Empowering

Leaders
Taylor Williams - KHS
Criteria For
Faculty Leaders
 Faculty Leaders Must:
 Have self-awareness of their beliefs and potential biases
 Positive and proven emotional intelligence
 Understanding of their roles and expectations
 Proven time-management skills
 Proven leadership skills
Criteria
continued
“It is also important for teacher leaders to recognize what all generations have in common:
• Work is a vehicle for personal fulfillment and satisfaction, not just for a paycheck.
• Workplace culture is important.
• Being trusted to get the job done is the number one factor that defines job satisfaction.
• They want flexibility in the workplace.
• Success is finding a company they can stay with for a long time.
• Career development is the most valued form of recognition, even more so than pay
raises and enhanced titles” (Arnsparger, 2008, n.p.)
Process for
Selecting
Leaders
Leaders will be chosen by:
• An interview process of potential and willing candidates
• The interview will be conducted by the principal and assistant principal who oversees
that department
Each candidate will receive the same questions and be graded on the same rubric.
 TWO GOALS OF COACHING

Improving teaching practice, with a Improving learner academic and

particular emphasis on increasing behavioral outcomes through
the use of practices shown to be improved teaching practices
highly effective, including
evidence-based practices
 Coaching Cycle

OBSERVE MODEL FEEDBACK

The primary purpose of
To help teachers Good and useful
observation is to enable
understand and observe feedback is specific,
a coach to engage in
accurate practice. positive, timely, and
other coaching practices
This can be done in a corrective, if warranted
such as modeling or
non-classroom
providing performance
environment
feedback
 COACHING CYCLE
Timeline EXPECTATIONS
Each teacher should be observed at least twice per
quarter for at least 10 minutes

Feedback should be provided either via email or in

person within 2 school days

The Google Form on our PLC canvas page should be

filled out following the observation
 Teacher EXAMPLES
Ms. Williams is observed on Tuesday, her students are working
Observation: on a lab and Ms. Williams is seen helping students while
others work in groups.

Feedback should include references to student engagement as

well as any other items noticed. Feedback should be given to
Ms. Williams by Thursday and the form on Canvas filled out
as well

Support Staff Ms. Smith is working in a US History class 1:1 with a student.
She helps this student read his work aloud and dictates his
answers.

Feedback should reference Ms. Smith helping the student and

any other details observed.
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 References

Levin, B. B., & Schrum, L. (2016). Levin, schrum. Every teacher a leader.. SAGE Publications.

National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd. (2019). Effective Coaching: Improving
Teacher Practice and Outcomes for All Learners. In National Center for Systemic Improvement at
WestEd. National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd.