Teacher Leadership Program

Teacher Leadership Proposal

TEACHER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

The Teacher Leadership Program is an initiative that was implemented during the 2023-2024 school year with attempts to align 7-12 RMS and RCHS Curriculum with State and National Standards. Instructional coaches will work with teachers to align their coursework, implement best practices in the classroom, and review student data to ensure for targeted and effective changes to the academic experience for students in the Richland School District. The curricular work is part of RSD's efforts to provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum that is transparent to all stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community members) in the Richland School District.

COORDINATOR APPLCATION

RSD Teacher Leadership Position Posting - Teacher Leader Coordinator

COACH APPLICATION

RSD Teacher Leadership Position Posting - Instructional Coaches

2023-2024 INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES

Teacher Leader Coordinator: Andrew Troxel

ELA Instructional Coach: Tiffany Boyarski

Math Instructional Coach: Jamie Jones

Science Instructional Coach: Noah Johnson

Social Studies Instructional Coach: Barb Olson

CTE / Data Instructional Coach: Jill Sharp

CTE Coach: New for 2024-2025

GROUP NORMS

Honest conversations & accepting feedback as a gift.
Keep conversation in-house unless looking for external perspectives.
Have a set agenda & goals/data to guide the meeting.
Be solution-oriented.
Use Fist-to-5 to read the room and make decisions.
Ensure equity of voice during and after conversations.

GROUP ROLES

Facilitator - runs the meeting with coaches.

Recorder - keeps a record of meeting notes.

Time Keeper - ensures meeting runs on time.

Enforcer/Norm Checker - monitors and enforces group norms.

VISION: To make RCHS a model school in Wisconsin and a destination for students and staff.

MISSION: Guide educators to ensure that all RCHS graduates will be college and career ready.

2023-24 GOALS:

Coaching Team:
- - - Curriculum: All team members are proficient in using and coaching the curriculum template by June 30th, 2024.
      - All team members create or collaborate and complete at least one curriculum template by the end of the school year (2023-2024).
        All departments will map their entire course offerings and identify the grading tiers.

- - - Coaching: Implement a coaching model by June 30th, 2025.
      - Attend the Dane County New Teacher Center trainings (PLS1-PLS4), especially those associated with establishing a Tier 1 curriculum.
        Gather classroom and cultural data from staff to get baseline information in order to inform instructional coaching practices at RCHS.
        As a team, visit every teacher in the building in 30-minute segments to collect and share observational data with individual teachers.
        Metadata will be shared with the building and district administration.
        Participate in a team book study for the 2023-2024 school year.

PLC FOCUS SCHEDULE

8/15

10 AM - 12 PM

✅ Review Teacher Leadership plan

✅ Establish group norms

✅ Revisit coaching assignments

- - ELA & Foreign Language
  - Math & Industrial Tech
  - Science & Agriculture
  - Social Studies & Business
  - CTE / Data (Phys Ed., FACS, Music, SPED, Guidance, IMC)

8/16

10 AM - 12 PM

✅ Standardizing Skyward for Tiered Courses (1-4)

☐ Course Mapping by Department

- - - ✅ Math
    - ✅ Science
    - ✅ Social Studies
    - ✅ ELA
    - ☐ All Electives

8/17

10 AM - 12 PM:

✅ Vision / Mission / Goals

✅ Who are we missing for our work?

1 PM - 3 PM

✅ Revisit the curriculum site

✅ Refine curriculum template

1 PM - 3 PM

✅ Professional Development Calendar Parameters

✅ Why Freshman Focus? (Jill Sharp)

1 PM - 3 PM

✅ Select the Observational Checklist as our primary data-collecting tool for 2023-24.

8/22

10 AM - 12 PM:

✅ Week 1 Recap

✅ Analyze Observational Checklist Prototype

8/23

10 AM - 12 PM:

✅ Finish and adopt Observational Checklist (Document)

8/24

10 AM - 12 PM:

✅ Finalize Observational Checklist PPT

1 PM- 3 PM:

✅ District Data Metrics (Shari Johnson)

✅ Contact Log

1 PM- 3 PM:

✅ Develop a rough draft of the Observational Checklist presentation

1 PM- 3 PM:

✅ Develop a Meeting Calendar (8/31)

9/6

☐ Selecting Priority Standards (PPT)

☐ Group SLOs (PPT)

☐ Creating a menu of services

☐ Using Google Classroom for curriculum design

☐ Selecting an anchor text

☐ Assessment Calendar

☐ Create an in-building coaching schedule

12/6

✅ Discussion around 2024-2025 schedule

✅ Discussion around coaching opportunities in 2024-2025 with the Dane County New Teacher Center

12/13

✅ 1/26 PD Plan

✅ Discussion of TL Plan possible changes for 2024-2025

- - Outline a PD budget
  - Add a CTE Coach
  - Create time restrictions on coaching (max of three consecutive years)

✅ Special Education & Speech & Lang Involvement in PLC Process

12/20

✅ Adopt the Dane County New Teacher Center as the coaching program for '24-'25

✅ Introduce coaching standards (New Teacher Center)

✅ Check '23-'24 team goals

1/3

✅ Review coaching standards prior to 1/31

✅ Book study ideas

- - Review Jim Knight Overview (ALL)
  - Contact with Shari about ordering resources (AT)

✅ 1/26 PD Plan (details)

- - Today's Plan
  - Celebrations
  - (Optional) - What is a Priority Standard? What to consider?
  - Work in groups (What about individuals?)
  - Return for a circle meeting to touch base (7 minutes)
    - - Questions: TBD

1/10

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments from prior meeting.

- - Order book; sample (emailed)
  - 2024-2025 Calendar
  - Curriculum Committee update
  - Heather Krug & ELA
  - 1/26 PD Plan
    - - Missing (Art, FACS, Tech Ed, Music)

✅ Adopt coach standards by 1/31/24

- - Adopt coaching standard 2.1 as the standard coaches will be evaluated on for the 2023-2024 school year.
  - 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ TL Plan Changes for 2024-2025

Add CTE Coach (Data coach will be separate)
Require 3 years minimum before being an instructional coach (reduce from 5 years)
No more than 3 years of consecutive training in the same area. Possible extension if no one applies for a position.

✅ Adopt and buy Jim Knight's Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching book.

Discuss if Jill will lead the book study

✅ MagicSchool.ai (standard unpacked)

Discussion about using as a tool when groups are ready to unpack standards. Share at February PD.

1/17

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments from prior meeting.

Coaching standard 2.1 adopted
TL Changes for 2024-2025
Buy Jim Knight's Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching book.

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ Discussion with Guidance about the course progression in relation to student scheduling.

✅ 2024-25 PD calendar discussion

PD draft calendar
Draft and propose a HS version
Current obstacles and hurdles

1/24

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments from prior meeting.

Discussion with Guidance
Discussion about 2024-2025 PD Calendar

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ Discuss the process for selecting priority standards. Presentation and process approved by TL team.

✅ Finalize 1/26 PD Plan (details)

✅ Data Decision Making (JS)

- - Jamboard

1/31

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ 1/26 PD Debriefing

☐ 2/1 Curriculum Committee Update

✅ 2/8 PD Planning (what time frame?)

☐ 2024-25 PD Calendar

✅Review PD draft calendar
✅Draft and propose a HS version
☐ Determine SPED hours for aids based on PD Calendar

2/7

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

Debrief 1/26 PD by Department
Discuss 2/8 PD format (details in development)
Review 24-25 HS PD Calendar draft
Adopt Curriculum Completion Form

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ 2/8 Curriculum Committee Update

Andrew: General Update & Changes
Jill: Cert data

✅ Steve and Shari Meeting (District data points; what needle are we trying to move?)

2/14

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

TL changes presentation
2/8 PD

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

☐ Chapter 1 Book Study

2/21

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

TL Changes (Committees & Board Meeting)
Understanding the State Report Card
Intro to Ag completed
2024-2025 Coaching Cost

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

☐ Chapter 1 Book Study

2/28

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

New Coach approved
Q: Using the Data
PD Calendar Draft

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ 3/1 PD (1 hour)

✅ Chapter 1 Book Study

✅ Determine SPED hours for aids based on PD Calendar (stay until 3:30 pm per District (4:30 pm per a previous conversation))

3/6

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

PD Calendar Draft

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ 3/1 PD

✅ PD Calendar (in development)

3/13

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

PD Calendar Draft
SWTC Dual-Credit Update

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ Check '23-'24 team goals (End of Quarter 3)

3/20

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

NTC: '24-'25
NTC: Grant ($25K)
May 15th (request off)
- NTC Team Retreat

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ Chapter 2 Book Study Analysis

3/27

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

NTC: '24-'25
NTC: Grant ($25K)
May 15th (request off)
- NTC Team Retreat

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ Chapter 3 Book Study Analysis

4/3

MEETING CANCELED - SNOW DAY

4/10

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

NTC: Grant ($25K)
NTC Team Retreat (5/15)
Calendar Update

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ Chapter 4 Book Study Analysis

✅ Curriculum addition to April newsletter

Attendance
Academic Achievement (GPA & Test Scores)
Social-Emotional Learning (Co-Curric. Involvement & Trusted Adult)
Academic & Career Planning (# of students who have a goal, a plan, started exploring)
Student Self Efficacy (develop a qualitative questionnaire)
Create per academic class / per quarter

4/17

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ DPI Grant Review

✅ Data collection reminder

4/24

✅ DPI Grant Review

5/1

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

NTC: Grant ($25K)
NTC Team Retreat (5/15)

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ 24-25 Teacher Leader Calendar

✅ Instructional Coach application

✅ NTC Consultation @ RCHS

June 10th or 11th
August 20th - 22nd

✅ Check '23-'24 team goals - observational data only (End of Quarter 4)

Jill 7th Grade Math

☐ Chapter 5 Book Study Analysis

☐ Curriculum addition to April newsletter

Attendance
Academic Achievement (GPA & Test Scores)
Social-Emotional Learning (Co-Curric. Involvement & Trusted Adult)
Academic & Career Planning (# of students who have a goal, a plan, started exploring)
Student Self-Efficacy (develop a qualitative questionnaire)
Create per academic class / per quarter

5/8

✅ Review Key Notes / Developments

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

✅ DPI Grant Review

✅ Data collection reminder

☐ Chapter 5 Book Study Analysis

☐ Curriculum addition to April newsletter (any additions or suggestions to the data points?)

To Dos

AT:

Review PE 9
Review Spanish 1

BO: Meeting with Business

TB: Review Spanish 1

NJ: Bio Template

JS: DPI Grant, ongoing coaching conversation

JJ: coaching conversations, observations

All: Book Study Reading

5/15

☐ Review Key Notes / Developments

✅ Review coaching standard: 2.1: Deepens and maintains own knowledge of grade-level content standards and standards-aligned tasks, lessons, and curriculum to ensure that every student has access to rigorous, standards-aligned content.

☐ Check '23-'24 team goals - observational data only (End of Quarter 4)

☐ NTC Spring Consultation @ RCHS

☐ 2024-2025 TL program (application, dates, etc.) - May project.

PARKING LOT TOPICS

☐ Data collection (Coaches: Observational tools, Director: Coach access (compare Q1 to Q4) and teacher questionnaire).

☐ Xello data. Use once again.

☐ Data Decision Making (JS)

Jamboard

☐ Data review process for 2024-2025 School year

Coaching Data
District/Building Data
- - Special anchored in assignments
  - Core anchored in Exam
  - SPED: DLM Focus

☐ Share PD Calendar with staff: Meet in small groups prior to that. Develop questions to guide the group conversation.

Teacher Leadership Program

Centered on students