Teacher Leadership Development Pipeline
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Supporting Green Dot Teachers:
The purpose of teacher supports is to advance teachers in their profession. Supports will be reflective, practical,
job integrated and collaborative. They will be individualized by grade level, subject matter, and teacher’s needs.
Collaboration is the foundation of teacher growth and is the responsibility of both teachers and support
providers.
The Green Dot Teacher Leadership Pipeline:
Goal: To create a system by which aspiring teacher leaders within the organization may be identified, recruited,
trained, and placed in instructional leadership positions, where they promote the core values of Green Dot Public
Schools, and quality of College-Ready Teaching for all teachers in order to create a highly effective teaching force
to ensure that all students receive a College-Ready education from each Green Dot school.
Teacher
Leader
Facilitators
2011-12 SY: Teacher Leaders
begin here to get training and
develop their professional
development facilitation skills
for subject specific groups
Teacher
Leader
Academy
2011-12 SY Teacher Leader
Academy members will receive
training to hone their coaching
as well as training in inquiry
group facilitation for their school
site
1 class period released
Master
Teachers
Mentor
Teachers
TENTATIVE: Mentor teachers
will be part-time released from
the classroom to coach small
caseloads of teachers in their
subject area
11 month work year
TENTATIVE: Master teachers
will be fulltime out of the
classroom and provide support
to mentor teachers and
principals as well as have a
caseload of teachers to support
2-year term limit
11 month work year
Tentative: This graphic and teacher leadership pipeline is in development and is subject to change based on focus group, advisory panel, and financial inputs
The Teacher Leadership Development Program (TLDP)—Teacher Leader Facilitators is one step in developing
strong teacher leaders within the Green Dot organization. The Teacher Leader Facilitators Program will
provide specific training to design and facilitate Benchmark Collaboration Days and subject-specific
workshops. Training will be provided on how to facilitate Professional Development for subject–specific
groups and how to support teacher development on the College-Ready Teaching Framework, specifically in
Domain 2—Learning Environment and Domain 3—Instruction. (The transition to The College-Ready Teaching
Framework will only take place with AMU ratification. Without ratification, TLF would support teachers in the CSTPs.)
All Teacher Leaders must abide by and exemplify the Green Dot Core Values and Norms:
 Unwavering belief in all student’s potential: Kids come first
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Passion for excellence: Solution-oriented, striving for continuous improvement, data-driven
Personal responsibility: High individual accountability, willing to stay until a job is well done
Respect for other and community: Collaborative, flexible, contributes positively to school culture
All stakeholders critical to process: Solicits and incorporates input from all stakeholders
Teacher Leader Facilitators—QUALIFICATIONS:
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Teacher Leaders should have at least 3 years teaching experience
Track 2 eligible
Cleared CA teaching credential recommended
Leadership experience facilitating professional development or presenting to school groups
Strong subject-specific instructional pedagogical knowledge
Strong interest in teacher development and professional development
Strong interest in collaborating with other teachers from GD schools and GD Education Team
Follow and exemplify the GD Core Values and Norms
Resourceful, results-oriented, team-player with a positive “can do” attitude
Flexible and adaptable, open to change, learning and improvement
Teacher Leader Facilitators—RESPONSIBILITIES and COMMITTMENTS:
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Plan and facilitate 3 Collaboration Days for Green Dot teachers in your subject area
Plan, facilitate, and advertise 4 quarterly subject-specific workshops centered on the College-Ready
Teaching Framework, Domain 2—Learning Environment and Domain 3—Instruction (contingent on AMU
ratification)
Attend 2 full day Teacher Leader Trainings during the summer—tentatively scheduled for August 1, 2
from 9am to 3:30pm
Attend 8 planning and formative evaluation session afterschool throughout the school year—scheduled
for 4:30pm—7:30pm on Monday evenings
Attend 1 end of the year reflection and performance evaluation/rehire meeting
Abide by all Green Dot Core Values and Norms
Collaborate with Green Dot teachers and Education Team
(Note: inability to fulfill these responsibilities will result in a performance review and possible exit from the Teacher Leader Program)
Application Guidelines: All application files DUE TUESDAY, MAY 31STto Megan Quaile- megan.quaile@greendot.org
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All applicants should send their application file no later than TUESDAY, MAY 31ST to Megan Quaile,
megan.quaile@greendot.org. Applicants will be notified by Monday, June 6th.
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Applicants should submit their application in a zip file labeled:
TLDP-Teacher Leader Facilitator_LAST NAME FIRST INITIAL : TLDP-Teacher Leader Facilitator_SmithJ
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The Teacher Leadership Development Program application has 4 components. All 4 components must be
completed and submitted by Friday, May 6th. Failure to complete and submit applications on time will not be
considered and returned to sender.
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TLDP Application and Participation Agreement
Teaching and Leadership Artifacts
Administrator Recommendation
Colleague Recommendation
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1. TLDP—Teacher Leader Facilitator Application
Teacher Leaders interested in this position must complete the following application. ( Incomplete applications will
not be considered and returned to sender.) Applications should be typed in 12-point font.
Please complete the following questions:
1. Why are you interested in being considered for this position?
2. Briefly describe a time when you presented to a group of peers at your school site. What was most
challenging? What might you have done differently?
3. Describe your last successful lesson. What made this lesson so successful and why?
4. Describe how you use data to exemplify the Green Dot Core Value—Unwavering belief in all student’s
potential. Provide a specific example from your teaching experience.
5. Please feel free to add any additional information about your qualifications or interest in this position that
will help us make our decision.
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1. Participation Agreement
I _______________________ agree to the responsibilities and commitments listed below which outline the
requirements for participation in the Teacher Leadership Development Program. If I do not fulfill the
requirements, I understand that I may be asked to discontinue participation in the program.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Responsibilities and Commitments:
Please read the following carefully. Failure to complete these responsibilities may result in exiting from the program.
Teachers that wish to participate in the Leadership Development Program must agree to all the following:
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Plan and facilitate 3 Collaboration Days for Green Dot teachers in your subject area
Plan, facilitate, and advertise 4 quarterly subject-specific workshops centered on the College-Ready
Teaching Framework, Domain 2—Learning Environment and Domain 3—Instruction (contingent on
AMU ratification)
Attend 2 full day Teacher Leader Trainings during the summer—tentatively scheduled for August 1,
2 from 9am to 3:30pm
Attend 8 planning and formative evaluation session afterschool throughout the school year—
scheduled for 4:30pm—7:30pm on Monday evenings
Attend 1 end of the year reflection and performance evaluation/rehire meeting
Abide by all Green Dot Core Values and Norms
Collaborate with Green Dot teachers and Education Team
(Note: inability to fulfill these responsibilities will result in a performance review and possible exit from the Teacher Leader Program)
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Teacher’s Signature
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Print Name
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Date
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2. Teaching and Leadership Artifacts
Please submit the following in artifacts in your application zip file. These artifacts will be used to understand
your teaching style, skills and priorities as well as your leadership style and experience. Each artifact should be
accompanied by an explanation. Each explanation should be no longer than 500 words.
1. Submit 1 lesson plan and explanation of how this artifact represents your teaching style, skills, or
priorities.
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Special Education Teachers (RSP Teachers): If you do not have a lesson plan, you may use a lesson plan from a
colleague to demonstrate how you make modifications and/or accommodations for students with special needs.
Be sure that you are clear about where and why you are making modification to the lesson plan. In your
explanation of this artifact describe how you would support the teacher in implementing the adapted lesson plan.
2. Submit 1 unit plan and explanation of how this artifact represents your teaching style, skills, or
priorities. (The lesson and unit plan do not have to be from the same unit.)
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Special Education Teachers (RSP Teachers): If you do not have a unit plan, you may submit another artifact that
represents your planning strategies, teaching priorities, etc that support students and the teachers you work with.
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3. Administrator Recommendation (should be submitted by administrator, NOT the applicant)
Applicant’s Name _______________________________________________________
School ________________________________________________________________
Name of Recommender __________________________________________________
Relationship to applicant: (check one)
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Principal
Assistant principal
Ed Team member
(Other)
Rank your teacher in the following two areas: (circle one- 5=highly skilled, 1=deficiently skilled)
Communication skills
5
4
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Leadership skills
5
4
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Would you recommend the above applicant the Teacher Leadership Development Program? (circle one)
Yes, without reservation
Yes
No
Not sure
Please provide any additional comments below:
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Administrator’s Signature
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Print Name
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Date
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4. Colleague Recommendation (should be submitted by applicant)
Applicant’s Name _______________________________________________________
School ________________________________________________________________
Name of Recommender __________________________________________________
Relationship to applicant: (check one)
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Subject department member
Grade level member
(Other) _____________________________
Describe a time in which this teacher helped support you at your school. (500 word maximum)
Rank your colleague in the following two areas: (circle one- 5=highly skilled, 1=deficiently skilled)
Communication skills
5
4
3
2
1
Leadership skills
5
4
3
2
1
Would you recommend the above applicant to the Teacher Leadership Development Program? (circle one)
Yes, without reservation
Yes
No
Not sure
Please provide any additional comments below:
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Colleague’s Signature
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Print Name
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Date