An ILT is a collaborative team dedicated to leading instructional improvement.
The ILT drives instructional change across the school by developing, facilitating, and monitoring a plan for instructional improvement in alignment with the DOE’s Instructional Leadership Framework, ensuring every student’s learning experience is considered.
Below are some critical resources related to ILTs.
Structures
●Regular Meeting times
●Structures for communication and sharing information between ILT meetings (sharing notes and progress toward action items)
Processes
●Collect and analyze both teacher and student level data
●Authentically seek input from teachers /students / family/ community
●Sharing the work of the ILT with the rest of the school community
People who:
●Are key influencers across the school who embody a learning stance
●Represent multiple perspectives and experiences (content, grade level - HS/ MS/ HSE, student support staff, etc.)
●Have capacity to engage in critical self reflection and an ability to reflect on and improve practice through a mindset of high expectations for every student