The Office of Teaching and Learning provides support for K-12 School-Based Teacher Leaders (SBTLs) across the District. SBTLs receive support through leadership and content development, peer site visits, and individualized coaching. Click on the tabs below to learn more about and access resources related to SBTL supports.
SBTL Site Visits
Site Visits are a collaborative opportunity for group development based around a problem of practice at a specific school. A small group of SBTLs visit the host SBTL’s school and engage in classroom visits and structured discourse centered on the topic identified by the host SBTL. These visits provide a collaborative and solutions-orientated environment where both participants and hosts spend time in classrooms and in reflection in order to identify action steps to move their practice forward. Site visits are facilitated by TL Team members who co-plan the site visit with the host SBTL in order to tailor it to the needs of the SBTL and the school.
Ready to host or participate? Complete the form HERE.
Here are some accolades from previous participants:
“It was great to collaborate with other SBTLs not in my network.”
“We are all learning from each other and the principal and staff were both informative and vulnerable to us visiting classrooms and offering feedback. Their positive energy and willingness to collaborate was both helpful and useful. Well planned and collaborative :). Always a pleasure to work with peers from other schools.”
“It’s nice to learn from amazing teachers across the district and really get to see what is going on in our schools. As always, a pleasure to meet with this team and collaborate on ways to make our schools great places to learn.”
For more information on Site Visits, please email Catherine Clever (cclever@philasd.org) or Jill Stevenson (jmyarnall@philasd.org.)
SBTL Coaching
Voluntary one-on-one SBTL coaching is offered by the Teacher Leader Team in order to strengthen the development of each SBTL and the teachers they support. Coaching focuses on the SBTL skills essential for success, including peer coaching, leading professional learning communities (PLCs), and data analysis.
To view the coaching expectations click HERE
For more information or to sign up for a coach, please email the Director of Teacher Leadership (Dr. Amy Summa, asumma@philasd.org)
Monthly Bulletins
SBTL Bulletins are published at the beginning of each month, and contain important information about upcoming PD, opportunities for additional development, and messages from partner offices. See below for our monthly bulletins so far this school year:
If you’re a current SBTL and have not been receiving bulletins via email, please contact Catherine Clever (cclever@philasd.org) or Jill Stevenson (jmyarnall@philasd.org).
SBTL Video Library
This section (password SBTL) of the Exemplary Teaching Video Library includes videos of Professional Learning Cycle Meetings and Coaching Debriefs. Feel free to check it out!
Leadership Pathways Framework
The School District of Philadelphia’s Leadership Pathways Framework was developed through an internal task force, led by the Office of Leadership Development. The task force created an aligned vision for leadership in the School District of Philadelphia. The design of the competencies assists in promoting role responsibilities and a career pathway that promotes strong leadership at each career milestone.
SBTLs can use this framework to identify indicators of success for their role and also to plan for future leadership roles within SDP.
Additional Resources
- For additional resources related to the SBTL role, click HERE.
For slide decks and bulletins from previous years, click HERE.