The Office of Professional Learning is excited to share two wonderful, paid opportunities for teachers and teacher leaders to hone their leadership skills.

Teacher Leader Academy (TLA)

The objective of the Teacher Leader Academy is to strengthen teacher leadership by aligning teacher leader roles and development structures to competencies and indicator skills essential for success. This is done by supporting teacher leaders through intentional learning experiences in a cohort format.  Each cohort member has a leadership coach and attends monthly professional development in the group setting.

TLA is designed for people currently serving in leadership roles.  These roles include: SBTL’s, Academic Leads and SPECM’s.

Aspiring Teacher Leader Academy (ATLA)

The goal of the Aspiring Teacher Leader Academy is to strengthen the skills of teachers who desire to step into the role of a teacher leader in the near future in the District by aligning teacher leader roles and development structures to competencies and indicator skills essential for success. This will be done by supporting teacher leaders through intentional learning experiences in year-long professional development and leadership coaching throughout the school year.

ATLA is targeted toward classroom teachers who want to sharpen their leadership skills, in order to land a leadership role in their building.