teachers and leaders

There is nothing more pivotal to the academic success of students than the quality and effectiveness of their teachers and school leaders. The Tennessee Department of Education is implementing several First to the Top (FTTT) initiatives focused on the development of exemplary teachers and leaders, including a new evaluation system for teachers and principals, partnerships with higher education institutions, evaluations for teacher preparation programs and the expansion and development of expedited licensure and alternative education programs. To read more about some of these initiatives, including the TELL Tennessee survey recently administered to all teachers in the State of Tennessee to assess teachers’ working conditions, visit: http://tn.gov/firsttothetop/programs.html.

MNPS is also focused on developing exemplary teachers and leaders through reform initiatives focused on creating leadership opportunities for excellent teachers, developing the capacity of school leaders, and providing teachers and principals with the support and resources necessary to meet the challenges of a large, diverse urban school district. Our Race to the Top-funded initiatives focused on teachers and leaders include the following:

Teacher Leadership, Mentoring & Support

Teacher Leadership Institute (TLI): The Teacher Leadership Institute is Metro Schools’ new initiative to provide career and leadership development opportunities to its most effective teachers in their fourth year of teaching. Teachers apply for the program during their third of teaching with MNPS. The Institute offers teachers a year-long curriculum focused on building leadership skills, including projects developed in conjunction with school leadership. The Institute provides a leadership development opportunity that allows teachers to stay in the classroom and/or become part of the leadership pipeline of the district.

Teaching and Learning in Urban Settings Master’s Program (TLUS): The TLUS program is a customized Master’s degree program offered by MNPS in partnership with Peabody College at Vanderbilt University focused on improving teaching in urban school settings. more

Teacher Residency Program: The MNPS Teacher Residency Program is an initiative aimed at recruiting, developing, and retaining exemplary teachers. more

Instructional Coach Professional Training: Race to the Top funds provide support for instructional coaches through monthly professional development trainings. more

Instructional Rounds: Inspired by the medical-rounds practitioner model used by physicians, Instructional Rounds is a form of professional learning through which educators develop a shared practice of observing, discussing, and analyzing teaching and learning in classrooms. more

Online Professional Development: Race to the Top funds are being utilized to equip all MNPS schools with the infrastructure, equipment and technical capabilities to receive online professional development in their school building. more

Principal Leadership

Principal Institutes: Race to the Top funds contribute to the planning, development and facilitation of the Principal Leadership Institutes. more

Skillful Observation and Coaching Laboratory (SOCL): The SOCL is a job-embedded professional development experience that builds principals’ instructional leadership capacity through a targeted, methodological approach to observing, developing and coaching teachers. more

System Changes to Support Teachers & Leaders

Human Resource Department Redesign: Race to the Top funds are being utilized to conduct a human resource department redesign. more

Central Office Professional Development: Race to the Top funds provide for expert senior management consultants to partner with district leaders in steering and designing the district’s transformational reform efforts. more


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