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, feedback sessions, and individualized coaching. Click on the tabs below to learn more about and access resources related to SBTL supports.
SBTL Professional Development
All SBTLs are required to attend a K-12 leadership session each month. SBTLs will also be able to select into grade-band specific content sessions that best reflect their role. All SBTL PD will assume a “mix-and-match” or “choose your own adventure” format to meet the needs of each teacher-leader and school.
- SBTL PD Calendar: click HERE
- Scope and Sequence for Leadership and Content PDs: click HERE
- For slide decks, recordings, and resources from PD sessions: click HERE
K-12 SBTL Leadership Professional Development
Required sessions are not delineated by grade band but are designed for all K-12 SBTLs to attend together. Each PD will be offered multiple times over the course of 2-3 days to ensure SBTLs can select a date/time that works best for their schedule. Please check the PD calendar linked above to navigate which sessions are virtual vs. in-person.
Content-Specific Professional Development
These sessions are designed for specific grade bands. SBTLs will attend the content session(s) that align with their role and responsibilities. SBTLs are encouraged to attend all content sessions for their respective grade bands in order to make cross-curricular connections.
SBTL 101
Designed for SBTLs in years 1-3, introduces the basic role and responsibilities of the SBTL as an instructional leader, embeds practice time of key skills, and allows teacher leaders to build a network of peers for support.
SBTL Coaching
Voluntary one-on-one School-Based Teacher Leader (SBTL) coaching is offered by the Office of Teaching and Learning in order to increase the ongoing growth and targeted development of each teacher leader and the teachers they support. The purpose of pairing SBTLs with a Teacher Leader Coach is to strengthen the SBTLs skills essential for success focusing on 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)
SBTL Site Visits
Site Visits are designed for peers to provide feedback and support to SBTL peers at a debrief session supported by an OTL team member. The visits provide a collaborative and solutions-orientated environment where SBTLs create action steps to implement immediately and practice skills and competencies that have been a focus of professional development sessions.
For more information on hosting or attending a Site Visit, please email Catherine Clever (K-8), cclever@philasd.org, or Jill Stevenson (High School), jmyarnall@philasd.org.
Monthly Bulletins
Check out the monthly K-12 SBTL Bulletins HERE. If you’re a current SBTL and you’re not currently receiving bulletins via email, please contact Catherine Clever (cclever@philasd.org) or Jill Stevenson (jmyarnall@philasd.org).
Exemplary Teaching Video Library – SBTL Resource Page
This section of the Exemplary Teaching Video Library includes videos of Professional Learning Cycle Meetings and Coaching Debriefs. You can access the page HERE (use the passcode SBTL). We’ll keep updating this page so check back often!
Teacher Leader Competencies
The School District of Philadelphia’s competencies were 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.
Below are the competencies that are the foundation of all leadership development provided by the Office of Teaching & Learning for the District’s teacher leaders.
- Click HERE to access the Leadership Competencies and the Teacher Leader Success Rubric.
Other Leadership Opportunities
Click HERE for an up-to-date list of current leadership opportunities within the School District of Philadelphia.
Teacher Leader Resources
For additional resources related to the SBTL role, check out THIS page!
Teacher Leader Archives
For PD slide decks and bulletins from previous years, click HERE.