SY12. All BPS
schools are part of one of
four cohorts. Cohort 1 began
Fall 2010. Cohort 2 is
beginning implementation in
Fall 2011.
All schools have at least one.
Schools should designate 1
per 100 ELLs.
Compensation: Stipend varies
based on # of ELL students at
the school ($150 for <10;
$700 for 76+).
Compensation: contract
salary + 5%
Tamika Estwick
testwick@boston.k12.ma.us
Lesley Ryan Miller
lryan2@boston.k12.ma.us
http://www.bpe.org/teachers/teacherleaders
Math Leadership
Team members
Literacy
Facilitators
Science
Facilitators
T3 Teacher
Leaders
National Board
Candidate
Support
Facilitators
BTR mentors
Varies by school from passing on dept info to providing
instructional support for colleagues to leading schoolbased math team meetings
Principals designate or
teachers volunteer
Elementary: Passing on department info, piloting new
instructional materials, transmitting communication about
formative assessments and leading school-based
meetings/ PD where the principal supports this. Often on
the ILT and/or Literacy Leadership Team, where applicable.
Not supporting instruction in classrooms.
In Middle and High Schools they are called Literacy Leaders.
Science Facilitators have taken on a variety of instructional
leadership roles in the past, from training science teachers
to use the science kits to co-teaching “contextualized
content courses” with UMASS Boston to facilitating CCL
among science teachers.
T3 teachers work together as teams in low-performing
schools. They are hired as a cohort that comprises at least
25% of the school faculty. The cohort receives training
together and time for collaboration throughout the year. T3
teachers serve in a variety of leadership roles that help
facilitate and support the work of all teachers in the school
to significantly increase student achievement. In SY11 T3
teachers lead grade level or subject area teams, were on
the ILT, and supported data use/AAF/ RTI/ Inquiry.
NBCT Facilitators support candidates pursuing Take One or
certification through the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS). They support veteran teachers
to strengthen pedagogical skills and content knowledge.
Facilitators offer technical assistance and resources through
the Writing Seminars, Videotaping sessions, and assistance
with the Assessment Center testing.
Principals designate
Mentor a pre-service teacher: Collaborate with Residents,
and other school staff to engage in year-long critical
conversation based on practice, observations, data
collection and analysis. Engage Residents in the work of the
school, meet Residents at least 2 hours per week and
ensure completion of Resident’s Pre-service Performance
assessment. Monthly seminars on mentoring skills.
Selected by Boston Teacher
Residency
BPS/Elem Math- Linda
Davenport
ldavenport@boston.k12.ma.
us
Christine Hall- MS/HS
chall3@boston.k12.ma.us
ELA-Barbara McLaughlin
bmclaughlin@boston.k12.ma
.us
Compensation: up to $1000
depending on the school
ELA MS/HS- Oneida Fox Roye,
ofoxroye@boston.k12.ma.us
Selected by Science
Program Director (may be
referred by a principal)
Pam Pelletier, Science
Department Senior Program
Director
ppelletier@boston.k12.ma.us
Compensation: grant
dependent
Selected by TeachPlus
TeachPlusMeghan O’Keefe
MOKeefe@teachplus.org
Six schools in SY12:
Blackstone, Trotter, Orchard
Gardens, Dearborn, Clapp
and Up Academy.
Compensation: $6,000
stipend for a 210 day school
year
Selected by BPS Office of
Teacher Development and
Advancement
*Has a formal, written job description.
Lesley Ryan Miller
lryan2@boston.k12.ma.us
Marcie Osinsky
mosinsky@bostonteacherresi
dency.org
Lynne Godfrey
lgodfrey@bostonteacherresi
dency.org
Gene Thomson-Grove
gthompsongrove@bostonteacherresiden
cy.org
Currently three teacher
leaders serve teachers
throughout the district. Can
provide support to schoolbased cohorts.
Compensation: contract
salary +5%
Only in BTR partner schools.
Stipend: $800-4000,
depending on number of
residents
In addition, many schools have established their own unique roles …
August 2011
Boston Teacher Leadership Resource Center
http://www.bpe.org/teachers/teacherleaders